2007 Civil Service Exam Announcement Details

7th Floor, City Hall 26 South Phelps Street Youngstown, OH 44503 Office Phone: 330.742.8798 Fax: 330.742.8839 Email: Hours: Monday thru Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Jennifer J. Lewis, PHR, Administrator: 330.742.8799 Andrea Castrodale, Office Assistant: 330.742.8797 Todie Sepulveda, Office Assistant: 330.742.8798

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Exam Title: Firefighter

Date: 2/24/2007

Information: FIREFIGHTER YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO FIRE DEPARTMENT – SALARY: $24,000.00 No persons shall be eligible to receive an original appointment as a firefighter, unless that person has reached the age of eighteen (18). No person shall be eligible to receive an original appointment as a firefighter on or after the person’s thirty-fourth (34th) birthday per Youngstown City Ordinance ORD 04-239, effective October 23, 2004. Applicants must have a valid Ohio Drivers License; must obtain EMT certification within two (2) years of appointment; must be a resident of Youngstown when appointed or must become a resident within 30 days following completion of the 1-year probationary period. Applicants who pass the written exam will be required to pass a comprehensive job-related fitness/agility test, including climbing a 100-feet ladder, and crawling through a maze in the dark. Bonus points will be added to passing scores (70%) for the following: (1) Honorably Discharged Military Veterans – 20%; (2) 240- Hour Firefighter Level II Certification - 20%; (3) Paramedic/EMT Certification – 10%. The maximum combined bonus points that one applicant can earn is 20%. To request bonus points, applicants must submit proof of eligibility by the close of the application period. Applications accepted at the Youngstown Civil Service Commission Office, 7th floor, City Hall, Youngstown, Ohio, from February 5, 2007, through February 22, 2007. The Civil Service Commission Office will be closed Monday, February 19, 2007 in observance of Presidents’ Day. Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Examination will be given on Saturday, February 24, 2007, starting at 10:00 a.m., at the Choffin Career and Technical Center, 200 E. Wood Street Youngstown, Ohio. For further information, call (330) 742-8798.

Files for Download (if available):

1799_Firefighter.pdf

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The first stepping stone to beginning a career on the Youngstown Fire Department is to take the Civil Service Examination. It is held every two to three years. The city fire chief determines when the exams are held. After a testing date is chosen, it is announced in the local papers, the Youngstown Vindicator and the Warren Tribune Chronicle. I have also seen the test advertised in the Youngstown State University Jambar. I am not affiliated with the fire department and have no advanced warning when one is offered. I will post the ad and testing dates here on this page if I see it so please check periodically. If you live in the area, please check the Youngstown Vindicator's local section and in the classified section for civil service posts.

Here is a copy of the 2000 Youngstown Fire Department Exam announcement. It gives a job description, qualifications, talks about the physical agility test and what to expect, and bonuses. It then gives a detailed account of what will be on the physical agility portion of the exam. The document is in PDF format. View the 2000 YFD Exam Announcement.