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SOUTH ELGIN & COUNTRYSIDE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 1090 WEST STATE STREET SOUTH ELGIN, ILLINOIS 60177 847-741-2141
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Updated: August 27, 2025
SOUTH ELGIN & COUNTRYSIDE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT1090 WEST STATE STREETSOUTH ELGIN, ILLINOIS 60177847-741-2141
Updated: August 20th, 2025
~~~3 IMMEDIATE OPENINGS~~~
Position Title: Full-Time Firefighter/Paramedic
2025 Starting Salary: $72,948.65 (Top Salary $101,545.87)
2026 Starting Salary: $75,137.11 (Top Salary $104,592.25)
Testing and Application deadline: October 10th, 2025
The South Elgin & Countryside Fire Protection District Board of Commissioners
are announcing the testing window to establish a Full-Time Eligibility List.
Applicants are required to complete the Public Safety Self-Assessment (PSSA) with the National Testing Network to be considered. Information on the PSSA can be found here.
Applicants MUST also complete the South Elgin & Countryside Fire Protection District Full-Time Application. The application can be found here. Applications and any supporting documentation must be either upload to the NTN website or submitted to Station 21 at 1090 West Spring St. South Elgin Illinois by October 10th, 2025 by 1600 hours. Additional information can be found by visiting the Fire District’s website.
CURRENT SALARY INFORMATION:
· FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC:
Current Salary Range (Salary increases January 1st of each year)
Other Benefits
Starting Salary
$72,948.65
· Fire Pension (Funded over 80%)
· Medical Insurance (HSA Funds provided)
· Dental and Vision Insurance
· Longevity Pay
· Paid Training
· Clothing Allowance
· Deferred Compensation (457 Plan)
· College Education Funding
After 1 year
$78,968.56
After 2 years
$84,069.65
After 3 years
$92,039.02
After 4 years
$95,878.15
After 5 years
$101,545.87
*Current labor contract, 2026 top firefighter/paramedic pay will top at $104,592.25
· FIREFIGHTER/EMT-BASIC OR PARAMEDIC (SINGLE ROLE) (BOF and PARAMEDIC LICENSE REQUIRED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT.)
Current Salary (and same benefits as above)
$65,653.78
$71,071.71
BENEFIT INFORMATION:
· South Elgin Professional Firefighter's, Local 4833 negotiates a labor contract on behalf of all full-time firefighters between the Local and the South Elgin and Countryside F.P.D. To view the current contract, click here.
Longevity is paid based on a percentage of top firefighter/paramedic pay
5-9 Years
0.5%
10-14 Years
1%
15-19 Years
1.5%
20-24 Years
1.75%
25 Years and over
2%
· Longevity stipends are offered to full-time employees per the labor agreement and commence at the five-year anniversary (only comparable department to pay a five-year longevity) of full-time employment (this becomes pensionable salary upon retirement).
· Sick time incentives are offered to full-time employees that do not call off sick for a scheduled shift during a calendar year ($500 annual incentive-non pensionable).
· Firefighters work a 24-hour shift followed by 48 hours off-duty. Kelly Days are scheduled every 18th duty day for employees assigned to a 24-hour shift.
· Sick leave for 24-hour shift employees accrues on a monthly basis at the rate of 12 hours per month. Employees shall earn sick leave from their first day of employment and shall continue to accumulate sick leave until separation of employment with no maximum accrual of hours. The District will buy back sick time (at retirement with a minimum of 20 years of full-time service) from the employee at one third of up to 1620 hours at the employee’s current rate of pay.
· Time off allotment
Time
Vacation
Holiday Comp
Kelly Days
Total shifts in a calendar year
Years 0-1
0
6*
12
Years 2-4
5
6
17
Years 5-9
7
19
Years 10-15
10
22
Years 16-19
11
23
Years 20-plus
24
*Pro-rated based on start date
· Compensatory time can be earned for hours worked above the normal scheduled 24/48 shift (overtime) if the employee chooses the compensatory time rather than pay. Compensatory time accrual will be capped at a total of 216 hours. Compensatory time will be earned at a rate of one- and one-half times (1 ½).
· Firefighters are granted six (6) holidays per year (New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, and July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas). These are earned and can be used during the year or bought back the final pay period in December of each year.
· The District offers a comprehensive and very competitive benefit plan including a District funded HSA health plan. Additionally, vision, dental, long-term disability, and life insurance are all offered.
Department Overview: South Elgin and Countryside Fire Protection District is a progressive emergency service organization that responded to approximately 4,100 combined fire and EMS incidents in 2024. South Elgin Fire District protects approximately 30,000 people within 26 square miles encompassing the villages of South Elgin, Bartlett, Campton Hills, Elgin Township, St. Charles Township, and Plato Township in the Counties of Kane and DuPage.
Human Resources Department ContactBritta Eggebrecht, Office Manager1090 W Spring Street. South Elgin, IL 60177
847-741-2141beggebrecht@southelginfire.com
Job Requirements
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AT TIME OF APPLICATION
· U.S. Citizenship
· Minimum of High School diploma or equivalent
· Valid Driver’s License
· No felony convictions or crime
· Applicants must meet one of the following criteria:
o Basic Operations Firefighter and IDPH Paramedic (or PHRN*)
o Basic Operations Firefighter and IDPH EMT-Basic
o IDPH Paramedic*
· Successful completion of a Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) with Ladder Climb Certification conducted by a licensed agency within twelve (12) months prior to application.
· Ability to read/speak English
· Vision must be correctable to 20/20
*IDPH Pre-Hospital Regisered Nurses that operate as Paramedics are accepted
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS THAT MUST BE MET AT TIME OF CONDITIONAL OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT
· Age: Minimum of 21 years of age and under 35 years of age at the time of employment or as otherwise provided by Illinois State Statue. Copy of Birth Certificate required.
· Successful completion of a Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) with Ladder Climb Certification conducted by a licensed agency within twelve (12) months prior to a conditional offer of employment.
· Valid Drivers License
· Must pass psychological and medical examinations.
· Must have any of the following combinations:
o Basic Operations Firefighter and IDPH Paramedic License*, or;
o Basic Operations Firefighter and IDPH EMT-Basic that is currently accepted or enrolled and in good standing in an accredited and accepted IDPH Paramedic class** (must be able to operate in the Greater Elgin Area EMS System for clinical ride time), or:
o Hold an IDPH Paramedic license*
*Illinois Department of Public Health Pre-Hospital Registered Nurses that can operate as Paramedics in the State of Illinois will be accepted.
**WITHIN ONE YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT, ALL EMPLOYEES MUST ACHIEVE THE LEVEL OF BASIC OPERATIONS FIREFIGHTER AND HOLD AN IDPH PARAMEDIC LICENSE WITHIN THE GREATER ELGIN EMS REGION.
FAILURE TO OBTAIN THESE REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD OF ONE YEAR (UNLESS OTHERWISE EXTENDED BY APPLICABLE STATE LAWS) WILL BE CAUSE FOR SEPERATION.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
· All applicants MUST fill out the South Elgin and Countryside Fire Protection District Full-Time application (found on SECFPD website www.southelginfire.com or on the National Testing Network website ) and submitted through the testing portal or mail/turn in the application to:
Headquarters Station 21Attn: Britta Eggebrecht-Officer Manager
1090 West Spring StreetSouth Elgin, IL 60177
· Interviews will be extended to those applicants that successfully pass the written test. The Board of Fire Commissioners will tentatively conduct interviews the week of October 13th through 17th, 2025, in the evening. Dates and times will be assigned at a later date.
· Candidates must submit copies of the following with the application by: October 10th 2025, by 1600 hours.
1. Birth Certificate
2. High School Diploma/GED-official transcripts
3. Valid Illinois Driver’s License
4. Copies of all applicable Illinois Department of Public Health licensures such as paramedic or EMT-Basic
5. Firefighter II or Basic Operations Firefighter certification
6. A copy of their CPAT certification with ladder endorsement with the last twelve months
· On-line testing with NTN will be September 8th through October 10th, 2025.
· Interviews by the SECFPD Board of Fire Commissioners will be determined at a later date.
Disqualifiers: Must pass pre-employment physical, drug, and a psychological examinations and a criminal background investigation. Failure to supply required documentation will be grounds to removal from the pre-hiring process and name eliminated from the eligibility list. Drug Use Disqualifiers: No illegal drug possession or use record.
Minimum component score: Must achieve a minimum score of 60 on each component the testing process.
Minimum final score: Must achieve a minimum overall score of 70 on the final eligibility list, prior to and exclusive of any added preferences points.
PREFERENCE POINTS: PREFERENCE POINTS (Form 4): After the initial eligibility list is created candidates who are eligible for preference points may submit for these points in writing to the SECFPD Board of Fire Commissioners (Form 5 and all supporting documentation required). These claims must be received within ten (10) days after the posting of the initial eligibility list or the points will be deemed waived.To obtain Form 4 and Form 5, contact the Fire Districts Office Manager, Britta Eggebrecht via email at beggebrecht@southelginfire.com, or via phone at 847-741-2141.
Veteran’s Preference Points:Maximum of five (5) points
Educational Preference Points Two (2) points for an Associate’s Degree in the field of fire service or emergency medical servicesFour (4) points for a Bachelor’s Degree. (cannot be combined)
Paramedic Preferences
Persons who have obtained a, Illinois Department of Public Health paramedic license will be awarded five (5) points.
South Elgin and Countryside F.P.D. is an Equal Opportunity Employe
