Firefighter/Paramedic

Rochelle Fire Department

Contact Information

Address:

Website:

• www.cityofrochelle.net/content/fire-department

Phone:

• 815-562-2122

Fax:

• 815-562-3913

Email:

• zprewett@rochelleil.us

Application Deadline:

• 09/11/24

Salary:

• Starting: $61,067

  Top after 9 years (2024): $96,114

Sworn:

• 16

Population:

• 10,000

Position Details

The City of Rochelle, Illinois is accepting applications for the establishment of a Full-Time Firefighter/Paramedic Eligibility List.

The City anticipates hiring 3 or more candidates from this list.

Applicants must meet and pass all requirements established by the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners. See Qualifications to Test below.

Participants are required to submit a valid CPAT completed within the last calendar year from the written test date, September 14, 2024 OR completed on or after September 14, 2024 and submitted prior to hire.

https://www.cityofrochelle.net/content/fire-department/testing/

Testing Events Schedule:

August 12, 2024:

Applications are available for download through the link provided at 8 AM.

September 11, 2024:

The completed application and all supporting documents and are to be scanned and submitted by email to zprewett@rochelleil.us by 6 PM.

Late or incomplete applications will NOT be accepted. You will receive an email confirmation after submission.

September 14, 2024:

Candidates who have submitted complete applications by the deadline will attend the orientation and take the written exam beginning at 8 AM. The location is the Rochelle Fire Department.

Week of September 16, 2024 (Tentative):

Candidates who pass the written exam with a score of greater than 70 will be scheduled for an oral interview.

Qualifications To Test:

• Must show proof of being a citizen of the United States of America
• Must provide a copy of birth certificate
• Must be at least 20 years of age at the time of application, 21 years at time of appointment
• Cannot have attained the age of 35 at the time of testing (unless meeting an exception provided by 65 ILCS 5/10-1-7.1.c)
• Must provide copy of High School or G.E.D. graduation
• Must show proof of valid driver's license
• Must provide a copy of Social Security Card
• Must meet all requirements established by the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
• All tests begin on time. If you are late, you will not be allowed to test.
• Successful applicants must be at least an Illinois EMT-Basic, NREMT-Basic, or RN (Registered Nurse) by time of appointment.
• Must submit a valid CPAT Card/Certificate completed on or after September 14, 2023 OR completed on or after September 14, 2024 and submitted prior to hire. 

For Information Contact:

Lieutenant Zach Prewett

zprewett@rochelleil.us

Equal Opportunity Employer

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