Firefighter

Applicant Requirements

You do not need to be licensed as an EMTBasic or EMTParamedic to apply.

Applicants must:

o Be citizens of the United States.

o Be at least 20 years old (but shall not be appointed until reaching 21 years old).

o Be under 35 years of age with the following exceptions:

o If a person is placed on an eligibility list and becomes overage before being appointed the person remains eligible for appointment until the list is abolished.

o If a person was previously employed as a fulltime Firefighter in a regularly constituted fire department of (i) any municipality or fire protection district located in Illinois (ii) a fire protection district whose obligations were assumed by a municipality under Section 21 of the Fire Protection District Act or (iii) a municipality whose obligations were taken over by a fire protection district.

o If a person has served a municipality as a regularly enrolled volunteer paidoncall or parttime Firefighter for the five 5 years immediately preceding the time that the municipality begins to use fulltime Firefighters to provide all or part of its fire protection service.

o If a person who turned 35 while serving as a member of the active or reserve components of any of the branches of the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard of any state whose service was characterized as honorable or under honorable if separated from the military and is currently under the age of 40.

Firefighter Testing

Candidates will be required to successfully complete qualification events as required by the Rules of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners such as a written examination and oral interview in order to be placed on the eligibility register for the position of firefighter.

Firefighter Written Exam

The firefighter written exam will be held on October 4 2025 at United Township High School. United Township High School is located at 1275 Avenue of the Cities East Moline IL. The exam starts at 10:00 am and a valid drivers license is required.

The NFSTEMS study guide and practice test for this exam can be obtained through Standard and Associates at the following link: (Candidate Physical Abilities Test)

Firefighter applicants that have been placed on the eligibility register must be in possession of a valid CPAT card when contacted for hiring.

Heres a video on what the CPAT entails: CPAT card can be obtained from accredited agencies nationwide. Local testing will take place at the QC Expo Center on the following dates.

o Orientation #1: Saturday May 17 2025 at 0800 (QCEXPO Center Conference Room)

o Orientation #2: Saturday May 24 2025 at 0800 (QCEXPO Center Conference Room)

o Practice #1: Saturday May 31 2025 starting at(Must schedule a time)

o Practice #2: Saturday June 7 2025 starting at(Must schedule a time)

o Testing #1: Saturday June 14 2025 starting at(Must schedule a time)

o Testing #2: Saturday June 28 2025 starting at(Must schedule a time)

Please contact Heather Hurley regarding questions or to schedule your CPAT session.

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