SALARY & BENEFITS
NORTH RIDGEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRE FIGHTER/PARAMEDIC
Salary: Fire Fighter/Paramedic C starting salary as of January 2024 is $69,850.95 A new employee shall receive an initial clothing allowance of five hundred ($500.00) dollars payable to the employee immediately upon employment with the Department.
Life Insurance: The City shall supply each full-time employee with life insurance in the amount of thirty thousand ($30,000.00) dollars at no cost to the employee.
Paid Leave (per year):
• Vacation Days
• Holidays
• K-Days
• Sick Leave
Schedule: The standard work week is 49.85 hours. This shall be accomplished by placing employees on a twenty-six (26) day work cycle with the employee being given off any tour in excess of eight (8) in any work cycle with additional K-days given to accomplish 2592 hours, annually.
Pension/Retirement: Employees are eligible for retirement through the Ohio Police & Fire Pension Systems. As a member of Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund (OP&F), once you reach a certain age and obtain sufficient service credit, you are eligible to receive a pension for life. The size of the pension depends upon a variety of factors. More information about OP&F’s retirement plans can be found on the OP&F website.
Salary Progression: The North Ridgeville Professional Fire Fighters Local 2129, through its collective bargaining agreement with the City of North Ridgeville, negotiates salary progression.
Workers’ Compensation: Medical bills are paid and disability payments are made in accordance with the State of Ohio Bureau or Workers’ Compensation Laws.
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, Associates of Applied Science Fire and EMS or Public Safety Management after his/her date of hire, the employee shall receive eighteen hundred dollars ($1,800.00) annually. If an employee reaches or has received a Bachelor Degree in Fire 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 North Ridgeville conducts a Fire Fighter/Paramedic entrance examination approximately every two (2) years. The entrance examination begins with an agility test and a written exam. Successful candidates may then be invited to a fire department interview, Computer Voice Stress Analysis (CVSA), psychological examination and a physical examination, as determined by the Police & Firemen's Disability & Pension Fund before being offered a position.
Minimum Entrance Examination Qualifications:
• Age: NRCO Section 248.03 Eligibility for Original Appointment. Minimum age requirements are as stated in the Ohio Revised Code 124.42.
• Education: All applicants must be graduates of a standard four year high school or equivalent.
• Citizenship: All applicants must be citizens of the United States or have a valid permanent resident card pursuant to ORC 124.22.
• Certification: All candidates must be certified as paramedics in the state of Ohio at the time of their appointment.
Physical Agility Test Must Be Taken At:
Cuyahoga Community College
Fire Fighter Training Academy
Western Campus
11000 Pleasant Valley Road
Parma, OH 44130
(216) 987-5076
Upon passing the agility test, certification will be provided. A copy of the certification must be submitted to:
Civil Service Commission
North Ridgeville City Hall
7307 Avon Belden Road
North Ridgeville, OH 44039
The firefighter’s physical agility test consists of five tasks (described below) over a timed course. Please note that a qualifying time of seven (7) minutes or better must be achieved in order to participate in the North Ridgeville Fire Fighter/Paramedic written examination. Anything over seven minutes constitutes a failed agility exam.
Cuyahoga Community College will issue a certificate of completion indicating the time it takes to complete the tasks. The certificates are valid for one year.
Task 1 Stair
Climb with High Rise Pack
Carry a high-rise standpipe pack (2-50-foot sections of 1½-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 returned 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 2½ -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 1¾-inch charged hose straight forward 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.