Ogden City’s Fire Department and the Human Resources Division conducts testing annually to establish a rated list to present to the City’s Civil Service Commission for certification.  Once certified by the commission, the list is used by the Fire Chief to hire from during the year that it is valid.

The candidate must meet the following requirements in order for their application to be approved and be invited to the testing process.
Must be 18 years of age
Must be a high school graduate or possess a GED certificate
Must have a valid driver’s license and a good driving record
 Must have a Utah Emergency Medical Technician-Basic (EMT-B) Certification or above.
Must have the following fire related certifications that are issued by the Utah Fire Service Certification System or if issued by another state’s system, bear the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) seal:
  Hazardous Materials First Responder – Awareness Level
  Hazardous Materials First Responder – Operations Level
  Firefighter 1
  Firefighter 2

The testing process for the entry level firefighter position involves these areas of rating:
 A written test on the subjects contained in Firefighter and EMT.
A written Work Styles Inventory that measures your motivators and satisfactions as compared to a nationally validated, non-discriminatory pool of successful firefighters.
An oral board that rates on the centers of:
 Previous field experience of EMT and Firefighting
 Skill application from Firefighting and/or EMT
 Advanced training in Firefighting and/or EMT
Physical Ability Testing. We currently use a gym test which consists of a 1.5 mile run, sit-ups, push-ups, etc. and a tower test which simulates firefighting tasks. Until 2009, passing or failing of these tests does not weigh into the list’s rating. It is presented to the Chief at hiring as information of consideration when he is sent five names from the list to consider to hire from.

RESOURCES FOR TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION

At this time, Ogden City Fire Department does not have a training program for initial certifications in these topics.

Both Emergency Medical Technician-Basic (EMT-B) and Firefighting Related Certifications
Davis ATC
 http://www.datc.net/catalog.asp
Davis Applied Technology College
550 East 300 South
Kaysville, UT 84037
Phone: (801) 593-2500  Fax: (801) 593-2400

Emergency Medical Technician-Basic (EMT-B)
Weber State University
http://weber.edu/ECR/faq.html
Hours 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.  MST Monday - Friday
Phone 801-626-6521 Fax 801-626-6610

Utah Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (info on scheduled classes and contacts)
 http://health.utah.gov/ems/
 Phone (801) 538-6101 

Firefighting Related Certifications
Utah Valley State College – Utah Fire Rescue Academy
http://ufra.uvsc.edu/
3131 Mike Jense Parkway,
Provo, UT 84601
Telephone (801) 863-7700 Toll Free 888 548-7816 Facsimile (801) 371-0334

Bridgerland ATC
 http://www.batc.tec.ut.us/degrees.html
1301 North 600 West
Logan, UT 84321
Phone:  435.753.6780 Toll Free: 866.701.1100 Fax: 435.752.2016

Various Private Courses advertised in the newspaper from time to time.