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LISLE-WOODRIDGE FIRE DISTRICT 1005 SCHOOL STREET LISLE, ILLINOIS 60532 630-353-3050
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Updated: April 29, 2026
Position Title: Firefighter/ParamedicSalary Information:
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Candidate Contact PersonScott GrayDeputy Chief630-353-3051sgray@lwfd.org
Department Overview
The Lisle-Woodridge Fire District, established in 1944 and organized in 1985, is located in Southern DuPage County. The District delivers services to 62,000 residents. The district responded to 9,352 incidents in 2025 from 5 fire stations.
City/County/Area Information
The district serves Lisle, Woodridge, and unincorporated DuPage County
Population
62,166
Job Requirements
Age: 21-35 years of ageUS Citizen: Yes or naturalized alien High School Grad/GED: YesValid State Driver’s License: YesAbility to Read/Speak English: YesCollege: Not RequiredAcademy Certification: Licensed EMT-P at time of conditional offer of employment. (consideration will be given to candidates enrolled in Paramedic program)Prior Experience: Not Required
Preference Points
Veteran’s Preference Points
Applicants who served in the United States military actively for at least one (1) year and who were honorably discharged or are now on inactive or reserve duty shall be preferred for employment and shall receive a total of five (5) preference points. Proof of such service must include a copy of Military Form DD-214 (long form) as proof of active service, evidence of the honorable discharge and a sworn affidavit by the applicant (Forms 2C and 2D).
Educational Preference Points
Any applicant who has successfully obtained an associate’s degree in the field of fire service or emergency medical services, or a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university may receive from zero (0) to five (5) preference, at the Board’s discretion. The Board reserves the right to award a greater number of preference points for job-related degrees than for non-job-related degrees.
Experience Preference Points
Applicants employed as full-time firefighters or firefighter-paramedics by a fire protection district or municipality for at least 2 years may be awarded up to the maximum available preference points for this category at the Board’s discretion. No experience preference points will be awarded under this section to applicants for service with a private employer who had a contract for fire or ambulance service with a fire protection district or municipality. The Board shall prorate the awarding of the points based on partial years of experience under this section.
Proof of such service must include submission of copies of applicable certificates, a sworn affidavit by the applicant, and a sworn affidavit by the applicant’s employer (Form 2E). Note that proof of POC or full-time service may be verified by the District. Applicants may be awarded up to one-half (1/2) point for each complete year of paid-on-call or part-time service, up to a total of zero (0) to five (5) preference points, at the Board’s discretion.
No application of available experience preference points may be allowed that will cause any candidate on the Initial Eligibility Register to pass over or be listed above a veteran. In the case of a tie between candidates immediately below a veteran, those tied shall be ranked according to the total they would have achieved if all experience points could have been awarded. Any remaining ties shall be broken by lottery.
Residency Preference Points
The Board, at its discretion, may award from zero (0) to five (5) preference points to applicants whose principal residence is located within the District’s jurisdiction.
Apprentice Preference Points
The Board, at its discretion, may award from zero (0) to ten (10) preference points to applicants for Apprentice Preference Points. An applicant who has performed fire suppression service for a department as a firefighter apprentice in the Lisle-Woodridge Fire Protection District Assigned Part Time Program and otherwise meets the qualifications for original appointment as a firefighter specified in this Section is eligible to be awarded up to 10 preference points. To qualify for preference points, an applicant shall have completed a minimum of 600 hours of fire suppression work on a regular shift for the affected fire department over a 12-month period. The fire suppression work must be in accordance with Section 16.06 of Act, 70 ILCS 705, and the terms established by a Joint Apprenticeship Committee included in a collective bargaining agreement agreed between the employee and its certified bargaining agreement. An eligible applicant must apply to the Joint Apprenticeship Committee for preference points under this item. The Joint Apprenticeship Committee shall evaluate the merit of the applicant's performance, determine the preference points to be awarded, and certify the amount of points awarded to the commissioners. The commissioners may add the certified preference points to the final grades achieved by the applicant on the other components of the examination.
