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NATIONAL NEWS

VIDEOS: Evacuation orders remain in effect due to California battery plant fire

A fire was confirmed at the Vistra Power Plant in Moss Landing on Thursday, forcing evacuations and closing roads in the area. The fire was reported shortly after 3 p.m. The building was evacuated when the fire started. All Vistra employees, law and fire personnel are safe, per the County of Monterey. Firefighters are not engaging the fire and are …

Kansas firefighter ‘severely injured’ by coupling after driver runs over hose

VIDEO: A firefighter with the Kansas City, Kansas Fire Department was “severely injured” Monday morning after being hit by the coupling on a fire hose while battling a fire at a Subway sandwich shop. According to a Facebook post by the KCK Professional Firefighters Association, crews were working on a fire at a Subway near Southwest and Rainbow Boulevard when …

Thieves target first responders along I-95 corridor in Virginia: 'When one of us gets attacked, we all feel it'

VIDEO: Thieves have been breaking into the vehicles of first responders at fire stations along the Interstate 95 corridor stretching from Fredericksburg to Petersburg, according to police. Dozens of vehicles have been vandalized, leading to costly repairs and theft of personal items over the past few weeks, as Crime Insider sources told Jon Burkett earlier this month. Recently, several vehicles …

Landslides are among the hazards emerging as Los Angeles-area wildfires scar terrain

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Fires are continuing to burn in Southern California, but landslides and other weather-related threats are already a concern long before the wildfires subside. While the end to the fire danger is not yet in sight, the hazards that will remain in its wake will be severe, especially due to the urban nature of many of the burn zones, experts …

A Piece of Firefighting History is for Sale in Maryland

VIDEO: A 1973 brush truck is now on the market in Stockton. The Stockton Volunteer Fire Company is accepting sealed bids until January 31st. All the bells and whistles, both figuratively and literally, are still attached. The sirens and lights work, as does the engine, making the decades-old truck a rather unique item that anybody can now try to buy. …
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JOBS

AZ - Assistant Fire Marshal - City of Yuma - First Review: 01/29/25

AZ - Fire Prevention Specialist - Golden Valley Fire District - Open Until Filled

AZ - Volunteer Firefighter - Social Sciences Innovations Corporation/National Volunteer Fire Council - 03/15/25

CA - Assistant Chief-Fire Marshal – Orange County Fire Authority - Closing: 01/20/25

CA - Division Chief - Monterey County Regional Fire District - Closing: 02/08/25

CA - Fire Chief - City of Manhattan Beach - Closing: 02/10/25

CA - Fire Chief - City of Seaside - Open Until Filled

CA - Fire Engineer - City of Patterson - First Review: 02/10/25

CA - Firefighter / Paramedic (Entry-Level and Lateral) - Southern Marin Fire District - Closing: 01/31/25

CA - Firefighter/Paramedic - Marinwood Fire Department - Closing: 02/28/25

CA - Firefighter/Paramedic Trainee - Moraga-Orinda Fire District - Closing: 02/14/25

CA - Fuels Mitigation Specialist - Moraga-Orinda Fire District - Closing: 02/12/25

CA - Paramedic/Firefighter (Lateral and Entry Level) - Heartland Fire & Rescue - Closing: 01/26/25

CA - Reserve Firefighter (Temporary) - Contra Costa County Fire Protection District - Closes: 01/19/25

CA/WA/HI - Fire Investigator - Rimkus - Closing: 02/28/25

CO - Deputy Chief of Operations and Training - Stratmoor Hills Fire District - Closing: 01/17/25

CO - Division Chief of Operations & Training - Estes Valley Fire Protection District - Closing: 01/24/25

CO - Fire Chief - Mountain View Fire Rescue - First Review: 02/09/25

CO - Fire Chief - North Metro Fire Rescue District - Closing: 02/21/25

CO – Firefighter/EMT or Firefighter Paramedic – Northeast Teller County Fire Protection District – Closing: 02/07/25

FL - Assistant Chief or Training, Education & Safety - Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District - Closing: 01/20/25

IA- Fire Chief - City of Burlington - Closing: 01/22/25

ID - Fire Chief - Bonneville County Fire Protection District No. 1 - Closing: 02/23/25

ID - Paramedic/Firefighter - City of Moscow - Closing: 01/30/25

KY - Fire Chief - Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS - Open Until Filled

MA - Fire Chief - Williamstown Fire District - Closing: 01/31/2025

MO - Fire Chief - Little Dixie Fire Protection District - Closing: 02/01/25

MT - Fire Chief - City of Hamilton - Closing: 02/15/25

MT - Fire Chief - City of Kalispell - First Review: 02/02/25

NM - Firefighter/EMT - NMSU Fire Department - Closing: 01/20/25

NM - Lateral Firefighter / EMT/ AEMT & Paramedic - Artesia Fire Department - Open Until Filled

NV - Fire Chief - City of Boulder City - Closing: 02/27/25

OR - Battalion Chief / Fire Marshal - City of Medford - Closing: 01/17/25

OR - Deputy Fire Marshal - Jackson County Fire District 3 - Closing: 02/07/25

OR - Division Chief of Operations - Klamath County Fire District 1 - Closing: 02/07/25

OR - Division Chief of Support Services - Klamath County Fire District 1 - Closing: 02/07/25

OR - EMS Coordinator - Turner Fire District - Closing: 01/31/25

OR - EMS Division Chief - Marion County Fire District No. 1 - First Review: 02/02/25

OR - Entry Level Firefighter Paramedic - Portland Fire & Rescue - Closing: 02/10/25

OR - Entry-Level Firefighter - City of Hillsboro - Closing: 03/16/25

OR - Fire Chief - City of Gresham - Closing: 01/29/25

OR - Fire Chief - Umatilla Rural Fire Protection District - Closing: 02/03/25

OR - Fire Inspector - Canby Fire District - 02/12/25

OR - Fire Lieutenant - Crook County Fire & Rescue - Closing: 02/14/25

OR - Fire Marshal - City of Lake Oswego - 01/23/25

OR - Firefighter - City of Jacksonville - Closing: 02/10/25

OR - Firefighter/ Paramedic (Entry Level) - Hood River Fire & EMS - 02/23/25

OR - Firefighter/EMT - West Side Rural Fire Protection District - Open Until Filled

OR - Firefighter/Paramedic - Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue - Open Until Filled

OR - Firefighter/Paramedic (Entry & Lateral) - South Lane County Fire & Rescue - Open Until Filled

OR - Full-Time Faculty: EMS Lead Instructor - Umpqua Community College - Closing: 02/03/25

OR - Lateral Firefighter Paramedic - Portland Fire & Rescue - Closing: 02/10/25

OR - Recruitment Retention Coordinator - Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue - Open Until Closed

TX - EMS Captain - City of Melissa - Open Until Filled

TX - Fire Plans Examiner - Travis County Emergency Services District No. 2 - Open Until Filled

TX - Firefighter/EMT - City of Pearland - Closing: 01/17/25

WA - Assistant Fire Chief - Camano Island Fire & Rescue - First Review: 01/31/25

WA - Deputy Chief - East County Fire and Rescue - Closing: 01/17/25

WA - Deputy Chief - Yakima County Fire District #1 - Closing: 01/31/25

WA - Deputy Fire Marshal II - King County - Closing: 01/26/25

WA - Entry Level Firefighter/Paramedic & Lateral Firefighter/Paramedic - Clark County Fire District 6 - Closing: 04/01/2025 (Review January 31, 2025)

WA - Entry-Level Firefighter - East Olympia Fire District #6 - Closing: 01/28/25

WA - Entry-Level or Lateral Firefighter/EMT - Kittitas County Fire District #7 - Closing: 02/28/25

WA - Fire Chief - San Juan County Fire District #2 (Orcas Island Fire & Rescue) - Closing: 02/07/25

WA - Firefighter/Paramedic - Snohomish County Fire District 5 - Open Until Filled

WA - Fulltime Firefighter/EMT - Cowlitz County Fire District 3 - Closing 2/07/25

WA - Lateral Firefighter/EMT - East Olympia Fire District #6 - Closing: 01/28/25

WA - Lateral Firefighter/EMT & Firefighter/Paramedic - Poulsbo Fire Department - Closing: 01/31/25

WA - Lateral Firefighter/Paramedic - Winlock Fire & Rescue - 01/29/25

WA - Lateral-Entry Firefighter/Paramedic - Seattle Fire Department - Closing: 01/28/25

WA - Office Manager/Payroll Specialist - SE Thurston Fire Authority - Open Until Filled

WA - Paramedic / Firefighter (Lateral Transfer) - City of Anacortes Fire Department - Closing: 02/01/25

WA - Paramedic in Training - King County Medic One - Closing: 02/02/25

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