Certified Firefighter-EMT/Non-Certified Cadet - City of Big Spring
Big Spring, TX
About the Job
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
CITY OF BIG SPRING, TEXAS
NOTICE OF EXAMINATION
Job Class Title: Certified Firefighter/EMT and Non-Certified Cadet
Starting Salary: $46,055 - $61,833 DOQ*
*Additional pay is provided for those employees that hold certificates from the Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) and/or the Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
Testing Date: October 4, 2024, at 9:00 A.M.
Written Test Site: Howard College, Lecture A8, 1001 Birdwell Lane, Big Spring, Texas 79720
Physical Agility Test Site: BSFD Station 1, 1401 Apron Drive, Big Spring, Texas 79720
Application Deadline: October 1, 2024, at 11:59 P.M.
This position is responsible for suppressing fires and maintaining fire apparatus and equipment. This position is also required to serve as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). *Additional pay is provided for those employees that hold certificates from the Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) and/or the Department of State Health Services (DSHS).
Applicants must receive a minimum passing grade of seventy (70) percent on the entry level Civil Service written examination to be eligible to receive any of the following additional points added to their final examination grade.
- An applicant who has served in the Armed Forces of the United States and who received an honorable discharge shall receive five (5) points added to their final examination score.
- An applicant who is the natural-born or adopted child of a fire fighter who previously suffered a line-of-duty death shall be ranked on top of the eligibility list so long as he scores a 70 or better on the entry level exam. The deceased firefighter’s applicant child must otherwise satisfy all of the requirements for eligibility [Chapter 143.025 (j) of the Texas Local Government Code].
- An applicant who holds certain certification with the appropriate agency (Department of State Health Services of Texas Commission on Fire Protection) at the time of the examination shall receive the points indicated below added to their final examination score.
- Structural Fire Fighter TCFP – 5 points
- Emergency Medical Technician DSHS – 5 points
- Emergency Medical Technician Intermediate DSHS – 8 points
- Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic DSHA – 10 points