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Seaside Fire Department

NorCal · Municipal · Career

Mission

The mission of the Seaside Fire Department is to provide the community with professional services in order to protect life, the environment and property from fire, disaster and health emergencies.

Source: official department source

1 · Stationsapproximately 2,896 calls annually · Annual callsPaul Blaha (as of Jul 15, 2026) · Fire Chief

Seaside Fire Department is a small but growing municipal career department with 25 full-time and 5 reserve firefighters.

Preparing for the Seaside Fire Department oral board

Seaside Fire Department runs 1 stations across its community. Build your ARTS Tie-back material from what this department tells you about itself:

  • its mission and the values it states
  • the community it serves and the calls it runs
  • the specialized work it runs, from hazardous materials
  • the culture and priorities its own people describe

Themes this profile surfaces

  • Why you want to serve Seaside Fire Department specifically, over any other department
  • Scenario questions that touch its hazardous materials work
  • How your own values line up with the department's mission
  • Pace and call volume at a department running approximately 2,896 calls annually a year
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