Appointments to a higher rank, except for Fire Chief and Deputy Chief, shall be made from the next lower rank by examination. All candidates for the position of Lieutenant must have served a minimum of seven consecutive years as a firefighter immediately prior to the date of the effective date of the promotional eligibility list for the position of Lieutenant and must have successfully passed Firefighter III or Advanced Technician Firefighter certification, and completed all Fire Officer I or Company Fire Officer classes. All candidates for the position of District Chief must have served a minimum of one consecutive year as a Lieutenant immediately prior to the date of the written examination for the position of District Chief. All newly promoted District Chiefs must complete all Fire Officer II or Advanced Fire Officer courses within one year of promotion to District Chief. All candidates for the position of Deputy Chief must have served as a District Chief or three years as a Lieutenant immediately prior to the date of the written examination for the position of Deputy Chief.
A promotional eligibility list shall be established and maintained by the Board with appointments to be made from the three highest rated members on such list, without reference to the priority of the time of the examination, or from all of the members on such list if there are fewer than three members.
(Ord. 98-6. Passed 3-2-98; Ord. 2004-29. Passed 5-17-04; Ord. 2010-04. Passed 1-19-10; Ord. 2018-24. Passed 4-17-18; Ord. 2018-44. Passed 8-20-18; Ord. 2019-47. Passed 9-3-19.)