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--a minimum of 90 upper division <br />quarter hour units; and <br />--a minimum of 72 quarter hour units <br />in a major field of study of which a <br />minimum of 36 -quarter hour units <br />must be upper division courses <br />One Hundred Twenty (120) semester <br />hour units to include: <br />-- a minimum of 60 upper division <br />semester hour units; and <br />-- a minimum of 48 semester hour units <br />in a major field of study of which a <br />minimum of 24 semester hour units <br />must be upper division courses <br />Fire Captain <br />Firefighter <br />Fire Engineer <br />Fire Captain <br />2-1/2% <br />5% <br />5% <br />2-1/2% <br />The above educational levels are not cumulative. The maximum educational incentive pay received by a <br />Firefighter or Fire Engineer shall not exceed five percent (5%); the maximum educational incentive pay <br />received by a Fire Captain shall not exceed two and one-half percent (2.5%) nor shall an employee receive <br />incentive pay for more than one educational level at the two and one half percent (2.5%) rate nor more <br />than one educational level at the five (5%) rate. <br />Section 22. Probationary Period <br />22.1 Length of Probationary Period <br />All original appointments to fire suppression positions shall be tentative and subject to a probationary <br />period of eighteen (18) months actual service. The probationary period for fire prevention personnel shall <br />be twelve (12) months. <br />Promotional appointments shall be subject to a probationary period of twelve (12) months service time. <br />Personnel who serve in a long term acting assignment any time during the two (2) years prior to their <br />promotion with receive credit towards the twelve (12) month promotional probationary period for their <br />long term acting assignments up to a combined maximum of six (6) months. All other provisions of <br />probationary period will apply. <br />22.2 Notification Requirements <br />An employee who is not rejected prior to the completion of the prescribed probationary period shall be <br />deemed to have passed the prescribed probation period automatically subject to the provisions of Section <br />22.3. <br />22.3 Extension of Probationary Period <br />The Fire Chief may extend the probationary period once for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days, in <br />order to further evaluate the performance of the probationary employee. <br />34 <br />