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VIDEO: Fire crews return after another explosion at Pennsylvania warehouse, sources say

Firefighters were being recalled to the site of a massive fire at the SPS Technologies building in Abington Township, shortly after officials said they had contained a fire that began there on Monday night. According to sources, crews were being recalled after smoke began to rise from the smoldering site of a fire.

‘You’re coming home’: Massachusetts man invents tool to help first responders during ice rescues

VIDEO: Ice fishing or pond hockey might be appealing this time of year, but fun out on frozen lakes and bodies of water can turn fatal if someone falls through. One man is working to minimize the dangers first responders face when they are called in for a rescue.

Third death reported in fiery multi-vehicle pileup in Wyoming tunnel

VIDEO: Wyoming officials on Sunday said a third death has been confirmed from a fiery multi-vehicle pileup inside an interstate tunnel. Details about the death were unavailable, with the Wyoming Department of Transportation saying that a third fatality was confirmed as Friday's crash was being investigated and wreckage was being cleared.

German firefighter says much learned in visit to Tennessee fire departments

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A firefighter from Munich, Germany, visited the Kingsport Fire Department on Monday and the Johnson City Fire Department last week to learn how responding to emergencies differs around the world. Andreas Rieter told News Channel 11 that while visiting friends in the Tri-Cities, he took the opportunity to tour and learn from local fire stations.

Fire truck crashes into food pantry at Chicago South Side church

VIDEO: A fire truck slammed into a food pantry located inside a church on the city's South Side. It happened Friday morning at West 103rd Street and South Morgan Street. Initial reports say the brakes went out as the emergency vehicle raced to a call. Surveillance video shows the driver weaving gently into the building, avoiding a pole and a traffic light box.

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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 - 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 - Heavy Equipment Mechanic - California Governor's Office of Emergency Services - Closing: 03/10/25

CA - Lead Designated Campus Fire Marshal (DCFM) - University of California, Riverside

CA - Paramedic Firefighter - South Placer Fire District - Closing: 03/13/25

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 - Strasburg Fire Protection District - Closing: 03/16/25

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

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 - Admin Battalion Chief/Fire Marshal - City of Leavenworth - Closing: 02/28/25

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

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 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 - Closing: 03/11/25

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 - 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 - Full-Time & Part-Time/ Firefighter/ EMT/ (or higher medical certificate) - East Umatilla Fire & Rescue - 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

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

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

TX - Fire Chief - City of Dallas - Closing: 03/14/25

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/Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Entry Level Firefighter/Paramedic (PM), Lateral Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Lateral Firefighter/Paramedic (PM) - Clallam County Fire District 3 - Closing: 03/24/25

WA - Entry-Level & Lateral Firefighter/Paramedic - Camas Washougal Fire Department - Closing: 03/18/25

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 - 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 – 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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