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20 year firefighter; pay is ok, used to be one of the highest paid departments in the state, now we're somewhere in the 40's.

24hr shifts with 3 days off, medical coverage, plenty of sick time (accumulative over the years), vacation and personal days. The people I work with are more like family than coworkers... and we have several
excellent chefs to prepare home cooked meals.