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Entry Level Requirements
- To be considered for a position as a Volunteer Firefighter, an applicant must meet the
following minimum requirements:
1. Citizen of the United States of America or a lawful permanent resident.
2. Possess a High School Diploma or GED.
3. Minimum age of 18.
4. Must be a current resident of the City of Rockwall or a resident of Rockwall County,
at the discretion of the oral review board, for at least six months.
5. Be in good moral standing.
6. Have good credit history.
7. Must be an able bodied person, be in good physical condition, be in good mental
health, normal hearing, binocular acuity correctable to 20/40 (20/100 uncorrectable)
with a slight degree of color blindness allowed (subject to review).
8. Must have a valid Texas Drivers License, class B, A, or CDL, or a class C and be
able to obtain a class B, A, or CDL within 90 days.
9. Must not have any felony level convictions.
10. Must not have any convictions of Class ‘A’ or Class ‘B’ misdemeanors which are
considered to be a crime against person, drug related or a crime of moral
turpitude.*
11. Some crimes as listed in the Class A and Class B Misdemeanors may not disqualify
an applicant if the conviction is over three years old; no DWI’s in last five years.
12. Must have a stable and satisfactory work record.
13. Must attend a minimum of 25% of all paged emergency calls which the member is
required to make and a minimum of 50% of all required business meetings and
training sessions.
14. Applicant must be able to perform the job duties listed on the attached job duty
requirement sheet.
15. Must be able and willing to abide by the Volunteer Fire Department Constitution
and By-Laws, Fire Department Standard Operating Procedures, City of Rockwall
policy and administrative hand book, policies listed in the employee’s handbook and
City safety program manual.
- *Crime of moral turpitude: Theft, perjury, vice crimes, bigamy, and rape have
generally been found to involve moral turpitude, while liquor law violations and
disorderly conduct generally have not
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