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APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: IT IS IMPORTANT THAT EACH CANDIDATE READ ALL THE APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS PRIOR TO TURNING IN APPLICATION! (Failure to follow any or part of the enclosed instructions will result in the rejection of your application). Only one application per person may be submitted. 1. All applicants shall be an Ohio State Certified paramedic to be eligible to participate in the written examination. The required certification must be in accordance with the level of qualifications mandated by the North Olmsted Fire Department. Applicants shall include a copy of his/hers valid/current Ohio State Paramedic card in the application packet. Applicants shall have maintained appropriate continuing education training hours as mandated by the State of Ohio for paramedic recertification. Applicants shall present a copy of his/hers continuing education training hours to the Fire Chief during the interview process. Any required continuing education training hours not current at date of appointment shall be completed by the applicant at his/her expense. 2. All applications must be picked up at the NORTH OLMSTED CITY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 5200 DOVER CENTER ROAD, NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO 44070, between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. Monday through Friday. Only the first 200 candidates who submit properly completed applications will be allowed to sit for the written test. 3. All applications must be legibly printed in ink or typed, contain a full return address including zip code; and be signed and dated by the applicant. Applicants must also list their name and address, including zip code, on the front of the return envelope provided. HAND DELIVER COMPLETED PACKETS TO North Olmsted Police Department Attn. Civil Service Department, 27243 Lorain Road, North Olmsted, OH 44070. 4. Applicants for Entry -Level appointment to the Fire Department as a Firefighter/Paramedic shall satisfy the age requirements and physical qualifications established by Ohio Revised Code Section 124.42 to be eligible for appointment. (No person shall be eligible to receive an original appointment as a Firefighter/Paramedic in a fire department, subject to the civil service laws of this state, unless the person has reached the age of eighteen and has, not more than one hundred twenty days prior to receiving such appointment, passed a physical examination, given by a licensed physician, a physician assistant, a clinical nurse specialist, a certified nurse practitioner, or a certified nurse -midwife, certifying that the applicant is free of cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, and showing that the person meets the physical requirements necessary to perform the duties of a Firefighter/Paramedic as established by the civil service commission having jurisdiction over the appointment. The appointing authority shall, prior to making any such appointment, file with the Ohio police and fire pension fund a copy of the report or findings of said licensed physician, physician assistant, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse practitioner, or certified nurse -midwife. The professional fee for such physical examination shall be paid by the civil service commission. No person shall be eligible to receive an original appointment on and after the person's thirty-first birthday). 5. Applications received after the "FILING DEADLINE," listed on the cover page of this packet will be returned. DO NOT RETURN THIS PAGE PLEASE RETAIN FOR YOUR RECORDS 3