City of Baltimore - File #: 08-0025R

• File #: 08-0025R
• Version: 0
• Name: Informational Hearing - Fire Department Recruitment Policies
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 3/3/2008
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 4/14/2008
• Title: Informational Hearing - Fire Department Recruitment Policies FOR the purpose of requesting that the acting Chief of the Baltimore City Fire Department brief the Council on the current hiring processes and recruiting programs the department is utilizing to bring new firefighters onto the force, and the changes, if any, that have taken place in the recruitment qualifications for Fire Department personnel over the last few years.
• Sponsors: President Young, Bill Henry, Warren Branch, Belinda Conaway, Edward Reisinger, Agnes Welch, Mary Pat Clarke
• Indexes: Fire Department, Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/14/2008	0	Public Safety and Health Committee	Recommended Favorably
4/14/2008	0	City Council
3/10/2008	0	Public Safety and Health Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
3/6/2008	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
3/3/2008	0	City Council	Introduced
3/3/2008	0	City Council	Assigned

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Young

A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
Title
Informational Hearing - Fire Department Recruitment Policies

FOR the purpose of requesting that the acting Chief of the Baltimore City Fire Department brief the Council on the current hiring processes and recruiting programs the department is utilizing to bring new firefighters onto the force, and the changes, if any, that have taken place in the recruitment qualifications for Fire Department personnel over the last few years.
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The Baltimore City Fire Department is an agency that is constantly recruiting new members. According to Department literature, the minimum requirements to become a Firefighter or Paramedic Apprentice are that a person must be a high school graduate or in possession of a GED certificate; must be 18 years of age; must complete a written exam, oral interview, and a background investigation; and must undergo a complete medical evaluation and drug screening.

The Baltimore City Fire Department Firefighter Paramedic Apprenticeship Program offers recruits an intensive 3-year training program that combines structured classroom learning with real life on the job training. Candidates selected for the program attend a 21-week "Fire School" that trains and certifies them in courses such as Emergency Medical Technician Basic, Firefighter I and II among others.

Upon successful completion of F...