City of College Station

• Be at least 18 years old.
• Be a high school graduate or have obtained a GED.
• Possess a valid Texas driver's license without any restrictions that would prevent driving commercial vehicles.
• Have no night vision restrictions which cannot be corrected with standard eye glasses or contact lenses; not have an eye condition that restricts peripheral vision.
• Have minimum vision of 20/100 in both eyes, correctable to 20/40.
• Be free from any physical condition which would interfere with the essential functions of a Firefighter/EMT and be able to pass a medical/physical examination.
  
  

• Education and Experience: 12 accredited college credit hours in any field of study with a minimum of 2.0 GPA, or military service with an honorable discharge as stipulated on a DD-214.
• The College Station Fire Department will send you to an EMT-Basic academy and you must successfully obtain a Texas DSHS EMT-Basic certification.
• The College Station Fire Department will then send you to a fire academy and you must successfully obtain a Texas Commission on Fire Protection Basic Structure Fire Protection certificate.
• Maintain certifications while employed.

• Education and Experience: 12 accredited college credit hours in any field of study with a minimum of 2.0 GPA or military service with an honorable discharge as stipulated on a DD214.
• The College Station Fire Department will send you to a fire academy and you must successfully obtain a Texas Commission on Fire Protection Basic Structure Fire Protection Certificate.
• Maintain certifications while employed.

• The College Station Fire Department will send you to a fire academy and you must successfully obtain a Texas Commission on Fire Protection Basic Structure Fire Protection Certificate.
• Maintain certifications while employed.

• Possess a current and valid Texas Commission of Fire Protection Basic (or higher) Structure Fire Protection certificate.
• Possess a current and valid Texas DSHS EMT-Basic or Paramedic certification.

• Any felony offense.
• Any Class A Misdemeanor within the last 10 years.
• Any Class B misdemeanor or above within the last five years, other than D.W.I., unless D.W.I. was within the last three years.
• Any Class C misdemeanor other than minor traffic violations within the last six months.
• Have no D.W.I. convictions in the last three years as of the date of application and no more than one D.W.I. conviction on record.
• Have no more than two moving violations within the previous 12 months.
• Out-of-state offenses will be held to the Texas equivalent.

Drug Use Criteria:

• Applicants who have used any felony grade-controlled substance (as defined by Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 481) within the last five years are not acceptable unless the drug was prescribed by a licensed physician.
• Usage of non-felony grade substances will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
• Misuse of any prescription medication will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
• Involvement in the illegal delivery or furnishing of any controlled substance or drug to another with the expectation that a personal benefit would be received as a result of the actions.
• The College Station Fire Department reserves the right to disqualify an applicant for any drug use regardless of the specific disqualifiers listed herein.