FirefighterParamedic

The City of St. Charles IL seeks enthusiastic individuals with a high degree of personal accountability and integrity to participate in a competitive evaluation process to establish an eligibility list for the position of Firefighter/Paramedic. Starting pay effective May 1 2025 is $84130 (top pay is $120186) with a competitive benefit package to include medical dental vision life insurance pension deferred compensation retiree healthcare funding plan tuition reimbursement employee assistance program a comprehensive wellness program and much more. To see what it is like to work for the City of St. Charles check out our YouTube Channel. There is no application fee and a scheduled department visit or ride-along is available by contacting Deputy Chief Peterson at .

Eligibility requirements for participation in the examination process consist of the following:

• United States citizen
• High school diploma or equivalent (GED)
• Valid Illinois drivers license
• Certification as a Firefighter II/Basic from the Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal as of December 5 2025
• Licensure as an Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic (EMT-P) by the State of Illinois (or National Certification acceptable by Illinois Department of Public Health) at time of hire. If not certified as EMT-P must provide proof of current enrollment in an Illinois Department of Public Health approved Paramedic certification program at time of application to participate in the testing process.
• 21 years of age at the time of application and under 35 years of age at the time of written examination (or as otherwise exempt from age limitation by statute)
• Successful completion of the Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) by December 5 2025 - certification shall not be more than 1 year old as of that date
• The residency requirements can be found here in the current IAFF collective bargaining agreement

Copies of the following documents must be uploaded into the online application for it to be considered complete and considered for examination.

• Birth certificate
• High School diploma or GED *College diploma not acceptable substitute but also include if intend to apply education points for the final eligibility register
• Drivers license
• State of Illinois Firefighter II/Basic Operations Firefighter certification
• Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) current Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic (EMT-P) license or documentation of participation in an IDPH approved Paramedic Program at the time of application
• Military discharge (DD214/Copy4) if applicable and intend to apply military points for the final eligibility register
• CPAT card (or can be brought to the written exam on December 5^thor 6^th 2025

The following is a tentative schedule for the examination process:

• October 15 2025 - Application period begins
• November 19 2025 - Deadline for submission of application/documentation
• December 5^th or 6^th 2025 - Orientation and written examination (6:30 pm Friday or 8:00 am Saturday)
  • Indicate date preference at time of application and we will do our best to accommodate
• December 2025 - Oral interviews
• Early January 2026 - Posting of Initial Eligibility Register
• Late January 2026 - Posting of Final Eligibility Register

Dates are subject to change at the discretion of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners. Applicants are required to be present for all components of the testing process. The scores of the written test and the oral examination are computed and an Initial Eligibility Register is developed. Following the application of preference points a Final Eligibility Register will be completed by January 2026. Successful completion of a comprehensive background investigation is required. Post offer successful completion of a psychological assessment physical functional capacity evaluation and drug screen are required.

All applications are subject to the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of the City of St. Charles which is an Equal Opportunity Employer.