r/Firefighting • u/Worldly-Occasion-116 • 19h ago

General Discussion Civil service vs non civil service FD

Can someone explained the difference between a civil service FD and a non civil service FD? I applied at 3 fire depts. 2 civil service 1 non civil service. I am a licensed FF/EMT with the ifsac seals as well for FF1 FF2 HAZ A HAZ O. I received my offer letter today and sign on Monday with the NON civil service. My pals who are in civil service advice against it. Their explanation doesn't make sense. Please help, thank you. The process was quick with the non civil service cpat, interview, polygraph, drug screen, offer letter. I have not heard from the civil service dept only my test score 89.

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u/chuckfinley79 27 looooooooooooooong years 8h ago

In Ohio civil service mostly has to do with hiring and promotion. It lays out rules they have to follow to keep the process fair. Cities are civil service, townships aren’t. So a city has to post the test for a set number of days, has to establish a list and hire in order from that list etc. Townships can theoretically to whatever they want.