Chester, VT · Windsor County
Fire Department Employment Application
This four-page application collects personal, education, reference, employment, and military history from people applying for a position with the Chester Fire Department, along with a signed records-release authorization.
At a glance
- Issued by
- City of Chester · Chester, Windsor County, Vermont
- Notarization
- Required: sign this form in front of a notary before filing it.
- Official source
- chestervt.gov
- Blank form
- Download the PDF
- Catalogued
- Machine-readable
- JSON record · about the forms index
- licensed online notary
- ~15 min average
- Notarized PDF emailed
What you’ll need
- Government-issued photo ID
- Webcam-enabled device (laptop or phone)
- This form, ready to upload as a PDF
What this form is
The application gathers information about an applicant’s background, qualifications, references, and previous employment for the Chester Fire Department. It also includes a release authorizing access to specified records for official department use; applicants complete and sign the application and release when applying for a department position.
Who needs it
Anyone applying for a position with the Chester Fire Department should complete the application and records-release authorization included in the form.
Why it needs a notary
The release carries a subscribed-and-sworn jurat; the applicant signs the authorization and swears or affirms its contents before the notary.
How to get this notarized
- 1
Download the Application
Download the Chester Fire Department employment application and release.
- 2
Fill Out the Form
Complete the application and release, leaving the notarial certificate for the notary.
- 3
Book an Online Notary
Arrange a session with a commissioned online notary and confirm the department will accept the notarized release.
- 4
Sign on Video
Sign and swear or affirm the release during the online notarization session.
- 5
Submit the Application
Submit the completed application and notarized release to the Chester Fire Department.
Preview the form
The blank PDF straight from Chester. Look it over, then upload your filled copy to start the notary session.
You’ll need ID and a webcam.
A licensed online notary will join you on video, verify your government-issued ID, witness your signature, and apply their seal. You’ll receive the notarized PDF by email when the session ends.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I complete the notarized release?
- Fill out the application and release, then sign and swear or affirm the release before a notary. The form includes a jurat for the notary to complete.
- Do I need to notarize the entire application?
- The form’s notarial certificate appears on the release and says it was subscribed and sworn before a notary. The applicant signs the release; the form does not show a notarial block on the other application pages.
- Can I use remote online notarization for this form?
- Under 26 V.S.A. § 5379, remote notarization is authorized for a notary commissioned in Vermont who holds OPR’s Special Endorsement. Under § 5374, Vermont recognizes qualifying acts by an authorized officer of another state. Ask the Chester Fire Department what it will accept.