*** NO PREVIOUS FIRE DEPARTMENT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED****

ANNOUNCEMENT OPENS: MONDAY, MAY 06, 2024

APPLICATION DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 03, 2024, AT 11:59 P.M.

TEST DATE: THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2024, AT 10:00 A.M.

LOCATION: W.T. BROOKSHIRE CONFERENCE CENTER
2000 W. FRONT ST., TYLER, TX 75702

Fire Entrance Exam Announcement 05.06.24

Persons who meet the qualifications listed below may apply for the position of Firefighter Trainee. Applicants who do not meet the minimum qualifications will not be allowed to test. All applicants must apply online at www.governmentjobs.com/careers/tylertexas. Applications will be accepted beginning Monday, May 6, 2024. The deadline to apply is at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3, 2024.

Applicants must be able to perform all of the following essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

1. Perform firefighting duties and work under hazardous conditions that involve working at heights, exposure to fire, smoke, heat, and confined spaces.
2. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and the public.
3. Learn and apply firefighting principles and methods.
4. Lift, move, carry, and/or drag tools, equipment, charged hoses, persons, ladders, and other objects.
5. Climb ladders, stairs, and other devices and structures at various heights and under dangerous conditions.
6. Pry open or ventilate doors, walls, roofs, and other objects.
7. Chop and cut openings in various structures and objects using axes and other tools.
8. Crawl in dangerous and confined spaces.
9. Administer first aid techniques including CPR.

Firefighter Trainee – Salary of $43,795.86. Once certification has been obtained the salary would increase to Firefighter Recruit salary of $54,610.48.

Uniforms are provided by the City. Other benefits include paid vacation, sick leave, and holiday; group medical, dental, and life insurance; retirement benefits; educational incentive pay; deferred compensation program; college tuition reimbursement program; and opportunity for promotion through training and examination. (Note: the above benefits are subject to change.)

Documents must be uploaded with your application:

PROCESSING STEPS

1. Written Examination

Persons who submit a completed application by the application deadline and who meet all the
minimum qualifications will be scheduled to take the written examination which will measure
reading comprehension, mathematical skills, mechanical comprehension, and table
interpretation. The examination will be given on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. on the third floor of the Tyler Junior College Rogers Nursing & Health Science Building, 1400 E, Fifth St., Tyler, TX 75701. Participants must show a valid driver’s license or other official photo identification to be admitted to test.

The following rules will be followed during the test:

•    The Civil  Service  Director  may cancel  and  reschedule  an  entrance  examination  
for sufficient cause.
•    Applicants  will  be  required  to  verify their  identification  with  a  photo  
I.D.  (driver’s license, etc.) before being admitted to the test.
•    Applicants who arrive after the test has started will not be allowed to take the test.
•    Tobacco use shall be prohibited at all times in the testing room.
•    Any examinee who uses or attempts to use any unfair or deceitful means to pass an
examination shall be informed by the Examiner that the examinee’s action  shall be
reported to the Civil Service Commission, as well as to the Fire Chief.  The Examiner
shall later make a report to the Commission for its determination. If the Commission
determines that the examinee used or attempted  to use unfair or deceitful means to
pass  the  examination,  the  examinee  will  not  be  placed  on  the  eligibility list  by the
Commission.  “Cheating” shall be determined according to the City Codes definition
and regulations.
•    The  Director  shall  administer  examinations  in  accordance  with  the  
administration instructions given by the test publisher. Exception to time limits or instructions can
only   be   made   in   accordance   with   Federal   law,   e.g.,   to   provide   reasonable
accommodations to disabled applicants.
•    Only  applicants  will  be  allowed  to  take  the  examination.  No  other  persons  
will  be allowed in the examination room unless specifically approved by the Director.

2.   Eligibility List

Those  applicants  who  pass  the  written  examination  will  be  placed  on  the  Civil  Service
Eligibility  List  for  Fire  Recruit  based  on  the  written  examination  score.  Only  
honorably
discharged veterans from active-duty service of 180 days or more in one of the armed
services  (reserves  and  training  are  not  eligible)  who  have  submitted  a  DD214  which
states “Honorable Discharge” by the application deadline, will have 5 additional points
added to their score if they pass the written examination. The Eligibility List will remain
in effect for 12 months from the date of the examination.
Applicants must complete all phases of the application process, without being disqualified, in
order to be considered for employment with the Tyler Fire Department.  The raw test scores
will be posted at the test location on the afternoon of the test.  The official eligibility list 
will be posted at City Hall by 5:00 p.m. the following business day.

3.   Work Fitness Test

Applicants  will  be  required  to  pass  a  fitness  test  comprised  on  work  related  tasks.  
These
work-related  tasks  may  be  physically  demanding  so  candidates  should  wear  loose  fitting
clothes, such as gym shorts, T-shirts, or sweat clothes.

4.   Preliminary Interview

Applicants will be interviewed by the Background Investigation Officer.  The applicant will
be  given  a  Personal  History  Questionnaire.  The  Background  Investigation  Officer  will
explain the questionnaire and review the steps remaining in the process.   The interview will
take place  at  the  Fire  Department  Administration  Building,  located  at  1718  West  Houston
Street, Tyler, Texas.

5.   Background Investigation

Background investigations will be conducted on all candidates.
Criminal behavior on the part of the applicant, whether the applicant was convicted or he/she
admits to the behavior, past or present, will be examined closely. It should be understood that
criminal behavior may result in disqualification. Other factors will be thoroughly checked,
such  as  work  history,  credit  history,  and  dependability.  In  some  cases,  the  undesirable
behavior  will  result  in  temporary  disqualification;  in  other  cases,  disqualification  will be
permanent.

6.   Interview Panel

Those  candidates  passing  the  Background  Investigation  will  be  scheduled  for  appearance
before  a  Fire  Department  Interview  panel  following  the  conclusion  of  the  background
Investigations.   This   will   provide   the   applicant   the   opportunity   to   provide   
additional information related to information obtained during the background investigation.

7.   Polygraph Examination

After completing the interview, an appointment will be scheduled to take a polygraph
examination.

8.   Medical Examination

Candidates will be scheduled for a medical examination. It will be thorough with candidates
having to meet standards set by NFPA 1582 as well as those set by the Tyler Civil Service
Commission. Candidates will also be given a drug test at the time of the Medical Examination.

9.   Final Interview

Final interview with Fire Chief.

OTHER INFORMATION

If at any time during the process, you wish to withdraw your name from consideration for appointment, please notify the Tyler Fire Department by calling (903) 535-0005, or writing to the Tyler Fire Department, 1520 W. Front St., Tyler, Texas 75702.

All applicants disqualified during the process will be notified of the fact.

If an applicant fails the entrance test he/she may apply to test again at the next posted testing time. If an applicant is disqualified on the basis of an automatic disqualifier or is determined to be unemployable during the background investigation or subsequent testing, he/she will be notified by the Civil Service Director.

Upon receiving notification of an appointment to the Tyler Fire Department, the candidate must contact the Tyler Fire Department immediately to accept or reject the appointment by calling (903) 535-0005, Monday through Friday, 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Those candidates who are accepted for employment will serve a one-year probationary period before becoming fully covered under civil service regulations.

ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE DISABLED

The City of Tyler complies with the American with Disabilities Act. If you need special arrangements because of a disabling condition, please contact Rose A. Ray, Civil Service Director, at (903) 531-1100. All requests for special accommodation must be made in writing by the application deadline to be considered.