(A) All candidates that become firefighters on the Fire Department must become a State Certified Firefighter II within 12 months and a certified paramedic within 18 months after they are appointed to the Fire Department, and in the event that they fail to obtain either certification, or if they are not paramedic certified within the 18 months, then they shall be deemed to have failed the probation, and may be subject to dismissal by the Fire Chief.
(B) However, an extension of up to 12 months may be granted by the Fire Chief in order to accomplish Paramedic or Firefighter II Certification if it is felt that a reasonable effort has been made by the individual toward certification. In no event shall the probation be extended past the date on which the individual has failed to obtain certification after two examinations.
(C) Each and every firefighter and lieutenant who is a member of the Fire Department, having been appointed after August 6, 1979, must remain a certified paramedic during the entire period that he or she is serving as a member of the Fire Department. The failure to remain certified as a paramedic may be a basis for immediate removal and discharge from the Fire Department by the Fire Chief.
(2000 Code, § 33.09) (Ord. 1413, passed 11-20-1989)