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Firefighter Minimum Requirements:
· $35 non-refundable application fee
· Eligible to work in the United States · High School Diploma or GED · Valid Driver’s License at time of application; Valid Illinois Driver’s License due at time of hire · Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age, but not older than thirty-five (35) years of age by the date of the written exam except as otherwise provided by statute. · Attend and pass the written exam, orientation, and all phases of testing which can include polygraph test, background investigation, psychological assessment, and functional physical evaluation · Must hold EMT-B, EMT-I or EMT-P license (nationally or IDPH licensed) at time of application. Must also be valid at time of hire · Must have successfully completed the Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) and Ladder Climb Exercise within the one-year period to the date of the written exam · Completion of at least 60 semester hours of college credit and/or evidence of OSFM equivalent training or experience, acceptable to the Village of Palatine Fire and Police Commission (see equivalency chart on following page) · Must have primary residence in Illinois prior to appointment as a probationary firefighter |