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Franklin Fire Merit Commission approves new firefighter hiring process

2555154 · March 11, 2025
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The Franklin Fire Merit Commission voted to begin a new hiring cycle after officials said the current eligibility list is exhausted and several candidates lack required certifications.

The Franklin Fire Merit Commission voted March 10 to open a new hiring process for firefighter positions after commissioners and department leaders said the existing eligibility list no longer contains qualified candidates.

The vote followed a presentation from the Fire Chief that the most-recent qualified candidate on the department’s list had already received a conditional job offer and that the remaining people on the list lacked required credentials. "No. I did make a conditional job offer for our last opening with the last cadet that was qualified to get a job offer," the Fire Chief said.

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