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Anchorage Middletown
Trainee Academy

This page will provide information on starting a career with Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS as a Trainee.

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Where to take the CPAT?

You can find official testing date for Kentucky locations by visiting kyfirecommission.kctcs.edu/fire_commission_programs/cpat/cpat_testing_schedule.aspx.

Testing Dates You must contact Rick Larkins at 859-753-7282 to reserve a time slot - no walk-ins allowed.
2023 CPAT Schedule

December 5-6 - Louisville
8 am | 10 am | 1 pm | 3pm | 5 pm | 10 candidates per time slot 

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Why Work For Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS?

• Anchorage Middletown Fire and EMS operates in Eastern Jefferson County Kentucky (Louisville Metro).
• We cover approximately 95 square miles, including 12 miles of the Ohio River, over 30 miles of interstate, and all hazard types including commercial, industrial, and residential.
• We operate out of 11 stations that house 11 staffed fire companies, 8 staffed ALS ambulances, 6 Battalion Chiefs, and 3 EMS Battalion Chief with a total of approximately 250 employees.
• All operation's employees are assigned to a 24 on, 48 off schedule.
• We have our own training facility with classrooms, burn buildings, training tower, structure collapse prop, and confined space simulator.
• We offer training in technical rescue including: hazardous materials, water rescue, rope rescue, confined space rescue, trench rescue, structural collapse rescue, and vehicle machinery rescue.
• We offer the National Registry Emergency Medical Technician certification course and which will teach you to drive and staff an Emergency Medical Services Ambulance providing basic life support treatment at emergency medical incidents often working with an Advanced Life Support Paramedic.
• We offer competitive starting salary ($41,932.01 during six month drill school - increasing to $49,179.94, plus $4,300 state incentive pay), unmatched health benefits, paid vacation, paid sick leave, personal leave, and fitness incentives. 
• You will have upward and lateral promotional opportunities that are not as abundant in smaller organizations. 

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What Does Drill School Look Like?

Great Question! Upon successful completion of the application process, you will be assigned to the Fire Academy. Here you will learn everything you need to know from start to finish about what it takes to be a firefighter for Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS. The academy runs approximately 26 weeks.

You will learn all the basics:  from what is fire gear, how to raise ladders, how to pull a hose line, how to rescue a victim out of a mangled car, how to provide basic life support to a patient on a medical run and more.

Upon completion of the Fire Academy you will be a Kentucky Certified 400-hr Firefighter and a National Registry EMT.

You will then receive your assignment to a 24/48 hour crew.

Will it be hard? YES!
Will it be fun? Absolutely!

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I'm Sold! How Do I Get Started?

There are a few things you need to know... Here they are.
Here's some minimum requirements to apply:

• Must have High School Diploma or GED
• Must have valid Driver's License
• Must be a minimum of 18 years old
• Copies of diploma/GED and Driver's License MUST be provided with application

Application Process

• Once you complete your application it will be reviewed by our HR team
• Firefighter Aptitude and Character Test (FACT) Candidate Orientation Guide - see below
• If chosen you will participate in a civil service testing process from Fire & Police Selection Inc (FPSI) called the National Fire Select Test (NFST) Applicants may order the practice “NFST Candidate Orientation Guide” by clicking the following link: fpsi.com/fire-candidate-orientation-guides
• Applicants that successfully complete the written test will move on to the physical agility test.  You will take the Candidate Physical Agility Test (CPAT).  To obtain the orientation guide to help you prepare click this link: CPAT Orientation Guide​
• Successful applicants will be subject to background checks, polygraphs, interviews, medical exam and stress test
• If you make it past all that you may receive an offer of employment to report to the Fire Academy

Still sound like fun? Let's Get Started!  Click the "EMPLOYMENT PAGE" button below to continue.

Employment page

FACT Candidate Orientation Guide