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Wheeling board approves changes to firefighter and police appointment rules, adds EMT‑basic requirement for paramedic candidates
Summary
The Village of Wheeling Board of Trustees on Jan. 20 adopted an ordinance amending Board of Fire and Police Commission rules to allow a candidate pool for police appointments and to require EMT‑Basic certification for firefighter‑paramedic applicants.
The Village of Wheeling Board of Trustees on Jan. 20 adopted an ordinance (13B) amending rules of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners for original appointments to the Wheeling Police and Fire Departments.
The ordinance makes two principal changes: it allows the police commission to create a pool of qualified candidates from those who test — rather than strictly appointing in the order of written-test scores — and it requires firefighter‑paramedic applicants to hold an EMT‑Basic certification before appointment.
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