AFD

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AFD in action
ARLINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
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It is the mission of the City of Arlington that
our workforce reflects the diversity of the
population we serve.
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The AFD is committed to ...

• Teamwork
• Crossing traditional barriers
• Valuing all Department members

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The AFD supports ...

• Targeted recruitment
• Comprehensive selection methods
• Post-employment support for all members

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ARLINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Firefighter Facts
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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Eyes/Vision --

• Color vision
• Correctable vision to 20/20 with corrective
  lenses

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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Ears/Hearing --

• No hearing loss more than 40 decibels at 500 Hz
• 2,000 Hz without hearing aid

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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education --

• Certified or certifiable as a Firefighter in
  Texas
• Certified as an EMT in Texas

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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Police/Driving Record --

• No job-related felony convictions
• No more than 3 moving violations within a
  24-month period

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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Police/Driving Record --

• No more than 5 moving violations within a
  36-month period

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PROBATIONARY EMPLOYMENT

• Firefighting
• Emergency Medical
• Rescue

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PROBATIONARY EMPLOYMENT
Other Duties --

• daily physical fitness exercise
• continuing education and on-the-job training
• conducting fire inspections
• maintaining the fire station, apparatus fire
  hydrants
• fire life safety programs

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SALARY Firefighter Base Pay

• Starting pay 2,524
• Maximum pay 3,382

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SALARY Additional Pay

• College Incentive Pay
• Longevity Pay
• Foreign Language Incentive Pay

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SALARY Assignment Pay

• EMT Pay
• Haz-Mat Pay
• Diver Pay

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BENEFITS Annual Leave

• 11 paid holidays
• 3-weeks vacation
• 15 days of sick leave
• 36 hours of funeral leave

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BENEFITS Miscellaneous

• Paid health, accident, dental optical insurance
• Paid life insurance
• Uniforms furnished

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BENEFITS Miscellaneous

• College tuition reimbursement programs
• Membership in the Texas Municipal Retirement
  System

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ARLINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
SELECTION PROCESS
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SELECTION PROCESSWritten Exercise
Each candidate must complete a multiple-choice
written exam. Applicants who pass the written
exercise will proceed to the B-PAD.
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SELECTION PROCESSB-PAD
Each candidate must take the Behavioral
Personality Assessment Device, a video-based
behavioral test. Applicants who pass the
written exercise will proceed to the Physical
Ability Test.
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SELECTION PROCESSPhysical Ability Test

• Complete job-related physical tasks successfully
• Pass the Criminal History Investigation phase
• Progress to the Panel Interview

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SELECTION PROCESSPanel Interview

• Interviews are conducted by a diverse panel
  composed of sworn, City, citizen members.
• A percentage of successful interviewees will
  proceed to the Fire Chiefs Interview.

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SELECTION PROCESSConditional Job Offer

• The best overall qualified applicants receive
  conditional job offers.
• Candidates must pass health fitness, drug,
  alcohol, psychological, functional capacity
  tests as a condition of employment.

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SELECTION PROCESSOrientation Training

• Five-week basic training and orientation
• Assignment to full active duty and a 24-hour
  assignment

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SELECTION PROCESSFuture Hiring

• Firefighter/EMT requirement or basic education
  requirement?

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AFD in action
FIREFIGHTER SELECTION PROCESS