Lateral - Certified Firefighter
Listed on 2026-01-24
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Overview
Firefighter/ Public Safety - Fire Fighter
Fire Department
Are you a Career Firefighter?
SALARY: $57,455 annually and up to $12,000 in incentive pay
- Additional Compensation
: - $4,300 awarded after successful academy completion
- $1,600 certification pay for EMT certification
- Firefighters must be currently employed with another fire department, and have two (2) consecutive years of full-time paid Firefighter experience.
- Lateral transfers must currently hold all five (5) of the below training/certifications (no exceptions):
- IFSAC Firefighter I & II
- IFSAC Hazardous Materials Operations
- NREMT-Basic and/or ability to reciprocate with Kentucky Board of EMS for EMT-Basic certification
- Current CPAT certifications are required at the time of hire for out-of-state applicants, and for in-state applicants that are not members of a fire department participating in the incentive program.
- Out-of-state applicants are required to convert training to Kentucky Fire Commission and Kentucky Board of EMS requirements.
24 hr on/48 hr off schedule; 7:00 am - 7:00 am
Documents to upload to application- Upload copy of High School Diploma/Transcript (if you have to request your transcript/diploma submit your application and forward the documents to HR once received)
- Upload copy of EMT Certification Card (if applicable)
- Upload copy of CPAT Certification
- Upload copy of DD-214 (if applicable)
- Complete Pre-Polygraph Questionnaire
The City of Bowling Green is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability.
Attachments- CPAT Test Description
- Employee Benefits - Fire.docx
- FORM-I-2-POLYGRAPH-
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P.O. Box 430
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