City of Raleigh Hiring, September 2012 Process

[RFDGloWorm]

All,

City of Raleigh (NC) is hiring, beginning September 4th, 2012. Keep up with the following site for details....www.raleighnc.gov/fire

FYI, I realize it currently says the process is "closed", however, it will be open soon.

[doubled8206]

How many they looking to hire?

[RFDGloWorm]

How many they looking to hire?

Not sure, if I had to guess I would say 20-30.

[buck4502]

I'll definitely be applying for this one, I have heard nothing but good things about RFD. Anyone have any info to salary, cost of living, and how busy they are?

[Pugsley67]

what are the retirement and associated benefits? im from out of state for NC so im not really sure what is it in NC

[jas1129]

Making the trip from Austin!

[doubled8206]

Do you need any certifications prior to applying?

[jas1129]

What are the disqualifiers?

[CaptOldTimer]

Did any of you that have asked questions, take the time to go to the link provided and look and see? Most if not all questions are answered somewhere in there.

[jas1129]

Cpt. Yes sir looked at the city web site. Looked at the union page. Googled it. Called the recuiting office. This is a last resort.

[tonsoffun1101]

i guess you'll just have to wait till Sept 4th to find out then wont we

but in the mean time i googled and found an old thread

http://www.firehouse.com/forums/t116870/ (Raleigh, NC, HIRING NOW!!)

[fdffdfdfdfdf]

One of the few departments I have seen with a minimum age of 21.

[FireFighterCanididate1]

Do they run fire/medics? And is there any preference for medics?

[doubled8206]

does anyone know the actual dates for physical and written?

[RFDGloWorm]

Do they run fire/medics? And is there any preference for medics?

No medics (thank God)....and no preference.

[RFDGloWorm]

What are the disqualifiers?

If you have any doubt that you may be disqualified (criminal record, driving record), then you may want to go with your gut.

[RFDGloWorm]

Do you need any certifications prior to applying?

No, doesn't matter what you have or what you don't, you'll get it all in the academy.

[buck4502]

RFD, I found most of my answers in older threads... but, still curious as to how busy it is down there. I know like anywhere, from company to company the answer can change, but do people looking start a career there have a decent shot of being busy and running a decent bit of fire?

[FireFighter_28]

I hear they are using a different written test, does anyone have any info about it ?

[RFDGloWorm]

RFD, I found most of my answers in older threads... but, still curious as to how busy it is down there. I know like anywhere, from company to company the answer can change, but do people looking start a career there have a decent shot of being busy and running a decent bit of fire?

We're a diverse city, and so are our companies. Thursday I worked and we ran 19, for a Ladder Company we rolled.

But, other parts of the City may have gone out 2 times.

Durham sees a good bit of fire, but their process just closed. We see our share, but we're bigger and more spread out.

Engine 29 and Engine 30 are in the works, as well as Ladder 9 and Ladder 10. We are in the process of re-organizing to a Special Operations Command set-up, and will be putting a Heavy Rescue Unit staffed with five, and two Squad Companies in service around January or so. Lots of changes going on, and the city is growing like a weed.