Firefighter

About Us:

The mission of the Fulton Fire Department is to aggressively protect and serve our community by delivering rapid emergency response, proactive fire prevention, and comprehensive safety education, while upholding the highest standards of professionalism, teamwork, and respect. The Fulton Fire Department, consisting of 24 career employees and three volunteer/part-time personnel, responds to all emergencies within the City of Fulton. We also have an auto aid agreement with the Central Callaway Fire Protection District and mutual aid agreements with other departments in Callaway County.

Further, the Fulton Fire Department provides service for vehicle accidents, hazardous materials, emergency medical services, and other such occurrences. The Fulton Fire Department takes pride in fire prevention activities throughout the city.

Position Overview:

Provide for the protection of life and property by controlling and extinguishing fires, rescuing injured and trapped persons, rending medical care, mitigating hazardous materials, and assisting other departments as needed; although firefighting and rescue work are the most difficult and responsible areas of activity, a major portion of time is spent training, maintaining facilities and equipment, inspecting businesses, and educating the public.

Benefits We Offer to Full-Time Employees:

• Company paid insurance (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Paid time off (Vacation, Sick Leave, Family Leave)
• 15 Paid Holidays
• Voluntary Supplemental Insurance (Accident, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability)
• Free Legends Rec-Plex membership
• Overtime (as needed)
• Lagers retirement with employer match
• Nationwide retirement with employer match
• Discounts for local restaurants
• Plus, so much more...

Functions:

• Responds to incidents such as fires, alarms, vehicle accidents, hazardous material incidents, emergency medical calls and technical rescues. Lays, connects, and operates hoses and other extinguishing equipment; directs fog and water streams; raises and climbs ladders; uses chemical lines and extinguishers; ventilates buildings with forcible entry tools; removes persons from danger; administers medical care; and extinguishes fires to protect life and property.
• Checks equipment and apparatus to ensure good working condition and reports defects; performs general maintenance work in the upkeep of fire station buildings and grounds; cleans, waxes, polishes, and otherwise maintains assigned equipment in order to ensure equipment is prepared for a response.
• Conducts routine flow testing and maintenance of hydrants throughout the city.
• Maintains a high level of operational readiness by participating in a continuing program of training, physical fitness and instruction, including attendance at scheduled drills and classes in order to simulate skills and ensure that firefighting, EMS and Haz Mat tasks are performed efficiently and effectively.
• Provides emergency medical care at the scene to patients, which may include providing support to EMS crews providing patient care and transport to emergency medical facilities.
• Assists in performing life safety inspections of commercial, industrial and residential buildings, tours high hazard facilities.
• Conducts fire safety classes and works with the public to increase fire safety awareness and provide for fire prevention. Conducts other life safety education with the public Provides public education and information on safety and fire prevention, including station tours, community events, school visits, and correct installation of car seats.
• May be assigned to a wide variety of special assignments in the department. Additional committee and special project assignments are expected throughout the department
• May assume the role of the Driver, after departmental approval, in his/her absence.

Note: Duties may vary. Employees may be assigned other tasks as needed.

Qualifications:

• Requires a high school diploma or equivalent
• Emergency First Responder Certification
• Missouri Firefighter I & 2 certification
• Missouri Haz Mat Awareness
• Operation Certifications

Skills:

• Successfully complete an intensive training program including but not limited to, the principles and methodologies of…