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VIDEO: Crews battle fire at Florida church

Crews responded to a fire at Christ at the Crossroads Church in Lehigh Acres on Sunday night. Lehigh Acres firefighters responded to 1430 Homestead Road S. around 6 p.m. "I couldn't believe it at first. We were standing there and then saw this big burst of fire," Kristen Crosariol told NBC2. Crosariol lives right across from the historic Christ at …

Alabama firefighter continues to fight fires after suffering serious injury, losing most of his leg

VIDEO: Lt. Jerald Allman, a Birmingham first responder, knows firsthand just how dangerous the job can be. Allman has served with the Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service for over 20 years, and for the last year, he has continued to serve his community as an amputee after being injured on the job. In 2011, he responded to a call where …

Legislators Reintroduce Act to Support Families of Fallen Firefighters

Two Midwestern legislators hope to reintroduce and pass an act that would expand benefit access for the families of firefighters and first responders. Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act looks to give federal support to current and former first responder families who have had someone pass away or been permanently disabled from service-related cancers. The Act is being reintroduced by Senator …

Related: New fundraising efforts to fight growing cancer rates in firefighters

January is firefighter cancer awareness month and Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar just re-introduced the "Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act". The bi-partisan legislation is in honor of St. Paul firefighter Michael Paidar who died of leukemia in 2020 while still working. His wife had to fight for line-of-duty benefits. Sen. Klobuchar says this bill ensures federal support for families whose loved …

California first responders keep this old-school problem solver by their side

PHOTOS: This month, the 57th edition of the Los Angeles-Orange County Thomas Guide is being published. The thick, rectangular, spiral-bound road atlas is the stuff of memories for many Southern Californians who will smile and reminisce simply at hearing the name. But ask anyone under the age of, say, 40, and you’re likely to be met with a blank stare. …

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AK - EMS / Fire Training Specialist - Anchorage Fire Department - Closing: 02/11/25

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

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

AZ - Firefighter Recruit - Scottsdale Fire Department - Closing: 01/31/25

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

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

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

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

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

CA - Fire Marshal - Menlo Park Fire Protection District - Closing: 02/12/25

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

CA - Firefighter/Paramedic - City of Fountain Valley - Closing: 02/10/25

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

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

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

CO - Full-Time Firefighter/EMT, Preferred Paramedic - Roaring Fork Fire Rescue - Closing: 01/29/25

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

CO - Lateral Full-Time Firefighter/EMT-Basic - Windsor Severance Fire Rescue - Closing: 02/09/25

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

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

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

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

KS - Firefighter EMT & Firefighter Paramedic - City of Olathe

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

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 - City of Boulder City - Closing: 02/27/25

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

OR - Deputy Fire Marshal - Jackson County Fire District 3 - 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 - City of La Grande - First Review: 03/09/25

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

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

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

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/EMT Basic, Intermediate, Paramedic - Eugene Springfield Fire - Closing: 02/03/25

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

OR - Firefighter/Paramedic - Crooked River Ranch 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

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

WA - Administrative Assistant - King County Fire District No. 2 - Closing: 02/07/25

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

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

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

WA - Entry Level & Lateral Firefighter/EMT / Entry Level & Lateral Firefighter/Paramedic - Cowlitz County Fire District #5 - Closing: 02/09/25

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 - Human Resources Generalist - Camano Island Fire & Rescue - Closing: 02/04/25

WA - Interim Fire Chief - South King Fire District - Closing: 01/31/25

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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