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Commission schedules candidate interviews immediately after Aug. 29 agility test
Summary
After discussion of logistics, the commission voted to hold candidate interviews immediately following the Aug. 29 agility test at the department training site to streamline the hiring process.
The Michigan City Fire Merit Commission voted Aug. 3 to hold interviews for firefighter candidates immediately after the scheduled agility test so applicants can be interviewed on the same day. “I made the motion that we do it following the agility test,” one commissioner said; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote.
Commissioners and the fire chief discussed logistics before the vote: typical agility runs take about 10 minutes per candidate, interviews usually last 10–15 minutes, and commissioners agreed to staff interview tables set up at the training site. The commission settled on Aug. 29 as the likely date, with interviews to follow the agility test at the Hitchcock training facility. Commissioners noted the need to ensure enough commissioners are present to staff interviews and that candidate attendance can vary.
The vote formalizes a previously used practice — conducting interviews immediately after testing — and is intended to reduce candidate downtime and speed onboarding for successful applicants.
