An applicant shall submit an application on the form provided by the fire department. Attached to the application form shall be a copy of the applicants high school transcript plus any additional certificates of other completed education.
The selection process may take place twice a year, once in April and once in October. If no opening exists then the process will not take place. If there are multiple openings, the process may be scheduled at other times. One month prior to the testing procedure, an advertisement for applicants will be placed in the local newspaper. This advertisement shall help in the recruitment of possible firefighters.
The selection process shall consist of 4 parts:
| Apptitude Written Test | 20% |
| Agility Test | 50% |
| Interview | 30% |
| Phyiscal Exam | Must Pass |
The selection committee shall consist of the following personnel:
The selection committee shall investigate and evaluate all applicants. They shall make their decision based on the testing and interview. The applicants will be ranked by the selection process total score. The number of persons to fill openings will be required to take and pass a physical and then be presented to the Board of Works for approval. The selected applicant(s) will then be introduced to the department to start training.
After selection of the new member(s), all remaining applicants will be placed on a waiting list in order of their selection process ranking. This list will remain in effect for 180 days. Additional openings will e filled by ranking from the selection process list. All applicants shall have scored at least 75% on the selection process to be considered for appointment on the department. At the end of the 180 days, all lists and applications will be destroyed. Any unsuccessful applicants who wish to reapply will be required to fill out a new application prior to the next selection process.