Florence Fire District (1)
Fire District · Burlington County
18 people are enrolled in a State pension fund through Florence Fire District (1), reporting a median pensionable salary of $61,065.
As a fire district in Burlington County, Florence Fire District (1) falls under New Jersey's Title 11A civil service system, which governs competitive hiring, classification, and promotion for its employees.
It is one of 35 confirmed civil service jurisdictions in Burlington County.
About fire districts in New Jersey
A fire district is a special governmental unit, distinct from the municipality, created to fund and operate fire protection for a specific area. Some New Jersey towns have one fire district covering the whole municipality; others split into several districts, each with its own budget, commissioners, and personnel authority.
See all 35 civil service jurisdictions in Burlington County, or browse the full employer directory.
Who is on the pension rolls at Florence Fire District (1)
18 people are enrolled in a State-administered pension fund through Florence Fire District (1). That is a count of active memberships reported by the employer, not a payroll headcount: anyone not enrolled in one of these funds does not appear in this data at all, and no separate headcount for a New Jersey local employer is published anywhere we can check against.
| Fund | Name | Members | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFRS | Police and Firemen's Retirement System | 13 | 72% |
| PERS | Public Employees' Retirement System | 5 | 28% |
Within PFRS, the fund records 13 firefighters. PFRS enrolment is the only occupational detail this dataset carries; it lists no job titles, so nothing here says which civil service titles Florence Fire District (1) actually appoints.
Pensionable salary at Florence Fire District (1)
Half of the pension-enrolled workforce at Florence Fire District (1) reports a pensionable salary above $61,065 and half below, across 18 members with a reported figure.
| Point in the distribution | Pensionable salary |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $47,462 |
| 25th percentile | $57,310 |
| Median | $61,065 |
| 75th percentile | $100,332 |
| 90th percentile | $107,768 |
The range runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile because the extremes are not informative: the lowest reported figures belong to part-time and partial-year members, whose credited salary is a fraction of a full-time equivalent.
Among the 26 civil service jurisdictions in the same county with pension data, that median sits at the 23rd percentile, below the county's midpoint of $69,265. Against the 14 bodies of the same kind statewide, it sits at the 36th percentile.
These figures are pensionable salary reported to the NJ Division of Pensions and Benefits for the four most recent quarters, not total pay and not take-home pay. Snapshot of March 31, 2026. How we compile this.
How long people stay at Florence Fire District (1)
The median enrolled member at Florence Fire District (1) has 3.8 years of credited service, with the middle half falling between 2.5 and 11 years. 11% have passed twenty years, which matters locally because retirement eligibility and the pension formula both turn on service credit.
| Credited service | Members | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 5 years | 10 | 56% |
| 5 to 10 years | 2 | 11% |
| 10 to 15 years | 2 | 11% |
| 15 to 20 years | 2 | 11% |
| 20 to 25 years | 2 | 11% |
Membership tier records which pension rules a member was hired under, so the mix is a rough picture of how recently a workforce turned over. At Florence Fire District (1), 17% sit in the most recently hired cohort.
| Membership tier | Members | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 (longest-serving cohort) | 3 | 17% |
| Tier 2 | 1 | 6% |
| Tier 3 | 11 | 61% |
| Tier 5 (most recently hired cohort) | 3 | 17% |
Other public employers in Florence Township
The pension system reports these separate public employers in Florence Township. Each is its own employer for pension purposes, and only some are civil service jurisdictions — school boards, charter schools and parking authorities are ordinary public employers that were never part of Title 11A. Names link only where the body appears in this directory.
| Employer | Enrolled members |
|---|---|
| FLORENCE TOWNSHIP BD OF ED | 206 |
| FLORENCE TOWNSHIP | 80 |
| FLORENCE TWP. FIRE DIST. 1 (this page) | 18 |
What civil service status means for jobs at Florence Fire District (1)
A fire district is a separate taxing and governing unit from the municipality, with its own board of fire commissioners and its own budget. Some New Jersey towns are covered by a single district; others are divided into several numbered districts, each hiring on its own account. That is why a district rather than a town appears in the Commission's listing.
Firefighter hiring runs through a statewide entry-level process rather than a local application, with physical performance testing and medical screening alongside the written component. Above the entry title the ladder is closed and promotional: lieutenant, captain, deputy chief and chief are filled by examination from among people already serving. Fire prevention and fire official titles run on a separate track tied to state certification.
Not every position at a civil service employer is competitive. The classified service is divided into competitive, noncompetitive and labor titles, and above that sits the unclassified service, which covers department heads, confidential aides and similar positions filled without an examination. Which division a title sits in decides how you get it, so read the specification before assuming there is an exam.
Admission to an examination is decided on paper before anyone sits down to take it. The requirements printed in the specification are checked against what you wrote on the application, so experience you did not describe is experience that does not count. Vague employment history is the most common reason a qualified applicant never reaches the list.
Civil service employers in Florence Township
Florence Fire District (1) serves Florence Township, a township in Burlington County, but it is in the listing as a fire district on its own account rather than as part of the township government.
The Florence Township government is listed too: Florence Township. Both run under Title 11A, and both certify their own appointments, so applying to one tells you nothing about openings at the other.
Civil service titles used by New Jersey fire districts
Real classifications that New Jersey fire districts draw on, each linked to its official specification: the definition of the work, the requirements, and any licence the title depends on. A sample of the system rather than a roster or a list of openings.
Civil service coverage across Burlington County
Burlington County holds 35 confirmed jurisdictions in the Commission's listing: 17 municipalities, 9 fire districts, 4 public libraries, 2 municipal utilities authorities, 1 board of social services, 1 county government, and 1 housing authority.
17 of the county's 40 municipalities are among them.
Burlington County is a jurisdiction too, though a county's decision does not bind the towns, authorities, libraries or districts inside it.
Also in the directory: Delanco Township, Delran Fire District (1), Delran Township, Edgewater Park Fire District (1), Edgewater Park Township, Florence Township, Maple Shade, Moorestown Fire Districts (2). See all 35 in Burlington County.
Common questions about Florence Fire District (1)
Is Florence Fire District (1) a civil service employer?
Yes. Florence Fire District (1) appears in the New Jersey Civil Service Commission's listing of local civil service system jurisdictions as of July 2024, which makes it an appointing authority under Title 11A. Permanent appointments to competitive titles there come from eligible lists the Commission certifies, rather than from purely local hiring.
Does civil service status at Florence Fire District (1) cover the rest of Florence Township?
No. Florence Township has more than one employer in the listing, and each holds its own status, runs its own examinations and keeps its own eligible lists. Seniority and permanent status earned at one do not transfer automatically to another, even inside the same town.
Do you have to live in New Jersey to work here?
Generally yes. The New Jersey First Act requires public employees hired after September 1, 2011 to live in the state, with a grace period for new hires to relocate and a narrow exemption process. Separately, individual examination announcements sometimes carry a local residency preference, which affects the order of the list rather than eligibility.
Is the job specification the same everywhere?
Yes, and that is the point of the classification system. A title has one specification statewide, covering the definition of the work, the education and experience requirements, and any licence the title depends on. That is what makes experience gained at one civil service employer legible to another, even in a different county.
How many Florence Fire District (1) employees are in a State pension system?
18 active memberships are reported through Florence Fire District (1), split across 13 in PFRS and 5 in PERS. This counts pension enrolment rather than payroll, so employees who are not in one of these funds are not included.
What is the median pensionable salary at Florence Fire District (1)?
$61,065, with the middle half of members between $57,310 and $100,332. These figures are pensionable salary reported to the NJ Division of Pensions and Benefits for the four most recent quarters, not total pay and not take-home pay. It excludes overtime and most supplemental pay, and it is before tax, before the member's own pension contribution and before health premiums.
How does pay at Florence Fire District (1) compare with the rest of Burlington County?
Its median pensionable salary of $61,065 sits at the 23rd percentile among the 26 civil service jurisdictions in Burlington County with pension data, where the midpoint jurisdiction reports $69,265. Local pay is set by ordinance rather than a State schedule, so spreads inside one county are wide.
How long do people stay at Florence Fire District (1)?
The median enrolled member has 3.8 years of credited service, and 11% have passed twenty years. Credited service drives both retirement eligibility and the pension formula, so a long-tenured workforce usually means fewer open competitive appointments in the near term.