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Seaside Fire Department
NorCal · Municipal · Career
Mission
Life safety. Incident stabilization. Property conservation.
Source: official department source
1 · StationsAn average annual call volume of 2,896 calls for service · Annual callsPaul Blaha (as of Aug 08, 2026) · Fire Chief
A single-station department with an outsized regional role.
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 wildland and interface fires and hazardous materials
- the programs it puts into the community, like public education and prevention
- 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 wildland and interface fires and hazardous materials work
- How you would contribute to its public education and prevention work
- How your own values line up with the department's mission
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