Residency
All sworn members of the Bureau of Police are permitted to reside within Lancaster County and any contiguous county (Berks, Chester, Dauphin, Lebanon, and York) within Pennsylvania. A candidate who is living outside the requirement, who is hired for the position of police officer, is required to establish residency no later than six (6) months after being hired.
Education Requirements
Equivalent to a high school diploma.
Age
All candidates must be at least 21 years of age by academy graduation.
Physical Fitness Test & Requirements
Applicants must demonstrate a fitness level that would allow them to perform the essential job functions of a police officer. This physical agility test encompasses various job-specific physical activities arranged in an obstacle course format and executed continuously from start to end. This is a PASS/FAIL assessment based on the Virginia LAWFIT Work Performance Test.
Applicants are required to complete the test within one minute and thirty-six seconds.
Obstacle course challenges in order*:
- Jump a distance of 3’ (feet)
- Climb over a 5’ (feet) high wall
- Crawl under an obstacle 24” (inches) high and 10’ (feet) in length
- Climb up and down an 8” (inches) step for 12 repetitions
- Crawl through a window opening (36” wide x 30” high x 3’ above the ground)
- Identify the correct suspect and move a 150 lb dummy 5 yards
- Trigger pull exercise
*Please be aware that you will be required to run/sprint (up to 25 yards) to reach each challenge.
Video demonstration coming soon!