jay24

I have heard that SFRD are 12 short of Min staffing, and as April 2012 another 5 have notified the union that they plan to retire

I'd have to look into this a little more before answering

From the City Of Stamford personnel minutes posted to the city's website: 4. P28.061 REVIEW; matter of reimbursement for applicants of the fire service exam (held approximately two years ago). REPORT MADE The Committee held a lengthy discussion regarding the fire exam that was held about two years ago. Mr. Hibson explained that the list was never certified. Certification involves final scoring and ranking of candidates. Once the list is certified, it expires after two years. He is not going to certify it until issues surrounding the budget, the Fire Plan and the Fire Union Contract are settled. The Committee members stated that it was unfair that those that took the test were charged $35 and then no hiring took place. Chair Fedeli explained that if the test-takers are refunded the $35, then their name will come off the list. If the list is certified, they are not entitled to the $35. Mr. Layton suggested that perhaps they could be given the option, and Mr. Hibson felt this would be extremely burdensome on his department. Many representatives felt strongly that a decision should be made in the near future regarding either scoring the test or refunding the money. Therefore, Chair Fedeli agreed to keep this item on the Pending Agenda for further review. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Committee voted 6-0-0 to reconvene on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 6:45 to vote on Item No. 2 above. Hope this answers your question

Thank you NFD2004 for starting this thread, just to followup on what you posted Some of us who took the exam have started a Facebook group : "Stamford 2010 Firefighter Candidates". We've started this group to come together to try and force the City of Stamford to move things along with certifying the exams, creating a list and filling the empty spots on SFRD. If you took the exam please join our group; and/or if you know someone that did, please pass along

Has anyone heard about any potential hires? Rumors? Thank You in advance