Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024
(a) Fire
departments, state agencies, or private corporations providing fire/rescue
services to the general public and hiring full-time career fire service
personnel employees shall have minimum entrance requirements as follows:
(1) The candidate shall have a high school
diploma or high school equivalency certificate, general educational
development;
(2) The candidate
shall not have been convicted of a felony under federal law, or the law of this
or any other state, province, territory, country, or military, unless he or she
has been pardoned or the conviction has been annulled; and
(3) The candidate shall be at least 18 years
of age.
(b) Before the
candidate is employed the hiring authority shall conduct or cause to be
conducted a background check to include at a minimum the existence of a
criminal history record and motor vehicle violation history record in New
Hampshire.
(c) The candidate shall
not be employed if the candidate:
(1) Has been
discharged from the military service under other than honorable conditions,
where the circumstances, in the opinion of a reasonable person, would cast
doubt on his or her fitness as a fire service personnel;
(2) Has been convicted of a felony under
federal law, or the law of this or any other state, province, territory or
country, unless he or she has been pardoned or the conviction
annulled;
(3) Is applying for a
position as a full-time, career fire service personnel and is not a citizen of
the United States;
(4) Has been
convicted of a misdemeanor by a civilian or military court and for which he or
she has not received a pardon or annulment, which offense or the underlying
circumstances surrounding the commission thereof was such that it would cause a
reasonable person to doubt the applicant's character, honesty or
ability;
(5) Has been convicted in
a civilian or military court of more than one misdemeanor or violations for
which he or she has not received a pardon or annulment, and which would
indicate to a reasonable person a pattern of disregard for the law;
(6) Has been convicted in a military or
civilian court in the 10 years immediately before application for hire as a
fire service personnel of a misdemeanor for which he or she has not received a
pardon or the conviction annulled, and which resulted in serious bodily injury
to another person;
(7) Has a
history of illegal drug use, illegal drug manufacture, transport for sale, or
sale of a controlled substance that would cast doubt on his or her ability to
perform as a firefighter;
(8) Has
had fire certifications revoked from jurisdictions other than the state of New
Hampshire;
(9) Suffers from a
mental disorder for which he or she has not undergone effective rehabilitation,
which would affect his or her ability to perform fire fighting
duties;
(10) Has been discharged or
allowed to resign in lieu of termination with other employers for reasons of
moral character or moral turpitude for acts or omissions of conduct that would
cause a reasonable person to doubt the candidate's honesty or integrity;
or
(11) Is found to have a general
character and reputation in the community that a reasonable person would doubt
that the applicant would conduct him or herself with honesty and
integrity.
(d) After
written authorization is received from a physician, the candidate shall pass
the physical ability test described in Fire 702, unless the candidate has been
placed in layoff status due to a reduction in force and the current appointment
is by the same hiring authority.
(e) The candidate shall complete a
pre-employment medical evaluation as outlined in NFPA 1582 (2013 Edition),
available as provided in Appendix B. Based on the medical evaluation, the
hiring authority shall determine the candidate's ability to successfully and
safely perform essential job tasks, as listed in NFPA 1582 (2013 Edition),
available as provided in Appendix B, without posing a significant safety or
health risk to themselves, members or civilians.
(f) The candidate shall be orally interviewed
by the hiring authority to determine the candidate's ability to communicate and
how the person represents him or herself to others.
#2013, eff 5-5-82, EXPIRED: 5-5-88
New. #5726, eff 10-21-93; amd by #6165, eff 1-5-96; ss by #7332, eff 8-1-00; amd by #7642, eff 1-31-02; ss by #9218; ss by #9319-B, eff 11-12-08
