OFD Firefighter J.Wendt

Recently, on a bright & sunny day, Rescue 33 went out to the #OFD training tower to do some high angle rescue practice! #OFDStation33 #OmahaFireDepartment

🚨MISSING ENDANGERED ADULT🚨 Jeremiah Banda, 25, 5’3”, 100 lbs. Last seen around 2 a.m. near 8th & Hickory. Jeremiah is non-verbal, has Down syndrome, and functions at the level of a young child. He was last seen without clothing. If seen or you have info, call 911 immediately

That moment when you’re rolling up on a working fire and the Captain says “Tag the hydrant” and you find this… 😳 #Firefighter #FireDepartment

This is not just a job. This is a calling. Apply to #JoinOFD today! 🚒🚑 Visit omaha-fire.org/career-opportu… for more information. Application Link: go.cityofomaha.org/3369 #JoinOFD | EOE | @omahanehr

Check out the view from the top of OFD’s training tower! #OmahaFireDepartment

.@DCSheriffNE Sheriff Aaron Hanson provides an update regarding a deputy who was shot when responding to a domestic disturbance at 10372 Weber Court at 11:49 a.m. earlier today.

Applications are open! Apply to #JoinOFD today! 🔥Starting Salary: $69,334.72 (2026) 🔥Full pension retirement 🔥Paid training 🔥Competitive benefits 🔥Tuition reimbursement Application Link: go.cityofomaha.org/3369 EOE | @omahanehr omaha-fire.org/career-opportu…

To be clear, I’m not one of the people who went out west, I’m just cleaning up the saw.

Time to break it all down & clean it all up after a week of fighting wild land fires in western #Nebraska. #Firefighter @STIHLUSA

Morning rig checks! #OFDStation31 #OmahaFireDepartment

Dear Chief, I think I would be a great handler for Mochi 2.0 @OFDMochi #OmahaFireDepartment

Today was a beautiful, amazing & heartbreaking day for the #OFD as we were able to celebrate the life of & say our final goodbyes to Captain John Olson. THANK YOU to @OmahaPolice, @NEStatePatrol, @DCSheriffNE & @BellevuePolice for all their help today. #OmahaFireDepartment

#CancerSucks #OmahaFireDepartment

(Pssst… Hey! Yeah, you!) Word around the fire hydrant is that the OFD will be taking applications starting March 30th! Go to omaha-fire.org/career-opportu… for more information! #OmahaFireDepartment

THIS is why our fire training academy teaches new firefighters to NEVER stand in front of an outlet when charging a hydrant. Luckily, the FF working with this hydrant remembered that lesson! #OmahaFireDepartment 📸 = @omaha_scanner

It’s a COLD morning for a working house fire. 🥶 #OmahaFireDepartment

Omaha Fire has a working 3rd alarm fire at 4436 Dahlman. Crews are battling wind and cold temps.

Fun Fact- The #OmahaFireDepartment responded to 72,384 calls for help in 2025. #Firefighter #EMT #Paramedic

These are the pistons that create the 10,000lbs of pressure that this machine can produce to cut apart a car for safe remove its occupants. #OmahaFireDepartment

It’s time for the annual servicing of the extracation equipment (a.k.a. “Jaws of Life”) This is the power unit portion. It’s a small gas motor the powers the hydrolic pump. This needs to start quickly & easily EVERY TIME. #OmahaFireDepartment