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Glendale commission updates firefighter-recruit specification after debate over high-school equivalency language
Summary
The Civil Service Commission approved a revised Firefighter Recruit class specification that would require a paramedic license as the minimum medical qualification and clarified high‑school equivalency language after debate over GED and other acronyms.
The City of Glendale Civil Service Commission on Feb. 12 approved a revised class specification for the Firefighter Recruit position that would replace the Emergency Medical Technician requirement with a paramedic license as the minimum medical qualification and clarified the minimum‑education language.
Human Resources analyst Ms. Adams told the commission the department asked for the change to require a paramedic license so the city would attract candidates with advanced medical training and avoid repeated individual approvals for each job bulletin. "Our team has 57 open recruitments," Adams said while introducing staff recommendations and the proposed specification changes.
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