Text Box: Transitional Firefighter Recruitment   Hiring Update: In this challenging fiscal environment the Tempe Fire Department is faced with developing unique methods to hire fire fighters.  Under this rare scenario, our department is looking to hire up to 4 firefighters readily equipped with the training, experience and knowledge required to be a Tempe Firefighter.  The firefighter applicant should have experience operating for a fire department participating in the Central Arizona Life Safety Response System (Automatic Aid) and be able to make a seamless transition into the operations of the Tempe Fire Department. Applications are being accepted from June 24, 2011 through July 8, 2011.  Applications can be obtained through the City Job Line and must be received in Human Resources by 5:00 p.m. on July 8, 2011.  

 

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Text Box: Things to Help you:  Look at the Firefighter Recruit Job Description. Think about taking Community College EMT and Fire Science classes. Review the Candidate Physical Ability Test. Check out the City of Tempe's benefits package. Learn about the City of Tempe Fire Department.   Text Box: Links to National Firefighter Organizations:  International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters www.iabpff.org International Association of Fire Fighters www.iaff.org National Association of Hispanic Firefighters www.nahf.org Women In The Fire Service, Inc. www.wfsi.org    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                  If you have any questions or need further information please contact Lisa Stark at lisa_stark@tempe.gov

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box:   SELECTION PROCESS OVERVIEW Qualified applicants will be invited to participate in a written examination. Applicants who pass the written exam become eligible for a first level interview. Applicants who are selected will go on for a second level interview. After the second level interview, applicants who are selected will be scheduled for a candidate physical ability test (CPAT).   Applicants who pass the CPAT are placed on an eligibility list. As openings occur, Firefighter recruits musts complete a 12 week academy and are then placed in the field as probationary Firefighters for a period of 12 months. Note: Successful completion of all phases of the selection process does NOT automatically guarantee a position with the City of Tempe Fire Department. Position vacancies, academy class size, and time constraints dictate if a candidate will be hired.  

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