Port Arthur Professional Firefighters Association

08/29/2026

We want to be firemen. We want the opportunity to make the difference. Most of us want to do the job.

The safety culture puts an emphasis on safety of our crews over the citizens. It puts rescue operations, aggressive searches and attacks at the end of the scene priorities.

We’re showing up and moving with a purpose. We didn’t take the oath to sit in the yard and wait on two more to arrive before entering. We’re not here to ventilate the structure before searching the structure, at that point it’s recovery. The structure isn’t clear until we say it’s clear. It’s our job to put them first. Them before us. If you don’t agree, Walmart is hiring for better pay. They have to trust that you are doing everything in your power to make the situation better. You signed up to do this. Can they count on you?

08/25/2026

Deadline approaching | Friday, August 28, 2026, is the last day to turn in the Port Arthur Firefighter examination application.

The application, which includes the examinee tie-breaker questionnaire, must be returned to the Human Resources office no later than 5 p.m., Friday, August 28, 2026. The Human Resources office is located on the first floor of City Hall (444 4th Street).

The City of Port Arthur will administer an entry-level Civil Service examination for the position of Firefighter on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at 9 a.m. It is the written examination only and will take place at:

Press Building
549 4th Street, Flex Classroom
(2nd Floor)

You can find the examination application and more information about the requirements here: https://www.portarthurtx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/19491/Firefighter-Application-91226

08/13/2026

08/12/2026

08/03/2026

❗SAFETY ADVISORY❗

Emergency vehicle response is one of the most common – and most dangerous – tasks fire fighters perform. Apparatus ejections and response crashes claim lives and injure members every year.

The IAFF has issued a safety alert outlining the risks and the steps every operator and crew member should take to reduce them.

Review it. Share it. Stay safe.

👉 https://brnw.ch/21x4AYr

08/01/2026

🚒 Join the ones who protect the City 🚒

The City of Port Arthur will administer an entry-level Civil Service examination for the position of Firefighter on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. It is the written examination only and will take place at:

Press Building
549 4th Street, Flex Classroom
(2nd Floor)

To be eligible to participate in this examination, the examination application linked below must be returned to the Human Resources office no later than 5:00 p.m., Friday, August 28, 2026. The Human Resources office is located on the first floor of City Hall (444 4th Street).

You can find the examination application and more information about the requirements here: https://www.portarthurtx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/19491/Firefighter-Application-91226

Port Arthur Fire Department

07/10/2026