Firefighter - Paramedic, Entry Level or Lateral

Firefighter/Paramedic

Under the direction of a Company Officer, performs duties relating to the protection of life and property through fire suppression, rescue, fire prevention and community education activities, and provides advanced life support care to the sick and injured. Work includes responding to and mitigating emergency situations or natural conditions that pose a threat to life or property; and driving and operating fire apparatus and vehicles.

Individuals also perform duties in the following areas: apparatus, equipment, and hydrant inspection, testing maintenance, and repair; facility maintenance and repair; fire prevention inspection and code enforcement; public education; fire investigation; and training activities. This position requires frequent and routine contact with others within the Department, the public, and other agencies; requires good communication skills, teamwork, tact and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Because this classification is directly involved with the activities of emergency response, fire suppression, rescue, hazardous materials response, emergency medical services, and training, there is a high degree of exposure to physical hazards.

Essential and other important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Performs hazardous tasks in all weather conditions, for long periods of time in emergency conditions of high stress; strenuous physical exertion under such conditions as heights, wet and or cramped surroundings, hot/smoky environments and limited visibility.
• Performs fire suppression activities including rescue, operation of fire streams from within or outside a burning structure; ventilation activities; salvage; laying and connecting hoses and nozzles, raising and climbing ladders; and other related task using tools and equipment as required.
• Drives and operates fire apparatus including pumpers, ladder trucks, rescue trucks, ambulances and other emergency and support vehicles.
• Develop and maintains effective fire streams.
• Performs the delivery of emergency medical services including emergency BLS/ALS transport functions.
• Ability to work on large and small scale incidents, in highly stressful environment, while providing high level of fire and EMS services. To include residential and commercial fires, Multi-Casualty Incidents and active threat incidents, and unique suppression, environmental hazard, and rescue events.
• Performs the delivery of hazardous material, biohazard, and weapons of mass destruction response activities within the scope of training, equipment, and policies of the Burlington Fire Department.
• Performs the delivery of rescue services; which may include vehicle extrication, rope rescue, confined space rescue, trench rescue, water rescue, and rescue from damaged or collapse structures.
• Performs initial fire cause investigations.
• Performs additional duties associated with support function; and other duties that may be required from time to time by a shift, station or Chief Officer.
• Participates in the planning and implementation of Department goals and objectives, standard operating procedures, rules and regulations, development and management of budgets, and other administrative assignments.
• Participates in the development and delivery of training programs. Instruct courses relating to fire protection and emergency medical services.
• Develops and maintains effective working relationships with City staff, employees, volunteers, affiliated professionals, business owners, and the public. Initiates and maintains effective communications with peers, assigned personnel, and administrative personnel, within the chain of command.
• Performs activities and functions relating to the maintenance of a station, apparatus, equipment, and fire protection and support activities within a response zone.
• Participates in fire prevention inspections of buildings and premises to ensure compliance of adopted codes, ordinances, and good practices of the Department as directed by the company officer. Communicates the findings of the fire prevention inspections to the occupant and Fire Marshal.…