Would you
like to become a
Tinley Park
Firefighter? (Actually we
are a paid-on-call / paid-in-place department.)
The application process is
really simple. There are a few
requirements.
1)
You must be at least 21
years of age at the time of the
test.
2)
You must reside in Tinley
Park or within one mile of its
borders.
3)
You must be in good
physical shape.
4)
You must be willing to
give up your free time to
participate in training, call
responses and our shift program.
5)
You must be willing to
accept 100 new friends.
So where do you start? Start by
picking up an application at the
John T. Dunn Public Safety Building ,
at
17355 South 68th Court, Tinley Park,
Illinois.
Want
to call for
information? Try
708-444-5200, tell them you
want to apply and they will give you
directions or download the application from this web site.
Applications are reviewed on an 'as needed' basis You will be called for an
orientation that your family is
invited to attend. If you are still
interested the department will give
you a written and agility test.
These are done on a Saturday. You will also go through an
oral interview. All these activities
are scored and the applicants are
rated accordingly. Based on this
rating an eligibility list is
formed. Prior to being made a member
you will be sent for a physical and
drug screening. Applicants that are
already certified State of Illinois
Firefighter II or better are called
as soon as possible. These
individuals will serve a
probationary period to assure that
they are trained in the departments
operations.
Applicants that are not certified
will be sent to the MABAS 24 Fire Academy for training. There,
upon completing the State test, they
will achieve the status of
Firefighter II. Academy classes are
offered in the fall and winter and
you will be assigned to one of those
based on your ranking on the
eligibility list. The Academy
classes last seven months and are
held every Monday and Wednesday from
7:00 - 10:00 PM. Practical training
is held at the training tower
approximately every other Saturday.
As you can see the commitment takes
a great deal of time but the rewards
you receive are even greater. So do
not hesitate, find out what it is
all about. You can come in and pick
up an application or you can print
out the attached application file,
fill it out and bring it in.
We need good people, we need you!
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