Firefighter

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Summary

Under general supervision responds to emergencies; operates and maintains various fire suppression vehicles and equipment; participates in required training classes and education; assists in maintaining building quarters and grounds; and assists with department administrative duties.

Summary

Under general supervision responds to emergencies; operates and maintains various fire suppression vehicles and equipment; participates in required training classes and education; assists in maintaining building quarters and grounds; and assists with department administrative duties.

ALL APPLICANTS MUST ATTACH PDF OR MICROSOFT WORD COPIES OF ANY APPLICABLE TCFP AND EMR CERTIFICATIONS.

Starting Pay: $16.04 per hour based on 2912 annual hours.

Residency requirement:
Employees who are likely to be called to work in cases of civil emergency may be required to reside within reasonable response community ranges from their places of work. City Council has established a reasonable response time is sixty (60) minutes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Responds to fire, hazardous materials, and technical rescue incidents, and other emergency requests;
• Lays and connects hose, holds nozzles and directs water streams, raises and climbs ladders and uses chemical extinguishers, bars, hooks, lines and other equipment at fire scenes.
• Performs fire suppression duties, enters blazing buildings, locating and extinguishing fires; searches for and rescues fire victims; performs salvage operations; raises and places ladders to preserve property; overhauls the fire scene for investigation;
• Assists in the maintenance and repair of fire department facilities, apparatus, and equipment, including reporting problems to command staff;
• Assists in performing fire prevention functions, including assisting with pre-fire planning, inspecting fire extinguishers, and speaking to schools and the general public about fire prevention;
• Operates, maintains, and instructs others in the use of specialized equipment such as self-contained breathing apparatus, power rescue equipment, air bags, gas detectors, heat detectors, generators, chain saws, and more;
• Operates and maintains radios and other communications equipment, including Computer Aided Dispatch equipment and incident reporting software;
• Participates in drills, demonstrations and courses in firefighting techniques, medical aid, heavy rescue, hazardous material, equipment maintenance and related areas;
• Performs tests of pumps, hoses, hydrants and other emergency equipment;
• Assists with department administrative duties, including preparing reports and maintaining files and statistical information; and demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide seamless customer service
• Conducts tours of station houses for scout, civic and other interested groups, and
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees and volunteers, other agencies, and the general public.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This is a non-supervisory position, however, may occasionally be asked to perform some of the duties of the Apparatus Operator classification in the absence of an Apparatus Operator

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education And/or Experience

High school graduation or its equivalent; or any equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities

Knowledge Of

Firefighting principles and practices, emergency medical techniques, fire salvage and overhaul operations, standard office practices and procedures.

Skill/Ability To

Operate…