Part of the marketing that will make firefighting a more attractive career option is putting emphasis on the excellent benefits and pay that Firefighters receive. This sick time is for use for non job related illness or injury. Firefighters are paid in full for time lost due to on the job injury for up to nine months without charge to personal sick time. Another attractive feature of the job is the work schedule. Firefighters work two ten hour days followed by two days off, then two fourteen hour days of work followed by three days off.
Firefighters also receive fully paid health benefits.
Afterwards, there are regular increases in pay that make the earning potential very attractive. Also, promotional opportunities allow for additional earning capacity since Fire Lieutenants and Fire Captains earn significantly more than Firefighters. With the introduction of an aggressive marketing and recruiting campaign, the task force is confident that progress will be made in ensuring that Montclair has a diverse workforce reflecting the diversity of the community.