Employment

Firefighter/Paramedic Application Process

Application Deadline July 29, 2022

Bourbonnais Fire Protection District, Bourbonnais, Illinois

The Bourbonnais Fire Protection District Board of Fire Commissioners is accepting applications for the position of firefighter/paramedic.    

Less than or equal to 24 months                         4 days

25 months to 60 months                                     5 days

61 months to 96 months                                     8 days

97 months to 180 months                                   10 days

181 months to 240 months                                 13 days

241 months to 300 months                                 14 days

                        301 months or more                                           18 days

All applicants must meet the following minimum requirements established by the Bourbonnais Fire Protection District: 

• U.S. citizenship or an alien admitted for permanent residence* *must submit proof of permanent resident (green) card; 
• No felony convictions;
• High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent;
• Valid Illinois driver's license (will be required proof of identification at all phases of testing); 
• At least 21 years of age at time of hire AND must be UNDER 35 years of age on the application deadline date (July 29, 2022) *
  • Unless otherwise exempt by State or Federal law; Such maximum age limitation shall not apply in the case of 1) any person previously employed as a full-time firefighter in a regularly constituted fire department of (i) any municipality or fire protection district whose obligations were assumed by a municipality under Section 21 of the Fire Protection District Act, or (ii) a municipality whose obligations were taken over by a fire protection district, or 2) any person who has served the fire district as a regularly enrolled volunteer, paid-on-call, or part-time firefighter in statutorily allowed situations.  Furthermore, to qualify for either of these exceptions set forth above, the applicant shall have been actively working as a firefighter within 2 years of the date of his/her application to this District.  Proof of date of birth will be required at the time of application (References: 70 ILCS 705/16.06b; 65 ILCS 5/10-2.1-6);
• Provide a valid CPAT (Candidate Physical Ability Test Card) with Ladder Climb issued within 12 months of the application deadline date of (July 29, 2022) * (due at time of application) -OR- participate in on-site physical ability testing (tentatively scheduled for (August 13, 2022) at Bourbonnais Fire Protection District, 1080 Armour Rd. Bourbonnais, IL 60914. Check-in at 8:45 AM. Doors will be locked at 9 AM;
• Must be a certified Basic Operations Firefighter through the Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal at time of offer of employment*; 
• Must have a valid Medical Technician-Paramedic certification issued through the State of Illinois Department of Public Health at time of offer of employment*; 
• Must successfully test into the Presence/St. Mary's Kankakee EMS System at time of offer of employment;
• Participate in remote on-line written examination testing available starting at 9 AM Tuesday, August 9, 2022 through Thursday August 11, 2022 at 4 PM)
• Participate in an in-person oral board interview (tentatively scheduled for (August 22^nd – 23^rd, 2022) with the BFPD Board of Fire Commissioners. Individual appointment times will be scheduled approximately one week prior;
• Must meet the requirements of a background check and pass a medical, and psychological test;
• Application deadline is Friday, July 29^th, 2022 at 4:00 PM (CST);
• Review a mandatory firefighter candidate orientation presentation prior to submitting your application.

*The District encourages all applicants not currently certified as a Basic Operations Firefighter –OR-

certified as a Paramedic to apply.

Preference Points will be awarded as determined by the Bourbonnais Fire Protection District for the following: 

• Military Veterans
• Education
• Fire Service Experience

To apply for this position or obtain additional information,

please visit the following website:

http://www.applytoserve.com

Contract Firefighter/Paramedic   

Please visit http://metroparamedics.com/

Click on “click here to see the Metro Paramedics Job Openings”

The next page will be superiorambulance.com/careers/metro-careers/

Select Metro Careers in the drop-down box

If Bourbonnais has any contract openings, they will be listed on this page

Please monitor www.bourbonnaisfire.org and www.superiorambulance.com/careers/metro-careers/

for future openings

Paid-on-call or part-time firefighter

    Applications for part-time firefighter/paramedic or EMT or paid-on-call firefighters can be picked up at the fire station from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.  Monday - Friday.