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FIREFIGHTER: Deadline: March 14, 2016

Job Description:

Minimum Requirements:

$25.00 non-refundable application fee;
S. Citizenship;
High school diploma (or its equivalent);
Valid driver’s license;
Must be 21 to under 35 years of age by time of hire, unless otherwise exempt by statute;
Must be an Illinois certified Firefighter II/Basic Operations Firefighter with the Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) at time of hire;
Submit proof of a valid Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) and approved Ladder Climb card from a licensed agency. Card must be dated within one year of the written exam date (4.9.15 to 4.9.16). Must have valid CPAT and Ladder Climb certificate at time of hire as well. Cards accepted from all licensed agencies;
No felony convictions;
Must live within the city limits within one year after hire;
Must be Illinois Department of Public Health Licensed Paramedic at time of hire;
Must be accepted by the Illinois Valley Community Hospital EMS system at time of hire.

Orientation and Testing Information:

Candidates must attend the mandatory orientation and written examination on Saturday, April 9th, 2016. Please arrive no later than 9:00 AM with a photo ID (driver’s license, state ID, military ID) to sign-in. Test will be held at:

Illinois Valley Community College

815 N. Orlando Smith St,

Oglesby, IL 61348

Preference points will be offered for Military Service and Education.

About the LaSalle Fire Department:

The Mission of LaSalle Fire and Emergency Services are to protect the lives and property of all residents and visitors of the City of LaSalle, Illinois. This shall be accomplished through fire prevention, public education, emergency medical services and full use of available resources in the mitigation of all disasters either natural or man-made. The members of LaSalle Fire and Emergency Services are committed to providing courteous, professional, well-prepared Fire/Rescue and EMS services, made possible through the commitment and dedication of our personnel. We strive to make the City of LaSalle a better and safer place to live, work and visit.

Buttons below will take you to the application website and LaSalle fire department social media pages.

Row upon row of brand-new squad cars are still sitting in Springfield waiting to be equipped. Most squads still are needing emergency lights, 2-way radios, computer and other electronic equipment installed to be patrol ready for Illinois State Police. Aging squad cars are a problem for the troopers who drive them and the motorists who count on them to swiftly respond to emergencies. And older cars are a drain on the state police budget because they are less fuel-efficient and often need costly repairs.

News agencies broke the stories about the new sitting squad cars back in April 2014 as of a week ago Got Your 6 Communications obtained information that about 100-150 squad cars are still sitting waiting to be equipped with patrol ready equipment.

Chicago Tribune reports

State police have five technicians qualified to do the work of making a patrol car functional spread across 21 police districts, and they seldom have an entire day to devote to installing equipment as they struggle to keep up with repairs to radios and computers in older cars and at dispatch centers, police spokeswoman Monique Bond said.

“They can knock one (car) out in a day if they get the time to do it,” said Sgt. Ken Thomas, who oversees the patrol fleet. “But they keep getting pulled into other things.” The state’s ongoing budget problem — a $3 billion shortfall this year and billions in unpaid bills — has meant agencies won’t request funds for new staff, said Anders Lindall, spokesman for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal employees, the union that represents state police technicians. That means the state pays out more in overtime for short-staffed departments or spends more on repairing squad cars while new ones sit parked, he said.

My Stateline.com reports

New marked Illinois State Police squad cars will no longer have a light bar. Squad cars will now be fitted with interior deck dash and rear deck lights.