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CHICAGO FIREFIGHTER EXAMINATION!
The city of Chicago, Illinois, has announced their plans to hold an entrance examination in the Spring of 2006. Don McNea Fire School conducted preparatory classes for the last Chicago Firefighter
Examination in 1995 with extremely successful results. We will once again be conducting preparatory classes for the upcoming Chicago Firefighter Examination. Please enter your email below so that we may keep
you updated with the most current exam information available as well as Don McNea Fire School seminar dates. |
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Below is an excerpt from the City of Chicago's website: Fire Department Announces Plans for New Entrance Exam
DALEY, TROTTER ASK YOUNG PEOPLE TO "ANSWER THE CALL"
Mayor Richard M. Daley and Fire Commissioner Cortez Trotter today announced a new Fire Department entrance exam planned for spring of 2006 and urged
young men and women to "Answer the Call" by considering a career as a firefighter-emergency medical technician (EMT).
"We want to make sure we have the best-qualified set of candidates, and also
the most diverse set of candidates," the Mayor said at a news conference at the Quinn Fire Academy, 558 W. DeKoven St., where he was also joined by Ald. Isaac Carothers (29th), Chair of the City Council Police and
Fire Committee.
"It's a great job for a young man or woman who's bright and courageous and wants to help other people," Daley said. "There are jobs that are easier and that pay more money, but
there aren't many jobs where you can save people's lives."
The last firefighter eligibility list was posted in 1995, the last year an exam was administered. While many names remain on the list, the average
age of candidates from the list who enter the academy is almost 38.
"It is the goal of this Fire Department to never let a decade go by between tests," said Trotter. "It is our desire from this
test forward to have an entrance exam for Chicago Firefighter/EMT every three years." Anyone who took the 1995 exam and is still interested in joining the Department would have to take the new test next spring.
Trotter outlined a marketing plan that will involve outreach to educational, civic and faith -based organizations in every neighborhood of Chicago and throughout the Midwest.
"We will go wherever we can
to locate the best and the brightest young people of varied backgrounds who need to hear our message and see what a great department we have to offer." he said.
The outreach will include advertising on
billboards, bus shelters, radio and television, as well as a traveling recruitment team.
Starting salary for a Firefighter-EMT is over $40,000 per year with a raise after six months. The job offers competitive
benefits, continuing education, reimbursement for college tuition and the opportunity for career advancement.
Trotter challenged young people to "Answer the Call" by picking up exam materials at Chicago
Public Libraries or on the Internet after the exam date is announced.
Candidates must be 19 years old at the time of the exam and have a high school diploma or G.E.D. Applicants need not live in Chicago,
but they must reside in the city at the time of employment.
More information is available at
www.cityofchicago.org/fire |
