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Commission votes to advertise for firefighter applicants; plans testing before Sept. 19 promotional exam

Michigan City Fire Merit Commission · May 6, 2026
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Summary

After confirming a depleted hiring list, the commission voted to begin advertising for firefighter applicants, discussed July application cutoffs and an August testing window, and agreed to schedule around a promotional test set for Sept. 19.

The Michigan City Fire Merit Commission voted May 4 to start advertising for new firefighter applicants after reviewing the department’s hiring list and ordinance requirements that trigger recruitment when eligible applicants fall to three or fewer.

The fire chief told commissioners the eligible list was at or near three candidates and referenced an ordinance section…

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