Gloucester Township Fire Districts (6)
Fire District · Camden County
Gloucester Township Fire Districts (6), a fire district in Camden County, operates under New Jersey's Title 11A civil service system rather than setting its own hiring rules independently.
Within Camden County, 30 local government entities in total carry this same confirmed status.
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 30 civil service jurisdictions in Camden County, or browse the full employer directory.
Pension and salary data for Gloucester Township Fire Districts (6)
Gloucester Township Fire Districts (6)'s staff appear on Gloucester Township's pension rolls: 326 enrolled members, a median pensionable salary of $82,343 and a median 11.5 years of credited service. Single-purpose public bodies are often reported through a parent municipality or county rather than as their own pension employer.
See every civil service jurisdiction in Camden County for the ones that do report, or how we compile this.
Other public employers in Gloucester Township
The pension system reports these separate public employers in Gloucester 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 |
|---|---|
| GLOUCESTER TWP BD OF ED | 970 |
| GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP | 326 |
| GLOUCESTER TWP FIRE DISTRICT 4 | 9 |
| GLOUCESTER TWP FIRE DISTRICT 6 | 7 |
| GLOUCESTER TWP FIRE DISTRICT 2 | 7 |
| GLOUCESTER TWP FIRE DISTRICT 5 | 6 |
| GLOUCESTER TWP FIRE DISTRICT 3 | 2 |
What civil service status means for jobs at Gloucester Township Fire Districts (6)
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.
New Jersey does not require an employer to hire whoever scored highest. When a list is certified, the appointing authority may choose among the top three interested candidates, which is why a rank of two or three on a list is still a serious position and why interviews still decide outcomes.
A permanent appointment starts with a working test period. You hold the title, you draw the salary, and you can still be released for unsatisfactory performance without the full removal process. Permanent status, and the job protection that comes with it, begins only once that period is completed satisfactorily.
Civil service employers in Gloucester Township
Gloucester Township Fire Districts (6) serves Gloucester Township, a township in Camden County, but it is in the listing as a fire district on its own account rather than as part of the township government.
The Gloucester Township government is listed too: Gloucester Township. Both run under Title 11A, and both certify their own appointments, so applying to one tells you nothing about openings at the other.
One further Gloucester Township body is listed as well, which puts three separate civil service employers inside one town.
- Gloucester Township Municipal Utilities Authority, municipal utilities authority
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 Camden County
Camden County holds 30 confirmed jurisdictions in the Commission's listing: 15 municipalities, 4 public libraries, 3 fire districts, 2 municipal utilities authorities, 1 board of health, 1 board of social services, 1 county government, 1 housing authority, 1 mosquito extermination commission, and 1 redevelopment agency.
15 of the county's 36 municipalities are among them.
Camden 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: Lawnside, Lindenwold Borough, Lindenwold Fire District (1), Magnolia Borough, Pennsauken Library, Pennsauken Township, Runnemede Borough, Runnemede Library. See all 30 in Camden County.
Common questions about Gloucester Township Fire Districts (6)
Is Gloucester Township Fire Districts (6) a civil service employer?
Yes. Gloucester Township Fire Districts (6) 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 Gloucester Township Fire Districts (6) cover the rest of Gloucester Township?
No. Gloucester 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.
Does the state salary schedule apply to local jobs?
No. The salary schedules in the Compensation Compendium cover state employees. A local employer sets its own pay through ordinance and its own collective bargaining, so two towns using the identical civil service title can pay very differently. The title specification is statewide; the money attached to it is local.
Is there always a written test?
No. New Jersey runs both assembled examinations, where candidates are scheduled to sit a test, and unassembled ones, where a reviewer scores your education and experience against the requirements in the specification and there is no test day at all. The announcement says which kind it is. For an unassembled examination the application itself is the examination, so how fully you describe your experience is the score.