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Thank you for your interest in a fire fighting career with the City of
SALARY & BENEFITS
Salary: Fire fighter/Paramedic D starting salary as of January 2007 is $46,622.40. There is a $500.00 initial clothing allowance, also, an additional $250.00 after completion of one year of service.
Life Insurance: The City shall supply each full-time employee with life insurance in the amount of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) at no cost to the employee.
Paid Leave (per year):
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Vacation days
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Holidays
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Kelly days
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Sick leave
Schedule: The standard work week is 50.769 hours. This is accomplished by working 24 hours with 48 hours of combined with Kelly days.
Pension/Retirement: Employees are eligible le for retirement through the Ohio Police & Fire Pension Systems. Employees must have 25 years of service and have reached 48 years of age.
Salary Progression: The North Ridgeville Professional Fire fighters Local 2129, through its collective bargaining agreement with the City of
Workers Compensation: Medical bills are paid and disability payments are made in accordance with the State of
Health Care Benefits: The city provides a generous health care plan for employees and family members. Cost sharing is subject to the North Ridgeville Professional Fire fighters, Local 2129, collective bargaining agreement.
Educational Incentive: When the employee receives or has received an Associate Degree in Fire Science/Technology, Urban Studies, Community Health, or Public Safety Management after his/her date of hire, the employee shall receive eighteen hundred dollars ($181,000) annually. If an employee reaches or has received a bachelor Degree in ire Science/Technology, Urban Studies, Community Health, or Public Safety Management after his/her date of hire, he/she shall receive twenty four hundred dollars ($2,400.00) annually.
Hiring Process: The City of
Minimum Entrance Examination Qualifications:
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Age: NRCO Section 248.03 Eligibility for original appointment. Minimum age requirements are as stated in the Ohio Revised Code 124.42- candidates must have reached the age of eighteen; no person shall be eligible for appointment on or after the person's thirty-first birthday.
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Education: All applicants must be graduates of a standard four year high school or equivalent.
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Citizenship: Applicants must be citizens of the
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Certification: All candidates must be certified as paramedics in the state of
Physical Agility Test Must Be Take At:
Western Campus
11000 Pleasant
216-987-5076
Upon passing the agility test, certification will be provided. A copy of the certification must be submitted to:
Civil Service Commission
Please note the North Ridgeville Fire fighter/Paramedic agility test grading system is as follows:
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PASS THE AGILITY TEST IN: |
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| 2 min/59 sec – under | 10 pts. |
| 3 min/- 3 min/29 sec | 8 pts. |
| 3 min/30 sec – 3 min/59 sec | 6 pts. |
| 4 min – 4 min/29 sec | 4 pts. |
| 4 min/30 sec – 5 min | 2 pts. |
| Over 5 min | Fail |
Task 1 - STAIR CLIMB WITH HIGH RISE PACK
Carry a high-rise standpipe pack (2-50 foot sections of 1 ½ inch hose weighing 50 pounds) to the third floor of the fire tower. Deposit the hose in the designated location. After task 2 is completed, this hose will be retur4ned down the stairs to the starting location.
Task 2 - HOSE HOIST
From a third story window, using a hand motion hoist a 50 foot donut roll of 2 ½ inch hose (about 50 pounds) connected by 5/8 inch rope. This task will be completed twice.
Task 3 - FORCIBLE ENTRY
Using the Keiser Force Machine, and a nine-pound hammer, drive a steel beam 5 feet.
Task 4 - HOSE ADVANCE
Pick up the nozzle and move a 1 ¾ inch charged hose straightforward 75 feet.
Task 5 - VICTIM RESCUE
Drag a 175 pound dummy a distance of 100 feet.
DESCRIPTION OF MEDICAL EXAMINATION:
Applicants may be rejected for a deficiency, abnormality, or disease which would, in the opinion of the medical examiner, interfere with the efficient performance of the duties of the position.
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