Employment benefits offered at North Spartanburg Fire District

North Spartanburg Fire District always strives to provide our employees with a detailed benefits package.  Currently, we offer the following:

  • 72 hours of PTO issued on date of hire

  • Time off is important to family life and your mental health as a firefighter.  We want to ensure all employees can take time off when needed.

  • Fully funded family coverage medical, dental, and vision insurance

  • The department covers the full cost of your medical insurance.  Medical INsurance is through Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Vision and Dental are also provided through Renaissance Insurance. All the coverages are 100% paid by the district. No deduction comes from your bi-weekly payroll.

  • Department-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance.

  • This benefit is fully paid by the department for each employee. If you are injured while off duty with the department, we want to provide our employees with resources that ensure their income continues while they recover.

  • Department paid $25,000 life insurance policy.

  • The department provides each employee with a free $25,000 life insurance policy. NSFD also allows employees to purchase additional life insurance for themselves, their spouses, and dependents. Additional coverage for dependents is payroll deducted.

  • Supplemental Accident and Sickness policy

  • This policy, provided through VFIS, gives additional coverage to employees on duty for injuries and certain illnesses that can occur while on duty.

  • Educational Benefits

  • The department values education and training.  The department has a well-funded training budget that sets aside money for training classes and conferences for travel.  Per-diems and department vehicles are provided for overnight training.

  • We also value higher education. In addition to your salary, we will pay each employee an additional $1,000 per degree (Associate’s, Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate).

  • Longevity Benefit-Retirement Incentive Package

  • NSFD values long-term relationships with our employees. Employees who retire through PEBA from NSFD and have served as full-time employees for 15 or more years will receive a retirement benefit based on their years of service. Serve 15 years and receive $10,000, serve over 20 years and receive $20,000, serve over 25 years and receive $25,000 at the time of your retirement.

  • Other Benefits

  • Our package is extensive. During your hiring process, we can review our employee manual, which details all we offer full-time employees.