Auburn Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 797

05/24/2026

The Auburn Professional Firefighters extends our condolences to Boston Firefighters Local 718.

05/23/2026

🔥 Why Auburn Fire Dept and Local 797
• Busy department handling approximately 6,400 calls annually
• Lateral entry pay opportunities
• Schedule 24/72
• Time off- vacation, sick, floating holiday, wellness days, comp time, and swaps
• Excellent health insurance benefits
• Parental leave
• Rescue hourly stipend
• Seniority based assignment selection

🚒 Staffing & Operations
• 16 personnel per shift
• Engine and Truck companies staffed with a minimum of 3 personnel
• Two Rescue staffed 24/7
• Third Rescue staffed Tuesday–Friday

📚 Training & Career Development
• 8-week rookie school
• Paid paramedic course with overtime opportunities
• Strong support for fire and EMS training opportunities

🤝 Union funded off duty functions
• Annual Firefighter Ball
• Softball team
• Golf teams
• Ski teams
• Fundraising events to support local children
•Make a wish
•Auburn suburban baseball & softball
•Truckload of Christmas
•MDA fundraising
•The Greater LA Triple Crown

🔥 FIRE UP YOUR FUTURE. The Auburn Fire Department is hiring! If you’re ready to serve our community with pride, professionalism, and purpose, the AFD wants to hear from you.

As part of our team, you'll enjoy great pay & benefits, exceptional opportunities, a schedule that's hard to beat, and so much more. Serve with pride. Train with purpose. Grow with the AFD.

Key Dates:
• Application Deadline: July 6, 2026
• Physical Agility Test: July 7 @ 8:00AM
• Oral Board Interviews: July 14, 2026
• Rookie School Begins: September 8, 2026

Veterans are encouraged to apply!

Are you ready to start your fire service career? Apply today! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BXN5DB2

05/22/2026

Congratulations!!!

As we wrap up National EMS Week, we’re excited to share some outstanding news about two of our newest Paramedics!

Firefighters Delian Valeriani & Jenaka Sawall have officially graduated from Kennebec Valley Community College and passed their National Registry Paramedic exams—earning their licenses as Paramedics.

The KVCC Paramedic program is no small feat: a 14‑month journey that includes 500 hours of classroom instruction and a minimum of 550 clinical hours. Their dedication to advancing their skills and serving the City of Auburn is truly commendable.

A special congratulations as well to FF Sawall, who received KVCC’s Clinical Excellence Award!

Please join us in celebrating their hard work, commitment, and incredible achievements!

05/16/2026

The Auburn professional firefighters extends our condolences to the friends and family of 27-year-old Andrew Cross, and all those he served alongside in the Morrill Volunteer Fire Department. We are also keeping those injured in yesterday’s explosion in our thoughts as they recover.

04/13/2026

03/18/2026

🎉 Congratulations to brother Saunders on making the rank of Lt! 🎉

PROMOTION: Our very own Keith Saunders was recently promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. Lieutenant Saunders began his career with the Auburn Fire Department in April of 2013 and has served not only as a Paramedic on the department Rescues, but also as an operator of the department's fire apparatus. Lt. Saunders enjoys mentoring potential new staff and rookie firefighters within the department, and he looks forward to continuing his family legacy as an Auburn Firefighter that began with his father, Eric Saunders (a 25+ year veteran firefighter) who is still currently working for the department. Please join us in congratulating, Lt. Keith Saunders!

03/18/2026

🎉 Congratulations to brother Washburn on making the rank of captain! 🎉

PROMOTION: Chris Washburn was promoted to the rank of Captain in March of 2026. Captain Washburn began his career with the Auburn Fire Department in February of 2008 and was first promoted in September of 2020 to the rank of Lieutenant. Captain Washburn - who's an Advanced EMT - is now assigned as the Shift Captain of Shift A. Captain Washburn has a passion for training within the fire service, and will continue to contribute to our department by training his shift in his new assignment. Captain Washburn is also the Team Leader responsible for purchasing and maintaining the department's PPE. Please join us in congratulating Captain Chris Washburn!

03/02/2026

Auburn Professional Firefighters Local 797 invites all current and retired members of Local 797 to a breakfast at Central on April 26, 2026.