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Position Descriptions
Open Letter to Applicants:
Thank you for your interest in applying for a position on MA-TF1. We anticipate that the recruitment that opens on November 1, 2024 will be highly competitive. The managers of each discipline have assessed the individual personnel needs for those disciplines and will make selections based on needs. Applicants are allowed to apply for up to 2 disciplines during this recruitment process.
In the New England tradition of the Minuteman, MA-TF1 is a volunteer organization. All training and service hours are unpaid. In the event of an activation members are paid either through their home agency or as a contract member.
Membership on MA-TF1 is a commitment & requires active participation by members. To be deployable with the task force, members are required to maintain 40 hours of “team training”, and 20 hours of “team service time” in the prior 12 months. If a member does not maintain these requirements and maintain the position specific and general training requirements, that member will be separated from the team.
When the recruitment information is released, please pay special attention to the dates of the mandatory recruitment training. Attendance is required for ALL the dates. The only date that is not required of all recruits is the final day of Technical Rescue Skills Set. This date is for members that do not have prior training in rope rescue and basic rescue skills. If you cannot commit to the predetermined training days your application will not be processed. If you are accepted as a recruit and fail to attend any of these dates, you will be separated from the recruitment process.
The purpose of this letter is to provide prospective members with an accurate and honest level of expectation before applying for membership.
Applicants should be honest and accurate when describing their levels of certification. (Awareness, Operations, Technician and Specialist) Not all certifications require an upload during the initial application, if you are accepted as a recruit, you will need to upload all relevant certifications during a very short time window so have an electronic version of all your certificates prepared and available.
2025 Recruit Program Schedule
| Day 1 Monday Night
1800-2200 |
Meet and Greet | 1/13/2025 |
| Day 2 Saturday 0830-1630 | Orientation
Task Force Safety |
2/1/2025 |
| Day 3 Saturday 0830-1800 | Haz-Mat Operations | 2/8/2025 |
| Day 4 Saturday 0830-1800 | Haz-Mat OCE | 3/8/2025 |
| Day 5 Saturday 0830-1630 | Confined Space Awareness
Structural Collapse Awareness Water Rescue Awareness |
4/5/2025 |
| Day 6 Saturday 0830-1630 | CISA
Bloodborne Pathogens Respiratory Protection GPS Awareness |
5/3/2025 |
| Day 7 Saturday 0830-1630 | Technical Rescue Skills | 5/10/2025 |
Team Requirements Summary:
- Members are required to attend a minimum of 40 hours of training every 12 months, calculated on a rolling calendar year.
- Members must also commit to a minimum of 20 hours of service time every 12 months, calculated on a rolling calendar year. Service time is MA-TF1 support that does not occur on a regular training day.
- Members must attend a 1-day air mobility exercise (flyaway) at least once every three years.
- Members must attend a 3-day mobilization exercise at least once every three years.
- Monthly Training is typically offered on every third Saturday.
- Attendance at various specific training days is required.
Thank you for your interest in joining MA-TF 1.