The City of Waxahachie is a state civil service 143 city

Requirements

The City requires firefighters to be certified or certifiable as structural firefighters by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection.  Firefighter candidates are also required to be at least certified as Emergency Medical Technicians by the Texas Department of State Health Services, but prefer Paramedics.  When an offer of employment is extended to a candidate, EMT's will be required to obtain Paramedic certification.

Process

The first step in applying as a firefighter for the City of Waxahachie is to obtain structure firefighter certification through the Texas Commission on Fire Protect and EMT certification through the Texas Department of State Health Services.  This can be done through any number of fire academies in the North Texas area.  You can find links to some of these academies on our Links page.

The next step is to fill out an application at the City Hall Human Resources Department (Civil Service)  You can request to be put on a list to be notified when applications are being accepted by calling City Hall at 469-309-4000 and ask for Civil Service. 

After your application has been accepted, you will receive a packet to study for the written exam.  Your placement on the hiring list will depend on how well you do on the written test.

After the written test, a group from the top of the list will be brought in for the BPAD (Behavioral Personality Assessment Device) test.  This test is a pass/fail test which will not change the ranking of the individuals on the list.