JCCC Fire Science Program

09/20/2026

09/16/2026

🚨 WE’RE HIRING! 🚨
The Edwardsville Fire Department is accepting applications for a Full-Time Firefighter/Paramedic.

If you’re looking for an opportunity to serve your community and build a rewarding career in the fire service, we want to hear from you.

✅ Starting annual salary depending on experience: $65,698 – $75,867
✅ $1,500 sign-on bonus
✅ Full-time benefits include:
• 100% paid healthcare for single
• 90% paid healthcare for family
• College tuition reimbursement
• 11 paid holidays
• KP&F Retirement

Why choose a career with EFD?
🔥 New station remodel
🔥 Aggressive firefighting
🔥 Automatic aid with surrounding urban, suburban, and rural departments
🔥 Wildland firefighting opportunities
🔥 IV pumps, ventilators, video laryngoscopes, point-of-care ultrasound
🔥 Whole blood cooperative (coming soon)

🌐 Apply at www.edwardsvilleks.org/jobs

09/14/2026

It is IMPERATIVE that the next generation understands the “why” of 9/11 and the principals of emergency services demonstrated that fateful day.

09/14/2026

We at JCCC Fire remember the tragedy that was on 9/11/2001. After 25 years, it is our duty to ensure the core values of the fire and emergency services exemplified that day remain part of our culture for the next generation. We honor, we remember.

09/12/2026

09/11/2026

25 Years. We Remember.

On September 11, 2001, our nation was changed forever.

Today, JCCC Fire honors the 2,977 lives lost in New York City, at the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. We remember the firefighters, law enforcement officers, EMS professionals, military personnel, civilians, and ordinary Americans who showed extraordinary courage in the face of unimaginable tragedy.

For those entering the fire service today, 9/11 is more than a moment in history. It is a reminder of what this profession asks of us: courage when others are afraid, service before self, commitment to one another, and the willingness to answer the call when it matters most.

We honor those who gave everything by carrying those values forward.

Never forget the lives lost.
Never forget the sacrifice.
Never forget the courage.

🇺🇸 9/11/2001 — 9/11/2026
25 Years. We Will Always Remember.