Amarillo Professional Firefighters Local 542

09/02/2026

09/02/2026

09/02/2026

08/31/2026

💵 🌇Is the fire service on an unsustainable path?

Staffing challenge, increasing call volumes, rising costs, aging infrastructure and recruitment and retention can seem manageable as a single task. But what happens when they all collide?

Scott Roseberry takes a hard look at the forces pushing the fire service toward unsustainability and what leaders need to consider, now.

👉 https://www.firehouse.com/55340774

08/26/2026

Fence project done. Thanks to everyone who helped. I’d list names but I’d forget someone for sure. It looks great.

08/26/2026

We're hiring! If you are interested in joining the Coppell Fire Department family then please review the job description and requirements, and follow the link listed below to apply. Application deadline is Sunday, October 11 @ 5:00 PM Central.
www.coppelltx.gov/jobs

08/25/2026

We’re Hiring! Paramedics and Firefighter-Paramedics.
Minimum Starting Pay: $84,629*
(*Max salary applies to dual certified firefighter-paramedics - *Includes FLSA overtime. Does not include Paramedic Certification Pay)
+ $10,000 Hiring Bonus
Lateral Pay Scale:
Years of Service Hourly Rate Annual Salary
0 $30.16 $84,629
1 $31.05 $87,126
2 $31.99 $89,764
3 $32.95 $92,458
4 $33.95 $95,264
5 $34.95 $98,070
6 $36.02 $101,072
7 $37.10 $104,103
Benefits:
• 48/96 schedule
• Civil Service
• 2:1 Retirement - TMRS
• Collective Bargaining
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Relocation Expense Reimbursement
• $6000 annual Paramedic Certification Pay after credentialing
*Paramedics must obtain fire certification within 1st year of employment: Department will support new hires through fire academy.
*Qualifications for lateral pay program requires dual Firefighter-Paramedic certifications and employment as a fulltime Firefighter or Paramedic for a not-for-profit or government public safety agency (Municipal/County agency, Emergency Service District, Fire or EMS District) that provides 911 emergency services, at the time of application.
https://baytown.org/623/Salary-and-Benefits
First, sign up to take the entry test here:
https://candidates.nationaltestingnetwork.com/ #/jobs/2672
Candidates who pass the exam may then apply here:
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/baytowntx?department%5b0%5d=FIRE&sort=PositionTitle%7CAscending

08/25/2026

Union hall fence project day 2. Thanks to everyone showing up and working on this project.

08/24/2026

Fence project underway at the union hall. We want to say a big thanks to members for working in 105 degree heat . Bryan and Rex VanMeter, Wade Malone, Bailey Vincent, Jeffy Joe Loyless, Marshall Stallwitz and retiree Ryan “Spud” James. Thank you brothers.