Morrisville Fire Department is seeking certified firefighters looking to grow their career in the fire service.

Help people when they need it most:
Join the Morrisville Fire/Rescue Department!

We are always searching for individuals who CARE about others, whether their house is on fire, may have been in a car wreck, or can’t breathe from asthma. We’ll teach you new skills to help CLIMB throughout life while making lifelong friends. Ultimately, you’ll gain confidence in your abilities to CONQUER challenges while making Morrisville a safer place to live connected, live well.

Compensation and Benefits

• Personnel are paid bi-weekly. Recruits are paid throughout the Fire Academy. All expenses are fully funded by the Morrisville Fire/Rescue Department.
• Group health insurance is offered through Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina. The Town covers a portion of dependent coverage if elected.
• Dental coverage is offered through Delta Dental. The Town covers 30 percent of dependent coverage if elected.
• Long-term disability coverage is offered through Mutual of Omaha for employees.
• The Town participates in the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees’ Retirement System (NCLGERS). Six percent is deducted from payroll and applied to the employee’s retirement account. An employee becomes fully vested in NCLGERS after five years of credible service.
• Through NCLGERS the Town offers a death benefit of one times the employee’s annual salary up to $50,000 following one year of NCLGERS membership.
• The Town contributes five percent towards a 401K retirement plan. Employees may elect to make voluntary contributions to the plan via payroll deduction. Employees are vested from day one of employment.
• Employees are offered the option to participate in Flexible Spending Accounts, which provide a way to save federal, state, and social security taxes on eligible medical and dependent care expenses.
• Regular full-time personnel receive 12 paid holidays per year. Fire shift personnel receive compensation in the form of holiday pay for having worked their designated holiday (12 days per year). All full-time personnel also receive two floating holidays annually, which are equal to the employee's regularly scheduled workday.
• Employees can accumulate vacation leave without and applicable maximum until December 31 of each year. At that time, any hours over the applicable maximum are converted to sick leave.

• Employees accrue paid sick leave at the rates below. There is no limit on the number of days accumulated.

• The Town provides paid parental leave to 40-hour employees up to six weeks in a rolling 12-month period, and up to 12 weeks for Fire shift employees.
• The Town provides employees and family members with free, confidential, short-term counseling to help resolve personal problems (marital, family, financial, legal, alcohol, and more) that may impact their work or personal lives. The service provides 24-hour phone assistance and is available for appointments at your convenience.
• The Town provides free family membership to the Morrisville Aquatics and Fitness Center.
• The Town offers voluntary accident, cancer, critical illness, and short-term disability plans.
• All Town employees are covered under the N.C. Worker's Compensation Act.
• All Town employees have the opportunity to join the N.C. Local Government Employees’ Credit Union and Welcome Federal Credit Union.
• Fire/Rescue Department employees are provided annual membership in the North Carolina State Firefighters’ Association and the North Carolina Association of Rescue and EMS.
• Partial college tuition reimbursements for allowable expenses are also available for Town employees under specific circumstances.
• Additional benefits provided by the Morrisville Firefighter Relief Fund.

2024 Salary Ranges

Firefighters who work all shifts in a 28-day period will automatically earn 7-10% additional overtime pay according to Section 7(k) of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Fire/Rescue Department Shift Schedules

Our firefighters work 24-hour shifts starting at 7 a.m. and ending 7 a.m. the following day. Our shift cycle repeats every 10 days (see the following figure):

Fire Academy Life

Academy life runs Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. with an hour off for lunch. It typically lasts for six months. Each day will start with PT, transition into classroom learning, and as knowledge builds more hands-on activities will be introduced. Special activities will be scheduled during the course of the Academy, and those dates will be planned and announced well in advance.

During the Academy, you’ll learn valuable skills such as: emergency lifesaving, leadership, teamwork, fire behavior, and public safety communication. By the time recruits graduate, they’ll have North Carolina certifications for Firefighter I, Firefighter II, Emergency Medical Technician, Emergency Vehicle Driver, and Technical Rescuer.

How To Prepare

Newly hired firefighters participate in PT every morning while in the Academy. Get your blood pressure in check and if you smoke… QUIT!

Gather Your Documents

Get your documents together now!  We will require copies of the documents listed below. Some of these are time consuming to get and obtaining them can be stressful.

• Birth Certificate
• Social Security Card
• Transcript from your highest level of completed education
• DD-214 (if applicable)
• Valid Driver's License (must be unexpired)

DON'T assume we aren't going to check your references… WE ARE!  We want professional references who can convey who you are.  Be sure to:

• List accurate phone numbers.
• Ask permission from references before you list them.
• Not listing references on your application is NOT a good idea.
• While teachers can be great references, keep in mind that they have hundreds of students, so make sure they know you well enough to give accurate information.

Volunteers

We are currently not accepting volunteers.

Contact Us

For more information, please contact us at:
Email:  firerecruiting@morrisvillenc.gov
Phone: (919) 463-6139