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DeKalb taking firefighter applications through Sunday

DeKalb County will accept applications for firefighter postions through Sunday.

Credit: Bob Andres

Credit: Bob Andres

DeKalb County will accept applications for firefighter postions through Sunday.
By Raisa Habersham
Jan 7, 2019

If you’re still on the job hunt, you’re in luck.

Potential applicants have until Sunday, Jan. 13 to apply for DeKalb County firefighter positions.

Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED, be at least 18, a US citizen and have a valid driver's license, according to a Facebook post about the job.

The starting salary for a DeKalb County firefighter is $41,115 and fire recruits start at $39,158. The county told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution last month it was looking to fill 140 fire and police positions. Sixty of those positions at the time were for firefighters.

Applicants can apply here.

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Raisa Habersham is the Intown Atlanta hyperlocal reporter for The Atlanta-Journal Constitution.

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