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VIDEO: Ball of fire consumes New York hotel restaurant's outdoor dining area

A ball of fire consumed the outdoor dining area behind a Brooklyn hotel sending smoke spewing through the neighborhood. Residents living next to the Moxy Brooklyn Williamsburg awoke to heavy fire and smoke outside their windows on Wednesday. The hotel's outdoor dining space, part of the Bar Bedford restaurant, went up in flames at around 2:15 a.m. Fire tore through …

National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Honors Colorado Springs Fire Department with the Ronald J. Siarnicki Seal of Excellence Award

The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) honored the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) with the prestigious Ronald J. Siarnicki Seal of Excellence Award. This award celebrates CSFD’s exemplary commitment to firefighter safety, health, and wellness through innovative programs and leadership. The Ronald J. Siarnicki Seal of Excellence is awarded to fire departments that demonstrate outstanding efforts to reduce firefighter line-of-duty …

Mississippi fire department gets $260K remote-controlled firefighting robot

VIDEO: The Collins Fire Department has a new state-of-the-art piece of robotic firefighting equipment. It can battle intense industrial fires while keeping human firefighters at a safe distance. The Thermite RS3 firefighting robot is remotely operated, runs on diesel fuel and can deploy water, foam and dry chemicals. It was purchased with a grant from the Mississippi Department of Public …

Driver dies after cement truck crashes over side of beltway overpass in Texas

VIDEO: One person died and two others were hospitalized Tuesday when a concrete mixer truck drove off Beltway 8 and crashed on the feeder road below, according to authorities. It happened just before 9 a.m. along the Beltway at Bammel North Houston Road. Investigators said the driver of the concrete truck died. They said it all started when the concrete …

Oregon nonprofit offers veterans and first responders healing through blacksmithing

VIDEO: Since its founding in 2022, Industrial Artistic and Creative Therapy (IACT) has become a sanctuary for veterans and first responders struggling with stress and PTSD. Founded by "Forged in Fire" champion Josh Navarrete, IACT uses the art of blacksmithing to help these individuals heal, connect and discover new skills in a supportive environment. Navarrete, who has worked in supportive …
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JOBS

AK - Assistant Fire Chief - Steese Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. - Closing: until filled

AZ/OR/HI/ID/WA - Fire Truck & EMS Service Technicians - Open Until Filled

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

CA - Emergency Operations Coordinator - City of Laguna Beach - Closing: 01/04/25

CA - Entry-Level Firefighter/Paramedic & Lateral Firefighter/Paramedic - Sonoma Valley Fire District - Closing: 12/12/24

CA - Fire Chief - City of Gilroy - 01/06/25

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

CA - IT Division Manager Job - Orange County Fire Authority - First Review: 01/13/25

CA - Lateral Firefighter / Paramedic - Southern Marin Fire District - Closing: 12/31/2024

CA - Plan Checker/Fire Prevention I-II - City of Long Beach - Closing: 12/27/24

CA - Public Safety Dispatcher - San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District & San Ramon Police Department - Closing: until filled

CA - Single Role Paramedic - San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District - Closing: until filled

CA – Fire Marshal/Fire Division Chief – Heartland Fire & Rescue – Closing: 1/15/25

CO - Accreditation Manager - Town of Castle Rock - Closing: 12/31/2024

CO - Deputy Fire Chief - Steamboat Spring Fire Rescue - Closing: 12/15/24

CO - Emergency Vehicle Technician - Town of Castle Rock - Closing: Open until filled

FL - Fire Chief - City of Clearwater - Closing: 12/21/24

ID - Entry Level & Lateral Firefighter/Paramedic - Nampa Fire Protection District - Closing: 12/31/24

IL - Assistant Chief of Support Services - Warrenville Fire Protection District - Closing: 12/13/24

IL - Assistant Director of Firefighting Programs - Illinois Fire Service Institute - 12/16/24

IL - Deputy Chief - Rutland-Dundee Fire Protection District - Closing: 01/03/25

KS - Assistant Fire Chief / Fire Marshal - City of Olathe Fire Department - Closes: 12/21/2024

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

MT- Division Chief of Wildland Fire - Big Sky Fire Department - 12/31/24

NC - Full-time Career Firefighter / EMT Positions - Matthews Fire & EMS - Closing: 12/15/2024

OR - Airport Fire Chief - Medford Airport - Closing: 01/04/25

OR - Community Care Coordinator - Jackson County Fire District #3 - Closing: 12/12/2024

OR - Deputy Fire Marshal - City of Hillsboro - Closing: December 22, 2024

OR - Entry-level and Lateral Career Firefighter/Paramedic & Firefighter/EMT - Umatilla County Fire District #1 - Closing: 1/10/2025

OR - Firefighter - City of Roseburg - Closing: 01/10/25

OR - Firefighter/EMT - West Side Rural Fire Protection District - Closing: 12/27/24

OR - Firefighter/Paramedic - Clackamas Fire District - Closing: 12/15/2024

OR - Firefighter/Paramedic - Crook County Fire & Rescue - Closing: 01/10/25

OR - Firefighter/Paramedics - SW Polk Fire District - Closing: 01/02/25

OR - Paramedic - Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue - Closing: 12/19/24

OR - Recruitment & Retention Coordinator - Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue District - Closing: until filled

OR - Wildfire Strategic Planning Manager (Analyst III- CPPW) - City of Portland - Closing: 12/31/24

TX - Fire Inspector/Investigator - City of Pearland - Closing: until filled

TX - Fire Marshal - Travis County - Closing: 01/04/25

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

WA - Community Risk Reduction Specialist - Yakima Fire Department - Closing: 12/27/24

WA - Deputy Fire Marshal I/II - City of Vancouver - Closing: 12/24/24

WA - Division Chief - South Whidbey Fire/EMS - Closing: 12/20/2024

WA - Entry Level Firefighter - Spokane County Fire District 10 - Closes: 1/3/2025

WA - Entry Level Firefighter/Paramedic & Lateral Firefighter/Paramedic - Clark County Fire District 6 - Closing: 04/01/2025 (Review Dec 27)

WA - Entry-Level Firefighter/EMT - South King Fire - Closing: 12/31/24

WA - Fire Chief - City of Moses Lake - Closing: First Review 11/17/24

WA - Fire Chief - Lewis County Fire District 5 - Open Until Filled

WA - Firefighter/EMT - City of Snoqualmie - Closing: 12/30/24

WA - Lateral Firefighter / Paramedic - City of Montesano - Closing: until filled

WA - Lateral Firefighter/EMT & Firefighter/Paramedic - Central Pierce Fire & Rescue - Closing: 01/05/25

WA - Lieutenant - Spokane County Fire District 10 - Closes: 1/3/2025

WA - Mobile Integrated Health Provider (MIHP) - City of Burlington - 12/20/24

WA - Mobile Medicine Nurse Practitioner - Virginia Mason Franciscan Health and South Kitsap Fire & Rescue - Closing: 01/06/25

WA - Office Administration & Finance Manager/Confidential Secretary to the Board of Fire Commissioners - Lewis County Fire District 5 - Closing: 12/11/24

WA - Part-time Fire Fighter/EMT - Cowlitz County Fire District 3 - Open until filled

WA - Per-Diem Firefighter/Paramedic - Lewis County Fire District 2 - Closing: 12/13/24

WY - Public Safety Communications Executive Director - Sweetwater Combined Communications Center - Closing: until filled

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