Firefighter Jobs
A new study ranks fire supervision as a prime option, so how do we make this connection for the younger members of our communities?
Hiring
Columbia Falls will pay for two of the firefighters through the city’s 3% resort tax
Counting down the most stressful jobs by level of stress, driving home the importance of hiring responders who can remain calm during high-stress situations
Pondering the question: What advice would you share with your newly graduated selves – tips that new graduates can consider for their own paths ahead?
Divisions in the community over the PSO program and the elimination of firefighter jobs have “broken my heart,” council member Frank Darrah said
Four keys to changing our broken approach to attracting new members
Struggling to keep up with skills may signal that the firefighter’s commitments have exceeded what they can realistically maintain
Detailing three reasons career firefighters don’t stick around – and solutions to keep them on the team
Leaders must instill in firefighters early that recruitment is a part of their identity
The 35-page agreement sets the daily staffing goal of no fewer than 14 firefighters assigned to duty each day
Diversity
The City Council introduced a resolution that would authorize the hiring of the National Testing Network for a study of fire bureau’s hiring practices
The hiring grants pay for 75% of the salaries and benefits for new hires for the first two years and 35% in the third year
Michelle Woolverton and Christi Shibata were sworn in recently as the department’s first ever full-time female firefighters since its inception 140 years ago
Jersey City Fire Chief Steve McGill said it’s the first time in department history that three grants were awarded in the same year
Chief Niles Ford said the city will recruit firefighter-EMTs, eliminating separate recruitment tracks
County executive says the raise will help the county remain competitive with other jurisdictions
The organization will introduce students to careers like volunteer firefighting, police work, emergency management, EMS and 911 dispatchers
Pennsylvania has more fire companies that any other state, but they are comprised primarily of volunteers
Brooke DeLeon was the only woman in her 21-member recruit class
The U.S. Forest Service is encouraging women to apply for wildland firefighting jobs in the Santa Fe and Carson national forests
Ambulance
The city hired 12 firefighters/paramedics to staff the and supplement the existing fire department workforce
Sam Springsteen is the youngest of Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa’s three children
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order authorizing more seasonal firefighters to boost staffing on one-third of CAL FIRE’s 340 engines
Lawsuit
The city fired Fire Chief Rachel Mosby, citing failing job performance, but her attorney charged that the action was discriminatory based on her gender identity
Officials state that bringing ARFF in-house means it eliminates expenses currently paid by the airport authority
Human Resources
Denison Fire Rescue officials announced they will be working with hiring firm, LifeNet Inc., to fill employment gaps in the department
Students receiving the scholarships must be enrolled in an emergency program such as EMS, fire, medical or in the health or emergency field
Denison Mayor Janet Gott said the city is using this as a temporary measure to fill the employment gaps while the department can get its staffing back up to full levels
Violent Patient Management
Jerome Anthony Burke, 52, put up a fight after mistaking one of the EMS personnel for the manager of the store who kicked him out earlier that day
Abdi Warsame, 28, and Mohamed Daoud, 24, will be the first Somali-American firefighters in St. Paul
Hoby Bonham was released from the hospital after the June 5 fireworks explosion that sent two firefighters to the hospital and left 10 other firefighters with minor injuries
Gary Firefighters Union Local 359 and the Gary Fire Department partnered with the Gary Parks Department to host a park clean-up Friday and Saturday at Buffington Park
The $2.5 million upgrade – paid for by insurance – came after heavy rains flooded the firehouse in October 2017, requiring the city to gut the entire inside
