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City of Ottawa, Kansas Firefighter/EMT-B in Ottawa, Kansas
This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/12541055
Position Summary:Duties of the Firefighter/EMT include protection of life and property by combating, extinguishing, and preventing fires, as well as providing emergency medical care when needed. Work is performed under the direct supervision of the supervising officer but requires thorough individual understanding of firefighting methods and EMT duties.
City Staff will contact applicants regarding the next steps of the recruitment process: written exam, panel interview, physical agility test and Chiefs interview.
Every applicantMUST HAVE A VALID DRIVERS LICENSE, PROOF OF HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA/GED or TRANSCRIPTS, PROOF OF CURRENT KANSAS or NATIONAL EMT CERTIFICATION and FF I (IFSAC) or PROBOARD.
MUST ATTACH PROOF OF CURRENT KANSAS EMT CERTIFICATION, FF, IFSACOR PROBOARD CERTIFICATES TO APPLICATION FOR CONSIDERATION.
No exceptions will be made.
Automatic Disqualifiers:
- Applicants who fail the written entrance examination can re-apply during the next recruitment process; however, applicants who fail the written entrance examination a total of two (2) times consecutively are not eligible to re-apply for a period of two (2) years from the date of the last examination attempt.
- Applicants that are successful in the panel interview will proceed to a Chiefs interview. If the applicant is not selected for hire, that applicant is not eligible for a Firefighter/EMT position with the City of Ottawa for a period of two (2) years from the date of the Chiefs interview.
- Applicants selected for the one (1) year eligibility list will be contacted if a position opens within that one-year time frame. If an applicant is interested in a position at that time, they will be asked to come in for another Chiefs interview. If the applicant is not successful after the Chiefs interview, that applicant will not be eligible for a Firefighter/EMT position for two (2) years from the date of the last Chiefs interview.