EMPLOYMENT
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City of Lufkin
Fire Department |
City of Lufkin
Human Resources Dept |
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111 South Third
Street |
300 East Shepherd
Street |
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Lufkin, Texas
75901 |
Lufkin, Texas
75901 |
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Telephone
936-633-0376 |
Telephone
936-633-0228 |
ENTRANCE
REQUIREMENTS
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Applicants must be
between Eighteen and Thirty Five
before beginning employment with the Department.
- Applicants must be a graduate
of an approved Fire Academy and Certifiable by the Texas
Commission on Fire Protection - Personnel Standards and
Education and EMT-Basic, or Texas
Department of State Health Services certified Paramedic.
- All applicants must comply with
section 143.023 of the Texas Fire and Police Civil
Service Laws for the State of Texas.
- To be considered for employment,
applicants must achieve a minimum score of 70 on the
competitive entrance exam given by the Civil Service
Director for the City of Lufkin’s Fire Department.
- Applicants with an honorable
discharge from active duty military service will receive
an additional five- (5) points on the Civil Service
Entrance Exam.
PROCEDURE FOR PROCESSING APPLICATIONS
- Submit your
application for employment with the City of Lufkin’s
Human Resource Department along with supporting
documentation including copy of current fire and EMS
certification, copy of military service discharge papers
(if applicable), and copy of current Texas Drivers
License.
- Applicants that meet
the ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS listed above will be
allowed to take the Civil Service Entrance Examination
for Entry level firefighter.
- Successful applicants
will be subject to physical agility testing, background
investigation and polygraph testing.
- Upon satisfactory
completion of the above, the applicant will be made a
conditional offer of employment pending the results of:
- Physical exam
- Test for the use of
illicit drugs or alcohol
POLICY ON
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT
All City Employees are
entitled to a workplace free of discrimination.
Discrimination, in any form, is against the law and will not
be tolerated by the City of Lufkin or the Lufkin Fire
Department.
You cannot be
discriminated against because of:
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Race |
National Origin |
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Religion |
Retaliation |
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Sexual Harassment |
Color |
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Age |
Disability |
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Veteran Status |
Sex |
AND, the use of racial,
ethnic and gender slurs and jokes is expressly forbidden on
the job site.
It is also against the law
for supervisors and managers to RETALIATE against any
employee because he/she filed a charge of discrimination OR
participated in any manner in a discrimination
investigation, proceeding or hearing.
For More Information you
can email us
or telephone us at 936-633-0366. |