Aspen​/Pitkin County Airport Aircraft Rescue Firefighter

The Aircraft Rescue Firefighter protects lives and property by responding to alarmed and declared aircraft emergencies, structural fires, medical emergencies, hazardous materials incidents and other calls for service for the Aspen Airport, implements the Airport Emergency Plan, and coordinates mutual aid response to ensure life safety of passengers and employees.

This position follows a sequence:

• Level I
  - Aircraft Rescue Firefighter:

  • Minimum 1 year of previous structural or aircraft rescue firefighting experience.
  • 0-3 years of aircraft rescue firefighting experience
  • IFSAC*/Pro Board/Colorado Firefighter 1.
  • IFSAC/Pro Board/Colorado HAZMAT Operations.
  • NREMT or Colorado EMT (NREMT transferred to Colorado within one month).
  • ARFF 40-hour certificate within first two months of hire.
  • Must possess and maintain a valid Colorado Driver’s License and acceptable Motor Vehicle Record.

• Level II
  - Senior Aircraft Rescue Firefighter (in addition to Level I):

  • 3-6 years of aircraft rescue firefighting experience.
  • IFSAC/Pro Board/Colorado Firefighter II.

• Level III
  - Master Aircraft Rescue Firefighter (in addition to Level II):

  • 6+ years of aircraft rescue firefighting experience.
  • Minimum 3 years of service with the Sardy Field Fire Department.
  • AAAE Airport Master Firefighter certificate.
  • ARFF Driver/Operator certification.

* International Fire Service Accreditation Congress

• Physical Requirements:
  
  Firefighting is a demanding and dynamic job that requires the ability to perform physically demanding work. Firefighters will be required to:

  • Operate equipment and machinery requiring complex and rapid adjustments.
  • Pull, charge, relocate and effectively employ hand lines and supply lines up to 5” in diameter.
  • Perform strenuous activity with the ability to occasionally lift and transport 75 pounds.
  • Transport a 170 pound person one-hundred feet or more by dragging, carrying or other manual means.
  • Transport extrication tools and other fire and rescue equipment weighing 75 pounds 100 feet or more.
  • Coordinate hands, eyes, feet, and limbs in performing skilled movements.
  • Exert required physical effort to perform moderate to heavy work typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling.
  • Recognizing and identifying similarities or differences between colors, shapes, sounds, odors, and textures associated with job-related objects, materials and tasks.

In times of emergency and when deemed operationally necessary by the Aircraft Rescue Captain or Airport leadership, firefighters may be recalled for duty at any time. Within sixty days of hire, firefighters must maintain a primary residence within a two-hour response time of Sardy Field Fire Dept. Station 71.

The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship. The employer retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.