Blackfoot Fire Department

09/06/2026

We are still in the process of counting the money; however, it's safe to say it was another great year for Fill the Boot! Thank you to everyone for your generous contributions and for not hitting us in the street 😁
We'd like to especially thank Kessler's Market for allowing us to use their parking lot, we could not manage the logistics of this fundraiser without their generosity.
We'd also like to give a shoutout to Juan and his wife at Rico Taco here in Blackfoot! Out of nowhere, they showed up with 2 trays of tacos in the middle of the day to keep our firefighters fueled. It was a very appreciated and very generous donation.
Stay tuned for the total amount of money raised!

09/05/2026

TODAY ONLY!!
Grab your spare change and head over to the intersection of Bergener and Meridian; your Blackfoot firefighters will be there from 9 to 5 doing our annual Fill the Boot fundraiser to support the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

08/21/2026

Time is flying and so is this helicopter! Only 7 more days to get your applications and test scores in for the firefighter/EMT position with the Blackfoot Fire Department! If you want to help people on their worst day (and work with insanely cool equipment and people), then this is for you!
IMPORTANT
All interested applicants must take and pass the Public Safety Testing exam and submit an application through the city of Blackfoot website (links below). For any questions, please message us here on the page, or call 208-785-8605

PST link
https://www.publicsafetytesting.com/departments/Blackfoot-ID/Blackfoot-Firefighter
City of Blackfoot application link
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=WfG6MaIG7k6yOh_RL3zE_lPGozDqtTlNiHopb6cJ3GxUNTJPSEVXOURLS1hDMVFNUTY1R1RQMlM3QSQlQCN0PWcu&route=shorturl

08/18/2026

UPDATE
This could be you!🫵
The testing deadline has been extended to August 27th at 11:59 p.m. All applicants interested in the firefighter position must apply and take the Public Safety Testing exam before this cutoff. Along with more in home exams becoming available, there is still the option to take the test at an authorized testing center if you are unable to find another opening. Interviews will be the 1st and 2nd of September, with an academy start date of mid October, exact date TBD.

08/17/2026

UPDATE
Public Safety Testing has informed us that they will be opening an in home exam for the 20th of August (this Wednesday) at 9:00 a.m. mountain standard time. Seats will be limited (only 20) so keep a sharp eye out and sign up fast if you are interested in applying! We are also working on extending the deadline to test, but it remains to be seen if we can accomplish that, so take advantage of this opportunity!

08/15/2026

5 DAYS LEFT
If you are unable to complete the in-home testing option due to availability, there is a second option to take the PST at an approved testing facility. Idaho Falls has one, as well as Twin Falls and several locations on the west side of the state. If you require help finding this option, please message us via messenger and we will be happy to walk you through the process.
**DISCLAIMER**
The dates on the poster are not accurate, due to the short timeline of the application opening we had to rush putting something up. The accurate dates are as follows:
Application and testing deadline: August 27th
Interviews: September 1st and September 2nd
Academy start date: TBD, mid October estimated

08/11/2026

We're back! Sort of.
We apologize for the long interruption in posting and public safety updates. Our firefighter assigned to this page is currently in paramedic school and has been very busy. We may still have interruptions to regular posting but we will begin posting monthly call stats again as well as significant emergency calls we operate on. A couple of quick updates are as follows:

We are currently at 2,104 emergency calls for the year. If this pace continues we are projected to run approximately 400 more calls than last year.

We have had several significant and dangerous wildland fires in the past month, including several grainfield fires. We thankfully have not lost any homes to these fires yet, but it has gotten close, and each one has maxed out our on-duty as well as off-duty manpower and apparatus. As a reminder, BINGHAM COUNTY IS STILL IN A BURN BAN. The only exception is small, properly contained cooking fires.

We are excited to announce that effective immediately, job applications are open! Currently there are 5 spots open, our largest amount ever. Interested candidates are highly encouraged to stop in and gain firsthand knowledge on the application process, what to expect, and how to prepare. The link to take the entrance exam is below.

We thank everyone for their patience as we get this page back up and running again. And as always, we are proud to serve the citizens of Blackfoot and Bingham County!

The information herein is provided by the respective agency and is only as accurate and as up-to-date as the agency representative(s) update this information. PST is not responsible for the veracity of this data as it is provided directly from the agency. It is ultimately the applicant's responsibil...

03/21/2026

**STRUCTURE FIRE**
At approximately 11 a.m. this morning, your Blackfoot Fire Department was dispatched to the 200 N area of 400 W for report of a shop on fire with a nearby home threatened. Engine 3 arrived on scene within 7 minutes and reported a fully involved structure. An attack line was pulled and the fire was knocked down 8 minutes later. Additional arriving units assisted with fire attack, water supply, and rehab.
Responding units were E-3, E-2, E-1, and ambulance 2. We'd like to give a huge thank you and shoutout to our dedicated volunteers and off-duty members. Any time there is a working structure fire dispatch, it requires all on-duty crews to manage. This causes a "page in" where an alert is sent to off-duty and volunteer members who then respond to the station to provide coverage.
While crews operated at this fire, an ambulance call was dispatched and responded to by paged in personnel. Our ambulance for rehab on scene was also staffed by paged in personnel.
Without the willingness of these members to interrupt their lives and drop what they are doing on their days off, there would be severe gaps in coverage of fire and EMS. As always, we are proud to serve the citizens of Blackfoot and Bingham County!

03/20/2026

We're back! We apologize for the long silence but we are up and running again and will hopefully be posting more now. Our crews haven't had very many opportunities to take pictures this year so this post serves as our monthly call volume report for January and February.

January-Your Blackfoot Fire Department responded to 233 calls for service in the month. Due to warm weather and dry roads, we saw a significant decrease overall in call volume.

February-Your Blackfoot Fire Department responded to 236 calls for service in the month of February, a huge increase of 3 calls! Again thanks to dry roads and calm weather, the call numbers stayed reduced.

March has been a crazy month so far, we look forward to sharing the highlights with the community. As the weather warms up and dries out, stay safe and drive careful with all the extra summer traffic. We are proud to serve the citizens of Blackfoot and Bingham County!

02/19/2026

1 more week to get applications in and take your PST test! If you have any questions drop them in the comments below.