PCFD4 will begin hiring full-time Firefighters to start work January 2024. 

Requirements: Certified IFSAC (or Equivalent) Firefighter 2 / EMR / Driver - Operator

Base pay $35,000 / year, $12.69 / hour, 106 hours / 2 week pay period, 7 hours OT, $38,466 total

EMT $100 / month, EMT-A $200 / month, EMT-P $400 / month

100% Employee benefits (Health, Dental, Vision)

State supplemental pay

State retirement system

457b Plan

8 Non-bankable Holidays (24 hrs)

8 Vacation days (24 hrs), increasing 1 day every 5 years

1 Perfect Attendance per year

Email edoucet@pcfd4.org

NEWS RELEASE
OFFICE OF LOUISIANA STATE FIRE MARSHAL
Department of Public Safety & Corrections • Public Safety Services 8181 Independence Blvd. • Baton 
Rouge, LA 70806
www.lasfm.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                     

CONTACT:  Ashley Rodrigue
Public Affairs Director 

DATE:   11/21/23                         PHONE:    225-620-5115
ashley.rodrigue@la.gov

UPDATE: STATEWIDE BURN BAN LIFTED
BATON ROUGE- Following consultation among the State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFM), Louisiana 
Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF), the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security (GOHSEP) 
and the National Weather Service (NWS), the statewide burn ban initially issued on August 7th, and 
modified as recently as September 29th, is being rescinded effective as of 5 p.m. on Tuesday, 
November 21.

Where open burning is allowed in local ordinances, the SFM would like to remind residents that the 
only legal items you can burn in Louisiana are vegetation and ordinary yard waste items like 
leaves, tree branches, grass clippings, etc.

According to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, items NOT allowed to be burned 
include:

•  Plastic and other synthetic materials
•  Tires and other rubber products
•  Paints, household and agricultural chemicals
•  Asphalt shingles, heavy oils, wire
•  Newspaper, cardboard and other paper products
•  Buildings and mobile homes