Mount Holly Fire District (1)
Fire District · Burlington County
Mount Holly Fire District (1) is a confirmed New Jersey civil service jurisdiction — a fire district in Burlington County that has adopted Title 11A of the New Jersey Statutes to govern how it hires, classifies, and promotes employees.
Burlington County has 35 confirmed civil service jurisdictions in total, including this one.
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.
Pension and salary data for Mount Holly Fire District (1)
Mount Holly Fire District (1)'s staff appear on Mount Holly Township's pension rolls: 50 enrolled members, a median pensionable salary of $63,439 and a median 9.4 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 Burlington County for the ones that do report, or how we compile this.
Other public employers in Mount Holly Township
The pension system reports these separate public employers in Mount Holly 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 |
|---|---|
| MOUNT HOLLY TWP BD OF ED | 177 |
| MOUNT HOLLY TOWNSHIP | 50 |
| MOUNT HOLLY MUN UTIL AUTH | 43 |
What civil service status means for jobs at Mount Holly 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.
Your title, not your assignment, defines what you are supposed to be doing. If the duties you actually perform drift outside the specification for the title you hold, that is a classification question rather than a management preference, and an employee can ask for the position to be reviewed and reclassified. It is one of the quieter protections in the system and one of the least used.
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 Mount Holly Township
Mount Holly Fire District (1) serves Mount Holly 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 Mount Holly Township government is listed too: Mount Holly 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: Burlington County Library, Burlington Township, Burlington Township Fire District (1), Cinnaminson Fire District (1), Cinnaminson Township, Delanco Township, Delran Fire District (1), Delran Township. See all 35 in Burlington County.
Common questions about Mount Holly Fire District (1)
Is Mount Holly Fire District (1) a civil service employer?
Yes. Mount Holly 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 Mount Holly Fire District (1) cover the rest of Mount Holly Township?
No. Mount Holly 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.
Are there jobs here that never go through an examination?
Yes. Unclassified positions, which typically include department heads and confidential staff, are filled at the discretion of the appointing authority. Noncompetitive and labor titles inside the classified service are also filled without a competitive examination, though they still sit under civil service rules for things like layoff rights.
Do veterans get a preference on these lists?
Yes, and in New Jersey it is unusually strong. On an open competitive list, disabled veterans who pass are ranked ahead of all other candidates, and other veterans who pass are ranked ahead of non-veterans, regardless of score. Preference has to be claimed and verified in advance, and it does not carry over to promotional examinations.