Education and Fire Service Training Pay. 1. Fire Service Training Program Employees are eligible for the following Education Pay:
Education and Fire Service Training Pay. 1. Fire Service Training Program Employees are eligible for the following Education Pay: Firefighter, Firefighter Paramedic and Fire Engineer: Any employee in these ranks who is certified by the Office of the State Fire Marshal as a Firefighter II is eligible for 2.75% education pay. Employees are eligible for an additional 2.75% education Pay for Fire Officer certification. Effective January 1, 2017 and thereafter, any employee in these ranks who has not already achieved a maximum of 5.5% Education Pay will be eligible for 2.75% Education Pay for an Associate’s Degree. For Firefighters who are assigned as paramedics per Section A 1 above, each eligible education pay and training pay (Firefighter II, Fire Officer, or Associate’s Degree) shall be paid by using base pay plus paramedic assignment pay (14.52%) for each individual additional eligible pay. Therefore, a Firefighter earning $41.52 per hour will have each eligible education and training pay calculated as follows: Base pay rate $41.52 x paramedic assignment pay 14.52% = $6.03 for a total combined base + assignment pay of $47.55 multiplied by 2.75% = $1.31 per regularly scheduled (non-overtime) hour for each education pay.
