Section Fire 701.01 - Full-time Career Fire Service Personnel Entrance Requirement(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.N.H. Admin. Code § Fire 701.01
#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
Amended by Volume XXXVII Number 28, Filed July 13, 2017, Proposed by #12225-B, Effective 6/28/2017, Expires 6/18/2027.