Details Emerge On Warminster Firefighter Hires

WARMINSTER, PA —Warminster Township has now begun the official process of hiring full-time firefighters.

Coming out of its meeting earlier this month when supervisors approved the hiring of three full-time firefighters to provide daytime coverage, more details are emerging about the position.

Township officials said they are actively recruiting professional firefighters for full-time employment.

The starting salary is $65,000 per year or $31.25 per hour, officials said.

The position comes with health, dental, and vision insurance benefits, an employer-paid retirement plan benefit, and two weeks of annual paid vacation.

Interested parties should forward the completed job application, resume, and cover letter to Warminster Township Human Resources at cfriel@warminsterpa.org by July 24.

According to the job description, the position falls under the direction of the Emergency Management and Services director and follows the established chain of command during an incident.

The position requires firefighting, rescue work, and emergency medical services, and will assist in overall community risk reduction programs designed to reduce the risks of fire and the associated fatalities, injuries, and property losses that result from a fire, the township stated. Click here for the full job description.

Over the past few years, township officials and its two fire companies —the Warminster Fire Department and the Hartsville Fire Company —have disagreed about why the township does not have daytime fire coverage.

The two fire companies held town hall meetings at the beginning of the year to state their case to residents that fire officials tried to seek funding for full-time firefighters. The fire companies have criticized the township for failing to provide adequate daytime coverage.

The fire department argued that Warminster received a $1.8 million SAFER grant two years ago to pay for five full-time firefighters for three years but the township never enacted it.

Township officials hope to have both fire companies present at the July township supervisors meeting for a formal ceremony on the agreement.