PUBLIC NOTICE 
    
   MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION  LANCASTER, OHIO
   Notice is hereby given that a competitive examination for the position of
   Firefighter
   will be given at
   6:00 PM on Friday, May 6, 2022 
   at The Olivedale Senior Citizens Center, 253 Boving Road, Lancaster, Ohio. Face Coverings and social distancing may be observed. 
   FIREFIGHTER: City of Lancaster Fire Department 
    SALARY: Firefighter/EMT Basic starting pay is $58,080.28 
    *Lateral entry may increase salaries for qualified firefighters 
    Firefighter/Paramedic up to $80,814.19 - depending on years of pensionable service.*
    PARTIAL DUTIES: Under supervision during an assigned shift: to attend to fires and other emergencies to which the company responds: to operate firefighting equipment, medical rescue and other equipment in the extinguishing of fires and aiding in the protection of life and property; to perform work involved in receiving, transmitting, and recording fire and EMS information; to receive fire, emergency medical technician and/or paramedic training and/or other training as required; to attain necessary certifications and maintain all certifications as required; to participate in drills and other training as assigned; to make and report on fire prevention inspections; to assist in keeping the stations in a clean and orderly condition; to keep necessary records and make reports; to perform all other related work and special duties as required by a superior officer. Firefighters shall be responsible for the care and operation of equipment and shall take charge in the absence of a superior officer. 
    GENERAL INFORMATION 
   QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must be of good moral character, temperate habits, 
   sound health and physically able to perform all duties of the position. Must be a graduate from an accredited senior high school or have a G.E.D. certificate of equivalency.
   Applicants must have a current Ohio Firefighter Level II certification as well as a current Ohio Basic EMT certification. Newly hired Firefighter/EMT Basic shall be required to obtain their State of Ohio Paramedic certification within 36 months of hire date. 
    Applicants must be able to read and write understandably in the English language; have the ability to make written reports; ability to pass such medical, physical and agility standards and tests as prescribed from time to time; ability to pass the physical examination prescribed by the commission. Applicants must reside in Fairfield County or a contiguous county after successful completion of a probationary period. 
    AGE: No person shall be eligible to take an examination for and receive an original appointment to a fire department as a firefighter subject to civil service 
    laws of this state unless he or she has reached the age of 18. No person shall be eligible to receive an original appointment with the Lancaster Fire Department on or after his or her 36th birthday. Lateral hires who are above the age of 36 and who were appointed as a fulltime firefighter elsewhere will qualify for employment with Lancaster so long as they meet this requirement. 
    The subject of the examination will be experience and practical questions. The term of the eligibility list generated from the results of the test is fixed at not less than one year. 
   EXTRA CREDIT:
   The following adjustments shall be made to the scores of applicants 
   on the condition that they pass the entry level exam at 70% or higher:
    
    1. Any person who has a current Ohio EMT-Paramedic certification will receive additional credit of 20%
   2. Any person who has completed service in the uniformed services, who has been honorably discharged from the uniformed services or transferred to the reserve with evidence of satisfactory service, and who is a resident of this state and any member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including the Ohio National Guard, who has completed more than one hundred eighty days of active duty service pursuant to an executive order of the president of the United States or an act of the congress of the United States may file with their application a certificate of service or honorable discharge, and, upon this filing, the person shall receive additional credit of 20%. A person who receives an additional credit under this section shall not receive an additional credit under (3) below. 
   3.A member in good standing of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including the Ohio National Guard, who successfully completes the member's initial entry-level training, shall receive additional credit of 15%. 
    
   To receive the above extra credit, applicants must submit a copy of a certificate of honorable discharge or a copy of form DD214 at the time of filing application. 
    
    Applicants must present a photo identification card (driver's license or equivalent)  upon arrival to take the examination on Friday, May 6, 2022. 
    
   Click here for an online application
    
   A copy of The Lancaster Fire Department’s background removal standards may be downloaded from: 
   http://www.ci.lancaster.oh.us/DocumentCenter/View/2963
   Applications must be filed online and will not be accepted after:
   12:00 noon on Friday, April 29, 2022. 
   Applications must be complete when filing including all required documentation.
   The City of Lancaster is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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