Firefighter

City of Fort Dodge; Fort Dodge (IA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Fort Dodge is hiring firefighters to join a courageous team dedicated to community safety. Applicants must complete physical and written tests while adhering to Iowa civil service regulations. This full-time role offers an entry-level position for brave individuals ready to serve their community.

Qualifications

• Candidates must successfully complete written and physical agility tests.
• Must live within 15 miles of Fort Dodge within one year of hire.

Responsibilities

• Join Fort Dodge Fire Rescue team as a firefighter.
• Follow civil service guidelines and pass required tests for candidacy.

Skills

Bravery

Physical fitness

Job description

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Looking for a dynamic and rewarding career? Become a firefighter and be a community hero! We're seeking brave and dedicated individuals to join the Fort Dodge Fire Rescue team.

The Fire Department requires applicants wanting to become a firefighter to have taken a written general knowledge test and a physical agility test. The recruiting process follows the State of Iowa, Civil Service guidelines. Our EMS staff follow similar procedures. We are a member of the Central Iowa Fire & EMS Testing Consortium (CIFEMSC) and accept the computer-based IO Solutions written test and CIFEMSC physical agility or CPAT or FDFD's local physical agility. Fort Dodge Fire Department requires its firefighters to live within 15 miles of the city limits within one year of hire.

Certifications & Assignment Can Increase Base Hourly Pay

Certification PayAdditional Pay Per HourARFF$0.21HazMat$0.41Paramedic$1.05

Iowa Central Testing Link

https://www.iowacentral.edu/ARC/testing.asp

• To Schedule a Test: https://calendly.com/ictesting/fire-testing?month=2023-05&date=2023-05-16
  
  

CIFEMSC Website:

https://www.dmacc.edu/programs/fire/consortium/Pages/welcome2.aspx

Firefighter Physical Agility: https://www.fortdodgeiowa.org/egov/apps/document/center.egov?eGov_searchDepartment=96&eGov_searchType=38

Application Guideline

• Job Announcement Made
• Applicant Applies on the City of Fort Dodge website
• Written Testing will be scheduled at the discretion of the candidate through ICCC or the Central Iowa Testing Consortium at DMACC. To be eligible to move forward, the candidate must have a certificate of a passing score within one year of the job announcement close. The test will be the IO Solutions NFSI test.
• Physical Ability Testing will be held in the spring and fall, as well as with each job announcement at FDFD. We will also accept the Central Iowa Testing Consortium PAT and the CPAT. To receive an interview, candidates must have a certificate of successful completion within one year of the job announcement closing.
• Panel interviews will be held at FDFD; follow-up interviews with the Chief may be requested as needed.
• Candidates who successfully pass the interview process will be placed on the civil service eligibility list and hired as needed.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other, Information Technology, and Management

• Industries

  Government Administration

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