Starting wages –

q       $9.46/hr. ($25,580 annual)

q        $750/year for Ohio paramedic certification

q        $550 clothing allowance

 

3.3  (b)   Qualifications for Fire Division

 

An applicant for the position of firefighter/paramedic must give evidence of the following qualifications.

·         Shall have attained the age of eighteen (18) on or before date of appointment

·         Shall not be over the age of thirty six (36) on date of appointment

·         Shall have a high school diploma or its equivalent

·         Shall have excellent physical condition and be able to pass ability testing

·         Shall have a valid Ohio driver’s license and be insurable by the City’s carrier

·         Shall be able to meet the health requirements necessary to pass a Fitness For Duty examination performed by the City’s industrial medicine physician

·         Shall have at least one of the following valid certificates:

          Ohio EMT-A

          Ohio Advanced EMT-A

          Ohio Paramedic

          Ohio 36 hr. Volunteer

          NFPA Firefighter I or II

 

Professional fees for the required medical examination shall be paid by the City.

 

         

          7.2   Probationary Period

 

All original appointments in the classified service, including provisional appointments, shall be for a probationary period of one (1) year from the date of such appointment except in the Division of Police which shall be one year after the time of completing all special training requirements as specified by the position description; and the Division of Fire which shall be one (1) year from the time of completion of all special training requirements as specified by the Position Description, not to exceed a total of two (2) years from the date of appointment; except in the case of reinstatement after having satisfactorily served a period of probation in which case probation shall be three (3) month after reinstatement (See 9.5 Reinstatement).