Q.7. Training/Safety Lieutenant positions are covered positions seven (7)
days per week twenty-four (24) hours per day, and will be part of officers’
overtime list.
Q.8. All Lieutenants promoted before July 1, 2003 are not transferable to
the Training/Safety Division under Article 4, they are however allowed to request
assignment in the Training Safety Position.
Q.9. As soon as practical all suppression officers will be given the State of
New Hampshire Fire Standards and Training, Incident Scene Safety Officer on
duty.
R. — In order to fill vacancies in the rank of Assistant Superintendent, a test
will be given. Employees who are currently third ranking specialists in that
division will be considered eligible to take the test. If only one Third Ranking
Specialist passes the test, he shall be promoted to Assistant Superintendent. In the
event that there is no third ranking specialist in that division, no third ranking
specialist passes the test, or no third ranking specialist chooses to test, then all
members of Nashua Fire Rescue who have completed one (1) year of service will
be eligible to take the exam. However, for vacancies in the Fire Marshal Division,
as of January 1, 2021, to be eligible to take the exam, members must have their
Fire Inspector I and Fire Investigator certifications. Eligibility will be determined
as of the date the vacancy occurs. If no Third Ranking Specialist passes the exam
but, more than one other employee does pass the exam, then the current
promotional policy will be used to promote the Assistant Superintendent.
S. In order to fill vacancies in the rank of Superintendent or Fire
Marshall a test will be given. Employees who are currently Assistant
Superintendents in that division will be considered eligible to take the test. In the
event that there are no Assistant Superintendents, no Assistant Superintendents
pass the exam, or no Assistant Superintendents choose to test, then current Third
Ranking Specialists in that division will be eligible to take a test for the position.
In the event that no Third Ranking Specialists exist, no Third Ranking Specialists
pass the exam, or no Third Ranking Specialists choose to test, then all members of
Nashua Fire Rescue who have completed one (1) year of service will be eligible to
take a test for the position. However, for vacancies in the Fire Marshal Division,
as of January 1, 2021, to be eligible to take the exam, members must have their
Fire Inspector I and Fire Investigator certifications. Eligibility will be determined
as of the date the vacancy occurs. If subsequent tests are, in fact, needed after the
initial test due to no candidates having passed the test, then, Assistant
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