LAKELAND, FL – The Lakeland Fire Department is accepting applications from Nov. 1 to Nov. 30 to fill vacant firefighter positions that opened due to recent promotions and retirements.
At a minimum, five firefighters will be hired, the department said.
"The Lakeland Fire Department offers competitive pay and benefits, extensive professional development and is an established public safety leader in the region," officials said. "As a result, it is a highly desirable fire department to work for, often receiving hundreds of applications in a short window of time when vacancies are opened."
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Details on qualifications, how to apply, pay and benefits are available at www.lakelandgov.net/lfd. An employment brochure, a 25-minute video, "Fully Involved: What it means to be a LakelandFirefighter," and department annual reports are also available at the Lakeland Fire Department website.
The department has seven stations, serves approximately 100,000 people in the City of Lakeland and has 171 employees, 150 of whom are emergency-response personnel. Lakeland Fire utilizes crews for heavy and technical rescues, fire prevention, code enforcement and investigation, aircraft rescue and firefighting, and fleet maintenance, in addition to fire suppression and emergency medical response.
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"The Lakeland Fire Department is also passionate about being an active participant in its community and consistently giving back through philanthropic efforts and through non-emergency services such as community outreach and preventative public education," the department added.
Qualified applicants can apply at www.lakelandgov.net/employmentservices. Applications are only accepted online.
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