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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

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