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ALASKA NEWS

Anchorage firefighters to offer free car seat check-up

Anchorage firefighters to offer free car seat check-up

VIDEO: We’ve all heard that buckling our seat belts saves lives; the same thing goes for car seats, according to Anchorage Firefighter Ryan Sharr.

NATIONAL NEWS

VIDEOS: Driver rescued after dump truck plows into New Jersey home

Firefighters and other first responders rescued a driver after a dump truck crashed into a residence in Woodbury Heights, New Jersey.

Beloved Baltimore firefighter battling Stage 4 cancer — his only clue was one ‘very benign’ sign

PHOTOS: Steve Dorsey, 56, was diagnosed in February with Stage 4 esophageal cancer that spread to his lymph nodes and liver. He's on medical leave undergoing chemotherapy in the hopes of shrinking his tumors.

DHS Makes $360 Million Available to Communities to Increase Number of Trained Firefighters and Keep Communities Safe

To help keep communities and firefighters safer, FEMA will award SAFER funding directly to fire departments and volunteer firefighter interest organizations to help communities meet industry minimum standards, attain 24-hour staffing, and more.

How a special team is on standby to help injured firefighters battling the Minnesota wildfires

VIDEO: The Minnesota Air Rescue Team, or MART, is on standby this week to help injured firefighters battling wildfires up north.

COOPERATIVE PURCHASING

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JOBS

AZ - Fire Chief - Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority - Closing: 06/22/25

CA - Deputy Fire Chief - South Placer Fire District - Closing: 05/27/25

CA - Deputy Fire Marshal / Plans Examiner and Inspection - University of California - Open Until Filled

CA - Fire Chief - City of Monterey Park - Closing: 06/08/25

CA - Fire Chief - City of Vallejo - Closing: 06/16/25

CA - Fire Inspector I - City of Burbank - First Review: 06/23/25

CA - Fire Investigator - Contra Costa County Fire Protection District - Closing: 06/01/25

CA - Firefighter Paramedic - City of Suisun City - Open Until Filled

CA - Shift Battalion Chief - South Placer Fire District - Closing: 05/29/25

CA - Single Role Paramedic - City of Santa Rosa - Closing: 06/02/25

CA - Single Role Paramedic - San Ramon Valley FPD - Closing: Open Recruitment

CA - Wildfire Preparedness Coordinator - Ross Valley Fire Department - Closing: 05/30/25

CO - Entry-Level Firefighter and Entry-Level Firefighter/Paramedic - Monument Fire District - Closing: 07/28/25

CO - Fire Chief / CEO - Black Forest Fire Rescue Protection District - Closing: 05/23/25

CO - Lateral Firefighter/EMT - Colorado River Fire Rescue - Closing: 05/30/25

CO - Lateral Firefighter/Paramedic - Colorado River Fire Rescue - Closing: 05/30/25

ID - Division Chief of Training - City of Meridian - First Review: 05/23/25

ID - Fire Chief - City of Boise - Closing: 06/13/25

ID - Full-Time Paramedic/Firefighter - Teton County Fire Protection District - Closing: 06/27/25

ID - Seasonal Wildland Engine Boss - Ketchum Fire District - First Review: 05/16/25

IL - Firefighter - City of Freeport - Closing: 06/27/25

IL - Firefighter/Paramedic - River Forest Fire Department - Open Until Filled

IL - Shift Battalion Chief - Itasca Fire Protection District - Closing: 05/23/25

MI - Firefighter - City of Grand Rapids - Closing: 06/01/25

OR - Entry Level or Lateral Firefighter - City of La Grande - Open Until Filled

OR - Entry-Level Firefighter EMT - Nestucca Rural Fire Protection District - Closing: 05/23/25

OR - Fire Chief - Harbor Rural Fire Protection District - Closing: 06/10/25

OR - Fire Chief - Mosier Fire District - Closing: 05/28/25

OR - Firefighter/Paramedic - City of Cascade Locks - Open Until Filled

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

OR - Seasonal Firefighters - Sauvie Island Fire District - Closing: 05/23/25

OR - Summer Firefighter Internship - Halsey-Shedd RFPD - Closing: 06/13/25

OR - Temporary Part-Time/Full-Time Firefighter - Aurora Fire District No. 63 - Closing: 06/12/25

OR & WA - Exhaust Removal Sales Representative - SeaWestern - Open Until Filled

TX - Deputy Fire Marshal - City of McKinney - Open Until Filled

TX - Firefighter/EMT - City of Pearland - Closing: 06/13/25

WA - Assistant Fire Marshal - Community Development - Clark County - Open Until Filled

WA - Community Services Specialist - North Kitsap Fire & Rescue - Closing: 06/16/25

WA - Deputy Fire Chief - City of Kirkland - Closing: 05/22/25

WA - Deputy Fire Chief - City of Yakima - Closing: 06/10/25

WA - Deputy Fire Chief - Spokane Valley Fire Department - Closing: 06/18/25

WA - Emergency Medical Services Administrator - Whatcom County - Closing: 06/22/25

WA - Entry Level or Lateral Firefighter/Paramedic - Cowlitz Country Fire District #5 - Open Until Filled

WA - Entry Level Paramedic - Lewis County Fire Protection District 2 - Open Until Filled

WA - Entry-Level & Lateral Firefighter/EMT - Ocean Shores Fire Department - Open Until Filled

WA - Entry-Level & Lateral Firefighter/Paramedic - Ocean Shores Fire Department - Open Until Filled

WA - Entry-Level Firefighter/EMT & PM - Clallam 2 Fire Rescue - Closing: 05/30/25

WA - Finance Manager - Mountain View Fire & Rescue - First Review: 05/18/25

WA - Fire Chief - City of Moses Lake - First Review: 06/22/25

WA - Fire Chief - Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue - First Review: 05/23/25

WA - Fire Chief - Vashon Island Fire & Rescue - First Review: 06/08/25

WA - Firefighter-Paramedic - Snohomish Fire District #4 - Test Submission: 06/02/25

WA - Firefighter/EMT - Grays Harbor Fire District #7 - Continuous

WA - Full-Time Entry-Level or Lateral Firefighter-EMT - City of Burlington - Closing: 05/23/25

WA - Lateral Firefighter - City of Vancouver - Closing: 05/31/25

WA - Lateral Firefighter Paramedic - City of Vancouver - Closing: 05/31/25

WA - Mobile Integrated Health Provider - City of Burlington - Closing: 06/12/25

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