The Erlanger Fire Department is now entirely full-time.
Eight new firefighter/EMTs were sworn in at this month's city council meeting.
Among the new hires are Ryle Bridley, Ray Embry, Jake Schultz, Whitney Williams-Farrell, Derek Mayfield, Trent Stolz, Brandon Weeks, and Trevor Woodcock.
Fire Chief Todd Whitaker determined that the department would make a fiscally responsible choice by hiring more full-time firefighters.
Erlanger now ranks among the likes of Fort Thomas, Covington, and Newport as fully full-time departments in Northern Kentucky.
Erlanger has two firehouses, and needs nine full-time employees every day to staff them around the clock.
The firehouses had been staffed with eight full-time workers, with part-time employees filling the gaps.