Firefighter

Firefighter Position

Are you ready to save lives and be met with new challenges every day? Forsyth County Fire wants you! Get ready for an exciting career where you only work 10 days every month!

In this job, you will:

• Work as part of a highly motivated team that upholds the mission and values of the Forsyth County Fire Department to provide safe and efficient emergency response to the citizens and visitors of Forsyth County.
• Respond with your fire company to incidents including fires, medical emergencies, and vehicle accidents.
• Have the additional opportunity to answer the call in the areas of Special Operations:
  Hazardous Materials Response and Mitigation, Technical Rescue, Dive Rescue, and Swift Water Rescue.
• Maintain a high level of physical and mental preparedness through education, training, and physical fitness. Always be operationally ready by ensuring that equipment/apparatus is in proper working order.

Why Forsyth County Fire Department?

The Forsyth County Fire Department strives to serve its firefighters as they protect our community through Teamwork, Integrity, Excellence, and Service. The FCFD prepares employees for success with highly competitive salaries, top of the line equipment and apparatus, excellent benefits, advancement, educational opportunities, and specialty teams.

The Forsyth County Fire Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

Trains to achieve a comprehensive, current knowledge and awareness of applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures; maintains an awareness of new equipment, procedures, trends and advances in the profession; participates in physical fitness training, training drills and other continuing education activities; attends shift meetings, workshops and seminars as appropriate.

Performs general maintenance tasks necessary to keep vehicles, buildings, quarters, apparatus, equipment and tools in operable condition, which may include inspecting/testing equipment, replacing fluids, greasing equipment, replacing parts, washing/cleaning equipment, cleaning quarters, or grounds maintenance; monitors equipment operations to maintain efficiency and safety; reports faulty equipment for necessary maintenance work.

Checks and maintains stock of equipment and supplies on fire vehicles and in fire station; re-loads equipment and apparatus following response to emergency calls; assists in preparing apparatus for subsequent emergencies and in testing personal equipment, hoses/pumps, and other tools and apparatus; and ensures the emergency medical service equipment is properly stocked and operational.

Enforces all county fire codes, ordinances and fire laws and regulations of the state in order to protect life and property; complies with all rules, orders, and instructions issued by superior officer.

Prepares, decontaminates, inspects, inventories, repairs, and/or maintains fire equipment, apparatus, hoses, tools, materials, turnout gear, first aid equipment, and vehicles for safe operation; tests equipment on a regular basis; practices proper disposal of bio-hazard waste; fills air cylinders; performs post-fire clean-up.

Completes and prepares a variety of forms, logs, requests, records, reports, correspondence, and various other documents associated with daily responsibilities of this position; maintains administrative records and files.

Cooperates with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and its officers or representatives when activities are related to investigations within county jurisdiction.

This classification is designated as a safety sensitive position which is subject to random drug and alcohol testing and any other drug testing methods as stated in policies adopted by Forsyth County concerning drug and alcohol.

Obtains and maintains Georgia Firefighters Standards and Training Council certification/re-certification requirements.

Maintains personal fitness and appearance to comply with uniform requirements and department guidelines and regulations.

Performs miscellaneous duties including raising and lowering the flag, conducting fire station tours, securing station facilities, ordering/restocking supplies, preparing meals, general housekeeping and station cleaning, painting, polishing station metal, and basic grounds maintenance.

Answers the telephone; provides information, advice and guidance; takes and relays messages and/or direct calls to appropriate personnel; returns calls as necessary.

Substitutes for co-workers in temporary absence of same; provides assistance to other employees or departments as needed.

Required to work rotating shifts including weekends and holidays as deemed necessary.

Performs other related duties as required.

Annual Salary:

Recruit Firefighter
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