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The City of Franklin Fire Department is an all-career department with only full-time firefighter positions.
Franklin Firefighters: 
- Work a 24 hours-on/48 hours-off shift (average 56 hours week).
- Must live within a 45-minute drive of Fire Department Headquarters within six months of employment.
- May be subject to call-back 24 hours a day.
Minimum Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED
- 21 years of age
- Ability to work under stressful and dangerous conditions
- Active EMT Basic (minimum) license required, active Paramedic license preferred. Firefighters may be required to enroll in Paramedic school within three years of employment or other specified time period. Tuition and books are paid for by the department.
- Valid TN driver’s license and a record free from habitual use of drugs or intoxicants, felony convictions and misdemeanors involving dishonesty or false statements.
Other:
- Applicants will be pre-screened for training, education and experience.
- Highest-rated candidates will be invited to take a written test and a pass-fail physical ability test.
- For more information on the Candidate Physical Ability Test, please select the link at the top of this page.
- Applicants must score 63 or higher on the written test, which is a general knowledge test that individuals can pass with no firefighting experience.
- As a condition of employment with the City of Franklin Fire Department, all firefighters must attend and successfully complete the Franklin Fire Academy training school as specified by the Franklin Fire Department.
Beginning salary:
- $34,361.60/year, plus excellent benefits
To apply:
- Applications are accepted only when a vacancy is being advertised. To view positions currently being advertised in the City of Franklin, please click here.
EOE/Drug-free Workplace
The City of Franklin does not discriminate based on race, color or national origin in federal or state sponsored programs, pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d).