Fire News

This week our current Paramedic students and our daily duty crews trained on Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS). This training focuses on improving the quality of trauma care and decrease mortality. Members of Whatcom Country Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) and Airlift Northwest assisted in the sessions. ... See more

Today, newly promoted Fire Captain, Jason Van Dyken, had his pinning ceremony. Captain Van Dyken was hired by Bellingham Fire on Halloween in 2008. The knowledge and experience that Captain Van Dyken carries, will be felt throughout the department as he steps into his new leadership role. He has put in very hard work to get to this point in his career and we are incredibly proud and fortunate that he is one of our people. Congratulations Captain Van Dyken! ... See more

WE’RE HIRING!!

The City of Bellingham is actively seeking qualified applicants for the position of Firefighter. We are accepting applications for four different categories of Firefighter:

Entry Firefighter

Entry Firefighter with Paramedic License

Lateral Firefighter

Lateral Firefighter with Paramedic License

For all application information, including two optional virtual informational meetings, please visit the following link:

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/cobwa/jobs/3102329/firefighter-entry-lateral ... See more