Upon passage of this section, all prospective employees prior to being hired, must be paramedics (EMT-P) currently certified by the State of Ohio. All employees must maintain their paramedic (EMT-P) certifications, unless the Fire Chief deems circumstances warrant that an employee cannot continue as a paramedic (EMT-P) and that to do so would be detrimental to the operation of the Fire Department. In addition, all newly hired employees must provide proof of completing firefighter levels 1 and 2. The firefighters must further pass the firefighter physical agility test (as established by the Northeastern Fire Chiefs' Association and Cuyahoga Community College).
(Ord. 7847-1993. Passed 10-5-93; Ord. 8997-2003. Passed 6-3-03.)