Hiring Full & Part Time Firefighters for 2025 (UPDATED)

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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