{"id":225,"date":"2017-07-11T14:09:36","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T18:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/?page_id=225"},"modified":"2026-01-02T16:59:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T21:59:15","slug":"columbus-fire-department-hiring-info","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/columbus-fire-department-hiring-info\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbus Fire Department Hiring Info"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><strong>JOB TITLE<\/strong>: Full-Time Firefighter<\/p>\n<p>The City of Columbus Fire Department is seeking motivated individuals who are interested in a career in Firefighting<\/p>\n<p><strong>Application Period: January 2, 2026- February 2, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--fontsize: 22;line-height: 1.5;--minfontsize: 22\" data-fontsize=\"22\" data-lineheight=\"33px\">2026 Firefighter Salary: $70,733.00 \u2013 $95,979.60<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Paramedic Pay\u2026&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.$3,000.00 per year*<\/li>\n<li>Clothing Allowance \u2026.$900.00 per year<\/li>\n<li>College Incentive Pay\u2026up to $2850.00 annually<\/li>\n<li>Military Service Incentive Pay\u2026 up to $1,424.00 annually<\/li>\n<li>Hazardous Materials Team Pay&#8230;$500 annually<\/li>\n<li>Employee Assistance Program<\/li>\n<li>Wellness Program and Health Programs<\/li>\n<li>Workout\/Fitness Rooms at Each Station<\/li>\n<li>Employees and Dependents Covered by City Health Insurance Can Utilize Employer Health Partners at Nexus Park and Receive Medical Care with No Co-Pay<\/li>\n<li>Paid Vacation and Paid Holidays<\/li>\n<li>20 Year Retirement Eligibility\u2013 52% of First-Class Firefighter Salary (Maximum of 76% at 32 Years of Service) City Pays 50% of Employee\u2019s Share in Addition to City\u2019s Cost<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Requirements for Employment<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Must be a United States citizen<\/li>\n<li>Have a high school diploma or equivalent<\/li>\n<li>A valid Driver\u2019s License<\/li>\n<li>Must successfully complete all phases of the hiring process to be considered for employment<\/li>\n<li>Must be at least 18 years old and not older than 40 years old when sworn-in<\/li>\n<li>Must have active CPAT card present at the written test<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/about\/careers\/\">Firefighter Application<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-225","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-04 02:07:58","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=225"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/225\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}