After receiving about 120 applications, the Fire Department is proceeding with its first hiring process after leaving the civil service system, hoping to welcome new recruits by April.
“What we are looking for is multi-talented people who bring passion and compassion to the job to serve the community in a lot of different ways,” said Swampscott Fire Chief Graham Archer.
Archer posted hiring announcements on public job boards and the department’s page on the town website on Dec. 1, 2021. After the application period closed at the end of December, he said, he had received about 120 applications for the three vacant positions in the department.
Next, the applicants will take an entrance exam on Feb. 5, which will be provided by a reputable private vendor that has developed and administered the test in many fire departments around the country, Archer said.