The Civil Service Commission for Caln Township will be administering an entry-level examination for the position of Firefighter.
Applications will be available beginning Monday, December 6, 2024, at the Caln Township Municipal Building, 253 Municipal Drive, Thorndale, PA 19372.
Applications may be picked up between 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, or may be downloaded here. 
 
Starting salary for Full-Time Firefighter, after probation, is $ 69,413.76, with a comprehensive
benefit package and health care. Hourly wage for Part-Time Firefighter starts at $23.34.

Completed applications must be submitted to the Caln Township Municipal Building prior to 4:30 PM Friday, February 28th, 2025.
Every applicant for the position of Firefighter must:

1. Have a certificate from a state-approved training school attesting that he or she has attended and graduated from courses in both Fire Fighting National Certification I (basic training) and Fire Fighting National Certification II (advanced training);
2. All required training and certifications noted in the current Job Description attached; and
3. Have two (2) years of firefighting experience as a senior member in a combination (volunteer & paid) fire department; or
4. Have five (5) years of firefighting experience as a senior member in a volunteer fire department; and
5. Applicants should have a letter, on fire company letterhead, from the chief of their current fire company stating that the individual is a member of that fire company in good standing who meets the above-stated requirements; or other similar such documentation of the above-stated requirements.
6. Firefighters shall also possess skills and abilities to:
   1. Be able to interact with the public in a variety of situations and circumstances while exercising a level of tact, judgment, initiative, and control appropriate for the situation at hand.
   2. Make immediate situational assessments and action judgments in circumstances that are volatile and potentially life-threatening.
   3. Work efficiently and effectively in a fire department, sometimes in adverse or stressful conditions.  This may include extremely hazardous circumstances, including exposure to ever-changing weather and atmospheric conditions, working in close quarters both indoors and outdoors in potentially life-threatening physical hazards.
   4. Perform various physical exerting tasks such as heavy lifting, running, climbing, jumping, dragging, and pulling.
   5.  Carry out complex orders, manage and complete several complex tasks simultaneously.
   6. Demonstrate ability to work independently and as part of the team in the combination fire department.
   7. Adapt to a rotating work schedule that routinely requires working at night or on holidays

 
Proof of all pre-requisites meeting the minimum eligibility requirements must be enclosed and/or attached with each application.
 
The physical agility test will take place on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at 9:00 AM sharp at Bucks County Public Safety Training Center, 1760 South Easton Road, Doylestown, PA 18901. (Registration is 30 minutes prior) Physical agility testing is Pass/Fail.
 
THOSE WHO SUCCESSFULLY PASS THE PHYSICAL AGILITY TEST WILL BE PERMITTED TO TAKE THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, at the same location, Bucks County Public Safety Training Center, 1760 South Easton Road, Doylestown PA 18901. Written testing will be scored on a 100-point scale. An applicant must score 70% or higher to continue in the application process. Applicants scoring less than 70% will be rejected.
 
Within 30 days of the administration of the written test applicants, all applicants will be given written notice of their test results; passing applicants will be scheduled for an oral examination appointment.
 
Other mandatory components of the complete testing process included for appointment require selected candidates to successfully undergo Background Investigation, and a NFPA 1582 Compliant Medical Examination.
 
Any applicant arriving after the prescribed start times shall be disqualified.
 
The READING LIST/STUDY MATERIALS for the written examination consists of:

• Firefighter 1 & 2: "Essentials of Fire Fighting," IF STA, 7th Edition.
• Hazmat Operations: "Hazardous Materials Awareness & Operations," Jones & Bartlett, 2nd Edition.
• Driver Operator Pumper & Mobile Water Supply: Pumping and Aerial Apparatus Driver/Operator    Handbook,"  IFSTA, 3rd Edition.

 The Written Examination will consist of 100 questions from the following:

• 25 Questions from Fire Fighter 1
• 25 Questions from Fire Fighter 2
• 20 Questions from HazMat Operations (Core, PPE, & Product Control)
• 15 Questions from Driver Operator – Pumper
• 15 Questions from Driver Operator – Mobile Water Supply Apparatus

 
Caln Township is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you require any special accommodation in accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act to complete the testing, please provide evidence of such recognized disability at the time the application is submitted.
 
Any questions, please contact Director Raymond Stackhouse at 610-384-0600 x157 or by email at [email protected].
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The Caln Township Police Department & Civil Service Commission, Chester County, Pennsylvania, is accepting applications to fill multiple full-time police officer vacancies.
 
Starting salary is $88,562.65, plus a comprehensive benefits package for applicants who have completed Act 120 Training; $77,492.32 ($2,980.00 bi-weekly) plus health care, for applicants without Act 120 Training who have the ability to complete Act 120 Training at a Municipal Police Academy pursuant to a Cadet Sponsorship Agreement with the Township.
 
Application packets may be obtained at the Caln Township Police Department, 253 Municipal Drive, Thorndale, PA 19372, weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., or download here. Completed applications must be returned to the Caln Township Police Department no later than 12:00 midnight on Friday, February 28, 2025. Late submissions will not be accepted. Incomplete application packets will be returned for resubmission by the deadline date.
 
Applicants must:

• Be a citizen of the United States.
• Have reached their 21st birthday by the deadline date for submitting applications.
• Possess a diploma from an accredited high school or a graduate equivalency diploma.
• Be physically and mentally fit to perform the full duties of a police officer.
• Conform to department grooming standards regarding tattoos & body modification as outlined in the application packet.
• Possess a valid driver's license issued by Pennsylvania or any other U.S. state.
• Have successfully completed Act 120 training or have the ability to complete Act 120 training.
• Possess police officer certification in another U.S. state and have the ability to achieve Act 120 certification.
• Reside within 25 miles of the Caln Township Administration Building no later than 3 months after successfully completing their 12-month probationary period.

 
Applicants must pass physical agility testing, written and oral exams, background investigation, polygraph, psychological, medical, drug testing, Act 120 training and the Act 120 certification exam prior to appointment as a police officer.
 
Applicants must appear for physical agility testing on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 9:00 a.m., at the Coatesville Area School District Memorial Stadium, 1445 Lincoln Highway East, Coatesville PA 19320. Dress in work-out clothes, as the physical agility test is first. Applicants who fail the physical agility test will be disqualified from further testing. The written exam will be administered immediately following physical agility testing at the Caln Township Administration Building, 253 Municipal Drive, Thorndale, PA 19372.
 
Caln Township is an equal opportunity employer. Please contact the Caln Township Police Department, weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., at 610-383-1821 with any questions.