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Mandatory classroom training includes Fire Fighter I (100 hours), Fire Fighter II (140 hours), and First Responder (48 hours) at an accredited institution within your first two years of joining. Classes are offered frequently throughout the area on evenings, and the Bayport Fire Department will pay for your training and reimburse your mileage.

Members are required to attend 75% of regularly scheduled drills.  Drill are held every second and fourth Monday of the month, from 6pm to 9pm.

Members are required to participate in 25% of all calls on a yearly basis.  The Bayport Fire Department runs approximately 1,200 calls per year, with the vast majority consisting of EMS runs.  Most calls last between 30 - 45 minutes.

Pay is on an hourly basis with a minimum of 1 hour pay per call.  Pay ranges from $15 - $16/hour.  Members are also paid for training.

Members must live within 10 minutes of the Fire Station

Bayport Fire Department pensions are well-funded and members become partially vested after 10 years of service and fully vested after 20.

Although joining the Bayport Fire Department is a big commitment that must be weighed by you and your family, time remains plentiful for our members to enjoy family, friends and their careers.

Email inquiries to:  AEISINGER@CI.BAYPORT.MN.US

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