Middletown Fire Department

Job Announcement:

 

                                                                                                                                    

CITY OF MIDDLETOWN

Connecticut

 

FIREFIGHTER

Starting Salary $36,454

Open Recruitment 

 

 

           

The City of Middletown is accepting applications from parties interested in a career with the professional  Middletown Fire Department as an entry level Firefighter.   Applicants must have passed the Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) within the 2011 calendar year.  Verification of all required certifications must be provided at written exam registration.  Applications must be submitted to www.FirefighterApp.com/Middletown no later than  Midnight on November 30, 2011.  Date of Written Examination: Sunday, December 4, 2011.

 

            Eligibility Requirements;

            Eligible applicants must have a High School Diploma or G.E.D.; a valid Connecticut driver’s license; must be a citizen of the United States; must be 18 years of age or older; Must have Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification at time of applicationand must maintain EMT certification as a condition of employment; must have completed and passed the Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) adminnistered by the Connecticut Fire Academy within the 2011 calendar year; and, applicants must have the ability to swim.  Applicants who are hired must be a non-smoker while on duty for the duration of employment.

 

Successful candidates shall serve a probationary period of twelve (12) months beyond successful graduation from the Connecticut State Fire Academy. As a condition of employment, all new employees shall be certified by the State to the level of Firefighter 2 within twenty-four (24) months of their date of hire, and shall be certified by the State for the level of Pump Operator and Aerial Operator within thirty-six (36) months of their date of hire.

 

            The examination process, which must be successfully completed in order to become a Firefighter with the City of Middletown, will consist of the submission of a completed application through www.FirefighterApp.com/Middletown; a written examination, oral examination, oral interview, psychological evaluation, a criminal background check and post-offer physical examination which includes drug screening. 

 

            For applications visit www.FirefighterApp.com/Middletown, contact the Middletown Personnel Department at 860/344-3487 or visit our website at www.cityofmiddletown.com .

 

 

There is a $32 non-refundable application fee for this process.

 

 The City of Middletown is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply

 

 

Issued: 10/28/11