Fort Bliss Fire Department

08/09/2023

With the start of school, these campus tips may come in handy. Remember they also apply to those living in barracks. Keep yourselves safe this new school year and all year long.

08/03/2023

Live fire training was conducted for Station 4, 5 and 7 last night. As always, an excellent job was performed.

07/26/2023

Help us congratulate Felipe Chavira on his promotion from Fire Captain to Battalion Chief. Congratulations!!🎉

06/27/2023

The Fort Bliss Fire Department extends its deepest and sincere condolences to FEDFIRE NAS PAX River Fire Department (Naval Air Station Patuxent River) who lost a member of their Fire Department while working bravely in the line of duty.

06/27/2023

You know it’s HOT! 🥵 🔥 We know it’s HOT! 🥵 Yep, it’s that time of year in El Paso.

Be sure to take care of yourself and the family and friends. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Learn the signs of Heat Exhaustion and Heat Stroke, and the tips to help prevent them.

Stay Cool: 🧊 Wear appropriate clothing (lightweight, loose-fitting), Stay cool indoors, Schedule outdoor activities carefully, Pace yourself, Wear sunscreen, Do not leave children 👶👧👦 and pets 🐩🐈 in cars, and Avoid hot and heavy meals.

Stay Hydrated: Drink plenty of fluids (not the sugary or alcoholic kind), 🫗🧊🫗🥛Replace salt and minerals, and Keep your pets 🐈🐩 hydrated as well.

Stay Informed: 🕵️👀📰 Check for updates on the local news for extreme heat alerts and safety tips to learn about cooling shelters in the area, Know the signs and symptoms of heat-related illnesses, Monitor those at high risk (infants, 👶👶 young children, people 65 or older, 👴👵 people who overexert during work or exercise, 👷‍♂️👩‍🏭👮‍♀️🧑‍🚒🚵‍♂️🏌️⛹️‍♀and people with chronic illnesses.

To learn more about Tips for Preventing Heat-Related Illness, visit the CDC’s Extreme Heat page at https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/heattips.html

1st Armored Division
32d Army Air and Missile Defense Command
U.S. Army Joint Modernization Command
Joint Task Force North
5th Armored Brigade
93D Military Police Battalion
Mobilization and Deployment, DPTMS
The NCO Leadership Center of Excellence
William Beaumont Army Medical Center

06/19/2023

We present you our new Fire Chief Joseph Van Meter! Welcome to the Fort Bliss community.

06/01/2023

On May 26, 2023, we had a promotion ceremony. Congratulations to Michelle Shipley on her promotion to Lead Fire Inspector and to Jimmy Telles on his promotion to Fire Inspector.

05/19/2023

Congratulations to WSMR Assistant Chief Dan Morales on your retirement. Thank you for your 29 years of service. Chief Morales spent 13 with us at Fort Bliss.

05/17/2023

Fort Bliss Fire Department is hiring! Please use the link below to read the vacancy announcement and apply through USAJOBS. This announcement closes soon. Have a great day!

GS-6 PERM Dispatcher position. Hope to fill possibly three positions off this list. Closes May 22nd.

About the Position: Serves as a Public Safety Dispatcher, providing emergency police, fire, and medical services to the public by answering emergency 911 calls and dispatching appropriate personnel and equipment.

05/05/2023

Today is International Firefighter’s Day. Thank you for your dedication and hard work. Your community appreciates your daily sacrifices.

05/02/2023

Fort Bliss Fire Department is hiring! Please use the link below to read the vacancy announcement and apply through USAJOBS. This announcement closes soon. Have a great day!

GS-6 TERM Firefighter position. Closes May 17th.

About the Position: This position is included under the provisions of Special Retirement Coverage (SRC) and may have both a maximum entry age and a mandatory retirement date. For more information follow this link: https://acpol2.army.mil/ch...

05/02/2023

May is National Wildfire Awareness Month
Learn more at: https://www.ready.gov/wildfires.

04/14/2023

As we close out National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week, we'd like to thank our DES Emergency Dispatchers for the commitment and sacrifices they make to keep the Fort Bliss community safe. They really are the unseen heroes of public safety. 🚓🚒🚑

04/14/2023

This week has been National Public Safety Telecommunicator’s week. They are the unsung heroes behind the scenes, working around the clock and answering your calls sometimes during the scariest moments of your lives. Help us thanking our dispatchers for everything they do to help keep the Fort Bliss community safe. Thank you!

04/05/2023

Yesterday we held a promotion ceremony for Inspector Sanchez and Assistant Chief Hernandez. Inspector Sanchez was promoted from firefighter to Fire Prevention Inspector. Assistant Chief Hernandez was promoted from Battalion Chief to Assistant Chief of Prevention. Congratulations and best of luck in your new positions!

03/28/2023

Fort Bliss Fire Department is hiring! Please use the link below to read the vacancy announcement and apply through USAJOBS. This announcement closes soon. Have a great day!

GS-10 Supervisory Firefighter position. Closes April 4th.

About the Position: Incumbent willserve as a Battalion Chief to provide lead and non-supervisory station personnel with basic supervision and provide quality structural and small aircraft firefighting capability on assigned shift. This position is included under the provisions of ...

03/17/2023

🚨🚨🚨 EXERCiSE•EXERCISE•EXERCISE 🚨🚨🚨

UPDATE as of 12:11 p.m., March 17
All Clear. DES concluded today’s training scenario. Sheridan and Cassidy Gates are open for all traffic. Increased law enforcement and ambulance presence expected in the area for the next two hours.

🚨🚨🚨 EXERCiSE•EXERCISE•EXERCISE 🚨🚨🚨

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🚨🚨🚨 EXERCISE, EXERCISE, EXERCISE 🚨🚨🚨
⛔️ 🚧 ⚠️ The Fort Bliss Directorate of Emergency Services is conducting a scheduled training exercise tomorrow morning (March 17) on west Fort Bliss, in the vicinity of Sheridan and Cassidy Gates.

🚧⛔️⚠️This means that both Cassidy and Sheridan Gates, and Sheridan Road from Cassidy to Haan Roads will close to all traffic at 9 a.m. through the duration of the training.

You may see 👀 increased emergency operations 👮👨‍🚒 and/or hear 👂 communication traffic; 🚓🚑🚒 however, this is all part of the scheduled training event. All communications messages will start and end with the notification, ""EXERCISE, EXERCISE, EXERCISE," to ensure audiences understand that information in those messages do not pertain to real world events. 🚧⛔️⚠️
EXERCISE, EXERCISE, EXERCISE

1st Armored Division 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division

03/17/2023

E-41, E-51, and E-12 battled a house fire today on Aero Vista Housing (Biggs). No injuries reported. Cause of the fire is under investigation.

03/11/2023

Congratulations Chief Marc Davis.

03/10/2023

Fort Bliss Fire Department is hiring! Please use the link below to read the vacancy announcement and apply through USAJOBS. This announcement closes soon. Have a great day!

GS-07 Lead Public Safety Dispatcher position. Closes March 22nd.

About the Position:Works under general supervision of the Supervisory Dispatching Technician in the Fire & Emergency Services Division of Directorate of Emergency Services. The employee is provided general instructions concerning established practices, policies and procedures to cover anticip...

03/10/2023

Fort Bliss Fire Department is hiring! Please use the link below to read the vacancy announcement and apply through USAJOBS. This announcement closes soon. Have a great day!

GS-06 Permanent Firefighter position. Closes March 20th.

About the Position: As a Firefighter you will follow procedures and techniques of fire department operations, training, equipment maintenance, fire prevention, etc. as prescribed in Army, major command and installation directives and manuals. This position is included under...

03/10/2023

Fort Bliss Fire Department is hiring! Please use the link below to read the vacancy announcement and apply through USAJOBS. This announcement closes soon. Have a great day!

GS-08 Permanent Lead Firefighter position. Closes March 21st.

About the Position: This is a Lead Firefighter (Basic Life Support/Hazmat Technician) in support of Fire Protection and Prevention programs at Ft. Bliss, TX Note: This position is included under the provisions of Special Retirement Coverage and may have both a maximu...

02/24/2023

Congratulations to Emmanuel E. Sanchez and family on your promotion to the rank of Lieutenant. Congratulations Lt. Sanchez.

02/15/2023

The Fort Bliss Fire Department would like to wish Chief Roger L. Hancock the best of luck in his future endeavors and congratulate him on his new position as the Fort Huachuca Fire Chief. Thank you for your service during your tenure at Fort Bliss.

01/24/2023

Lieutenant Efren Rivera receives the Garrison Coin from Colonel Brady along with CSM Gonzalez and Chief Hancock. LT. Rivera was recognized for his efforts in standing up Fire Station-6 and his CPR instruction.

01/17/2023

The City of El Paso is saddened to announce the death of longtime Police Chief Greg Allen.

Chief Allen joined the City of El Paso in 1978 and was named Chief of Police in March 2008.

End of Watch: January 17, 2023.

01/12/2023

Fort Bliss Fire Department is hiring! Please use the link below to read the vacancy announcement and apply through USAJOBS. This announcement closes soon. Have a great day!

GS-09 Lead Fire Protection Inspector position. Closes January 24th.

About the Position: Incumbent will serve as a leader for a group of Fire Inspectors. As a leader, distributes and balances daily workload within limits established by the supervisor and established priorities. This position is included under the provisions of Special Retirement Cover...

01/08/2023

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UPDATE: Fort Bliss has opened all gates to normal operations for weekend hours.

UPDATE: Just learned the State Troopers had a change. Fort Bliss is only accessible through the Duran gate Loop 375, exit 32).

UPDATE: An alternate is to use the Duran gate accessible from the Iron Medics exit on Loop 375.

UPDATE: There was glitch, but that has been corrected. All Law Enforcement should now be directing traffic to Constitution and Espinoza gates.

On Sunday. Jan. 8, Fort Bliss access control points will close from Noon to 4 p.m. The only open Fort Bliss ACPs will be Constitution and Espinoza (WBAMC) gates for both in and outbound traffic. Traffic exiting Constitution and Espinoza gates must travel east on Spur 601 onto Loop 375. Loop 375 is completely open for traffic to travel on. Traffic attempting to enter Fort Bliss at Constitution ACP must use Loop 375 and exit onto Spur 601. The last exit point on Spur 601 is Exit 26 which leads to Constitution ACP; Spur 601 will be closed beyond that exit. Local and State Law Enforcement will close roads surrounding Fort Bliss. If ACPs open earlier than projected, a notification will be posted on this site.

01/05/2023

Congratulations to Firefighter Dean Perkins for receiving the Civilian Service Achievement Medal for performing CPR while off duty on a four-year-old child. His actions contributed to saving the child.

01/04/2023

🚨🚨🚨Reminder, this announcement closes tomorrow.🚨🚨🚨

About the Position: This position is included under the provisions of Special Retirement Coverage (SRC) and may have both a maximum entry age and a mandatory retirement date. For more information follow this link: https://acpol2.army.mil/ch...

12/27/2022

Fort Bliss Fire Department is hiring! Please use the link below to read the vacancy announcement and apply through USAJOBS. This announcement closes soon. Have a great day!

GS-06 Firefighter position. Closes January 5th.

About the Position: This position is included under the provisions of Special Retirement Coverage (SRC) and may have both a maximum entry age and a mandatory retirement date. For more information follow this link: https://acpol2.army.mil/ch...

12/20/2022

Happy Holidays from Management, Support, and Fire Prevention personnel! We are thoroughly stuffed and some disappointed with their White Elephant Gifts. 🎄🎁🎅🏻

12/18/2022

Great job! 🎄

12/16/2022

Congratulations to Lead Dispatcher Matthew Damian for receiving his Length of Service Recognition for 20 years.

12/16/2022

Congratulations to Lieutenant Pedro Devora for receiving his Length of Service Recognition for 15 years.

12/16/2022

Congratulations to Firefighter Jacoby Whitehead for receiving his Length of Service Recognition for 20 years.

12/02/2022

Fort Bliss Fire Department is hiring! Please use the link below to read the vacancy announcement and apply through USAJOBS. This announcement closes soon. Have a great day!

GS-08 Fire Inspector position. Closes December 12th. This a competitive temporary promotion.

About the Position: Incumbent will Receive general supervision from the Assistant Fire Chief who assigns work in terms of objectives, policies and guidelines. Provides advice and assistance on new or unusual procedures and situations. This position is included under the provisions of...

12/01/2022

We’d like to thank our participants of No shave November for shedding light on cancer awareness this month, Chief Hancock (not shown), Captain Molina and Lieutenant Haley. Congratulations to Captain Molina for winning Best Mustache and to Lieutenant Haley for winning the overall prize for the 2022 FBFD Ugly Mustache Contest. Thanks for being good sports and bringing awareness throughout the month.

11/29/2022

Firefighter Fountain receiving a coin from the Garrison Commander, COL Brady, for her outstanding work while performing as a Fire Inspector.

11/25/2022

Ladder-52 with crew (left to right) Firefighter Johnson, Lieutenant Clapper, Firefighter Zamora, and Firefighter Sosa participated in the 86th Sun Bowl Parade today. Happy Thanksgiving!