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The starting salary for a firefighter is $85,315, Szabo said, and is expected to reach $90,514 in the coming months, not including overtime and bonuses.
In 2005, Kathy Rodriguez-Vives sued the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, claiming that the Puerto Rico Firefighters Corps had refused to hire her because of her gender. [1] In 2022, Puerto Rican firefighters took to the streets to march with other public employees in protest of their starting salary of $18,000. [2] [3]
A fire fighter's turnout gear staged in front of a fire engine. According to the National Fire Department Registry, in January 2025 there were 1,207,800 firefighters in the United States (this includes career, volunteer and paid per call firefighters as well as civilian staff and non-firefighting personnel). Of these, 14.7% are mostly or ...
The IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial is a permanent remembrance of IAFF members and emergency medical services personnel who have lost their lives in the line of duty. An annual Fallen Firefighters memorial ceremony is held each year in September in Colorado Springs, Colorado (with the exception of 2020 and 2021 due to the Coronavirus (Covid ...
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, by far the largest of the 22 law enforcement agencies in the county with 2,343 total deputies as of 2022, sat 10th on the list of starting salaries at $61,080.
By 1900, the department had grown to 18 fire stations with 123 full-time paid firefighters and 80 fire horses. [12] The city had also installed 194 fire-alarm boxes allowing civilians to sound the alarm if a fire was spotted. 660 fire hydrants were placed throughout the city, giving firefighters access to a reliable water source. [13]
A recent survey by Clever Real Estate found that while the average starting salary for college graduates is $55,260, current college students expect to make $103,880 at their first job.
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has several published standards for firefighter qualifications and training, including Standard for Fire Service Professional Qualifications Accreditation and Certification Systems, and Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications. [23] These standards apply to both volunteer and career firefighters.