Employment Opportunity
Russellville Fire Department
620 North Main St
Russellville, KY 42276
Station Phone : 270-726-5020 Fax : 270-726-5018
Email:
Job Posting
Position Title: Firefighter/EMT
Job Type: Full-Time position
Posted: July 1, 2025
Schedule: 24/48
Tentative Start Date: September 7, 2025.
Minimum Eligibility Requirements
- 21 years of age by date of hire.
- Ky Basic 1 Certification by start date.
- Valid Driver’s License and acceptable motor vehicle record
- High School Diploma or GED.
- Current CPAT card or ability to obtain CPAT card prior to hire date. A CPAT card as certified by the Kentucky Fire Commission at time of hire. The CPAT requirement will be waived for a lateral transfer who is currently employed with or who has previously been employed by a Kentucky Fire Department prior to January 1, 2013, and who has not been out of the fire service for more than one (1) year.
- Pass pre-employment fit-for-duty physical, drug screening, and police records check.
Benefits
- Start pay is certification based. Lateral transfer pay available
- Pay increases after each mandatory certification, Kentucky Basic II, EMT, IFSAC. $4,562/annually after receiving KY Basic II.
- KPPA CERS hazardous duty retirement.
- Opportunity for annual pay increase.
- Paid vacation and sick leave, starts accruing on first day of employment.
- 13 paid holidays.
- Affordable health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Life, cancer, long and short-term disability, and accidental plans available.
- Air Evac membership for you and your household at no cost to employee.
- Annual uniform allowance.
- Paid life insurance policy for employee while employed.
- Overtime opportunities.
- Free family gym and pool membership to Carpenter Center.
- Deferred Comp plan available.
Applications due by Friday July 25, 2025.
Application Process: Submit application and Ky Basic 1 Certificate to
Russellville Fire Dept.
Russellville City Hall
Send email to:
Applications due by Friday July 25, 2025.
Applications can be obtained at:
Russellville City Fire Department 620 N Main St Russellville KY
or
Russellville City Hall, 168 S. Main St. Russellville, KY
or download
www.russellvilleky.gov - employment opportunities
Information for CPAT can be found at https://kyfirecommission.kctcs.edu/fire_commission_programs/forms-programs/cpat/cpat-prep-guide.pdf
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Month | Hours |
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March | 7:00am - 3:00pm |
May | 7:00am - 3:00pm |
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