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NATIONAL NEWS

VIDEO: Heavy flames in Texas pawn shop fire

A single-story pawn shop caught fire early Thursday morning in northeast Austin. The Austin Fire Department (AFD) said its crews responded around 1:45 a.m. to the fire at Action Pawn. Once on scene, firefighters said they saw smoke coming from the building with heavy fire inside.

South Carolina fire truck destroyed after fire breaks out at station

VIDEO: A Ridgeville fire station is out of service after a fire left the building severely damaged and a truck destroyed. Dorchester County said fire rescue crews responded to a fire at Ridgeville Fire Station 8 on Tuesday, where measures taken by the fire crews to contain the fire caused an electrical shortage in the station’s brush truck.

VIDEO: Military jet crashes near San Diego Harbor naval base; 2 Navy pilots rescued

Two Navy pilots are safe after a military fighter jet crashed in the San Diego Bay in California, officials said Wednesday. U.S. Navy officials told CBS News that both pilots ejected from the plane around 10:17 a.m. local time before it crashed into the water.

Council votes in favor of awarding benefits to New York firefighter forced off job for Alzheimer’s diagnosis

VIDEO: The common council voted in favor of letting Fire Lt. Doug Holl retire early with full benefits. The decision was made on Tuesday night at Glens Falls City Hall. As NewsChannel 13 has reported, Holl was diagnosed with Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease. He was a firefighter for over 17 years, but needed 20 years of service to receive a full pension.

Arkansas fire department launches e-moto response team for trail emergencies

PHOTO: The Fayetteville Fire Department has introduced a new response team that will use fully electric dirt bikes, or “e-moto” bikes, to navigate emergency situations on the city’s trail system. Fayetteville will be one of the first agencies in the region to deploy electric motorcycles for such purposes, according to a news release.
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JOBS

AK - Firefighter EMT I-II-III (Flex) - City & Borough of Juneau

AK - Firefighter Paramedic - City & Borough of Juneau

AZ - Assistant Fire Marshal - City of Yuma - Next Review: 02/12/25

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 - Accounting Technician - Contra Costa County Fire Protection District - Closing: 02/21/25

CA - Deputy Campus Fire Marshal (On-site) - University of California Merced - Open Until Filled

CA - Entry Level Firefighter / Entry Level Firefighter-Paramedic / Lateral Firefighter / Lateral Firefighter-Paramedic - Woodside Fire Protection District - Closing: 03/02/25

CA - Fire Battalion Chief - Visalia Fire Department - Closing: 02/21/25

CA - Fire Prevention Specialist - City of Ventura Fire Department - Closing: 02/19/25

CA - Firefighter/Paramedic - Cities of Del Mar, Encinitas, and Solana Beach - Closing: 03/09/25

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

CA - Firefighter/Paramedic II - Lateral - City of Vacaville

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

CA - Safety Inspector - City of South San Francisco Fire Department - Closing: 02/28/25

CA- Chief of Admin II / Chief Financial Officer - Contra Costa County Fire Protection District - First Review: 03/10/25

CA- Emergency Medical Services Coordinator - City of Fremont - Open Until Filled

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

CO - Fire Chief - Boulder Rural Fire Rescue - First Review: 02/23/25

CO - Fire Chief - Summit Fire & EMS - Closing: 03/10/25

CO - Full-time Temporary Seasonal Wildland Firefighters - Roaring Fork Fire Rescue - Closing: 02/14/25

CO - Lieutenant, Preferred Paramedic - Roaring Fork Fire Rescue - Closing: 02/28/25

FL - Assistant Fire Chief of Training - Sarasota County Fire Department

FL - Firefighter Paramedic - Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District - Closing: 02/21/25

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

ID - Fire Chief - Spirit Lake Fire Protection District - Closing: 02/21/25

ID - Worley FD-Firefighter 1 Academy - Worley Fire Station #1

IL - Fire Chief - First Fire Protection District of Antioch - Closing: 03/14/25

IL - Fire Chief - Win-Bur-Sew Fire Protection District - Closing: 03/10/25

IL - Firefighter - West Chicago Fire Protection District - Closing: 03/14/25

IL - Part Time Fire Inspector - Village of Lombard

KS - Firefighter EMT & Firefighter Paramedic - City of Olathe

MI - Fire Chief - City of Southfield - Closing: 03/19/25

MI - Fire Inspector - City of Wyoming - Closing: 02/26/25

MT - Assistant Chief/Fire Marshal - Hebgen Basin Fire District - Closing: 02/20/25

MT - Division Chief of Operations - Big Sky Fire Department - Closing: 02/24/25

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

MT - Firefighter (FF1 and FF2)/Paramedic – City of Livingston

MT – Fire Chief – Frenchtown Rural Fire District – Closing: 2/17/2025

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

NV - Fire Chief - Carson City Fire Department - Closing: 02/28/25

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

NV - Fire Chief - Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District - Closing: 03/23/25

OK - Fire Chief - City of Edmond - Closing: 02/20/25

OR - Battalion Chief - City of Coos Bay - Closing: 03/25/25

OR - Deputy Chief of Operations - Klamath County Fire District 1 - Closing: 03/17/25

OR - Deputy Fire Chief of Communications - City of Salem - Closing: 02/24/25

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

OR - Fire Chief - City of La Grande - First Review: 03/09/25

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

OR - Fire Marshal - Woodburn Fire District - Closing: 02/28/25

OR - Firefighter - Entry Level - Eligibility List - Port of Portland - Closing: 03/31/25

OR - Firefighter Entry & Lateral Transfer - City of La Grande - Open Until Filled

OR - Firefighter or Firefighter Paramedic - Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue

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 - Central Douglas Fire & Rescue - Closing: 03/15/25

OR - Firefighter/Paramedic - Columbia River Fire & Rescue - St. Helens, OR

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

OR - Firefighter/Paramedic - Mid-Columbia Fire & Rescue - Closing: 02/19/25

OR - Full Time Firefighter/Paramedic - Oakridge Fire & EMS - Open Until Filled

OR - Lieutenant - Mid-Columbia Fire & Rescue - Closing: 02/26/25

OR - Lieutenant/ Paramedic - Sweet Home Fire District - Closing: 02/28/25

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

OR - Single Role EMT / EMT/Paramedic & Firefighter/Paramedic - Ashland Fire & Rescue - Closing: 04/04/25

OR – Seasonal Wildland Dispatchers & Firefighters - Oregon Department of Forestry Central Oregon District

PA - Battalion Chief - York Area United Fire & Rescue - Closing: 02/14/25

SC - Fire Chief - Florence County Fire & Rescue Department - Open Until Filled

SC - Fire Chief - Lexington County Fire Service - Open Until Filled

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

TX - Fire Chief - City of Longview - Closing: 02/17/25

TX - Fire Chief - City of Waco - Closing: 03/10/25

TX - Firefighter - City of Beaumont - Closing: 03/14/25

VA - Chief of Fire and Emergency Services - City of Richmond - First Review: 03/21/25

WA - Day Time Staff Captain - Spokane County Fire District 10 - Closing: 02/28/25

WA - Deputy Fire Chief of Operations - North Whatcom Fire & Rescue - Closing: 03/01/25

WA - Deputy Fire Marshal III - Inspector/PIO - Renton Regional Fire Authority - First Review: 02/28/25

WA - Entry-level Firefighter/EMT - Marysville Fire District - Closing: 03/03/25

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

WA - Fire Chief - Adams County Fire District 5 - Closing: 03/12/25

WA - Firefighter/EMT - South Mason Fire & Rescue - Closing: 03/07/25

WA - Firefighter/Paramedic - City of Mukilteo - Closing: 02/28/25

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

WA - Full-Time Entry-Level or Lateral Firefighter-Paramedic - City of Burlington - Closing: 02/28/25

WA - Lateral Firefighter Paramedic - Everett Fire Department - Closing: 02/28/25

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

WA – Deputy Fire Marshal – Lateral – City of Spokane Fire Department – Closing 3/17/25

WA – Firefighter and Firefighter/Paramedic – Lateral Level Only – East Pierce Fire & Rescue – Closing: 3/30/25

WI - Fire Chief - City of Oshkosh - Closing: 03/02/25

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