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Plymouth Fire Department
Plymouth, MA · Plymouth County
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Department careers page ↗Plymouth Fire Department serves the town known as "America's Hometown" with a full slate of career emergency services: fire suppression, fire prevention and code enforcement, fire investigation, advanced life support EMS, operations-level hazardous materials response, emergency management, and public fire and life safety education. The department is led by Fire Chief Neil Foley, who describes a mission built around proactive, highly trained professional service delivered as efficiently and safely as possible for the community and for department members.
Coverage stretches across Plymouth's large geographic footprint from seven stations: Station 1 (Central Fire Station and administrative headquarters) on Sandwich Street, Station 2 in West Plymouth Village (which also houses the apparatus repair division), Station 3 in the Pinehills, Station 4 on Bourne Road, Station 5 in Manomet, Station 6 in Cedarville, and Station 7 in North Plymouth.
Plymouth Fire is strictly a career department — it does not use volunteer or call firefighters. Entry-level hiring runs through the Massachusetts Civil Service system, with an open-competitive firefighter exam offered annually and a residency preference for candidates who have lived in Plymouth for at least a year before the exam date.
MissionThe mission of the Plymouth Fire Department is to protect the lives and property within America's Hometown by reducing the effects of fire, medical emergencies, hazardous materials incidents, special rescue emergencies, and disasters. Our department will provide a proactive, highly trained professional emergency service for the Town of Plymouth to conduct Fire Prevention, Code Enforcement, Fire Investigation, Fire Suppression, Emergency Medical Treatment, Mitigation of Hazardous Materials Incidents, Specialized Rescue Response, and Public Fire Safety Education.
To become a firefighter with Plymouth Fire, candidates must pass the Massachusetts open-competitive Civil Service entrance exam for entry-level firefighter, which is offered annually through the state's Human Resources Division, Civil Service Unit. The Town of Plymouth applies a residency preference: applicants must have lived in Plymouth for one year prior to the exam date. Plymouth Fire Department is a career department only — there are no volunteer or call firefighter positions.
Requirements
- Pass the Massachusetts open-competitive Civil Service entrance exam for firefighter
- Residency preference: must have lived in the Town of Plymouth for one year prior to the exam date
Hiring process
- Register for and pass the Massachusetts Civil Service open-competitive entrance exam for firefighter, offered annually
- Meet the Town of Plymouth's residency preference by living in Plymouth for at least one year before the exam date
How do I become a firefighter with the Plymouth Fire Department?
You must pass the Massachusetts open-competitive Civil Service entrance exam for entry-level firefighter, which is offered annually. Plymouth Fire Department is a career department, so this Civil Service process is the only path in — there are no volunteer or call firefighter positions.
Is there a residency requirement to apply to Plymouth Fire?
The Town of Plymouth gives a residency preference for firefighter and police hiring: applicants must have lived in Plymouth for one year prior to the exam date.
Does Plymouth Fire Department have volunteer or call firefighter positions?
No. Plymouth Fire Department is a career department; there are no volunteer or call firefighter positions.
How many fire stations does the Plymouth Fire Department operate?
Seven: the Central Fire Station/headquarters on Sandwich Street, plus stations in West Plymouth Village, the Pinehills, Bourne Road, Manomet, Cedarville, and North Plymouth.