Fire Engineer

Essential Job Functions

• Drives fire apparatus to and from fire scenes or emergency scenes; connects pump to water source and hoses to the pump; calculates friction loss pumping water and maintains correct pressures for nozzles based on hose sizes and fire conditions; monitors radio transmission and relays messages as needed.
• May serveas the on-scene fire officer until arrival of the officer-in-charge; takes charge at the scene of fire and assesses situation, determines method of suppression, makes first attack on the fire, and determines placement of the engine.
• Participates in post-fire operations of cleaning and salvage; covers furniture and fixtures, sweeps and mops water to minimize water damage, and participates in retrieving, cleaning, and replacing all equipment.
• Conducts fire prevention education demonstrating fire extinguishers, smoke detectors and helps develop escape plans; attends lectures, studies manuals, participates in fire drills and learns modern fire suppression techniques to maintain and develop skills.
• Participates in training to ensure proficiency in all firefighting techniques; trains for knowledge of all equipment and apparatus as well as their operations; conducts residential and business fire prevention inspections; inspects and prepares scale drawings and pre-plan firefighting strategies; maintains knowledge of sprinkled buildings and hydrant locations.
• Participates in routine maintenance and servicing of equipment including checking and filling self-contained breathing apparatus, washing and waxing trucks, checking batteries, checking fuel and oil levels, cleaning and drying hose, and inspecting hose and hose connections for damage and wear, sweeps, mops, paints and washes windows of fire station
• Performs daily apparatus checks, which includes checking the pump, lights, warning devices, and generator on the apparatus.
• Performs daily equipment checks, which includes checking saws, portable combination tool, water cooler, portable fan, Air packs with spare bottles, all gas monitors and thermal imagining camera.
• Checks and flushes city fire hydrants for flow and pressure.
• Conducts tours of the fire station and other public relations work with schools.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

High school diploma or GED equivalency; and three (3) years of experience with a Firefighter Level II certification; a Firefighter/EMT who has successfully completed their probationary period;
Obtained the rank of Senior Firefighter.

Special

Qualifications:

Possession of a valid Class B driver’s license to operate a motor vehicle. Requirement exists at the time of hire and as a condition of continued employment.

• Certification at Hazmat Operations Level
• Emergency Vehicle Driver Certification
• Driver Operator Pumps
• Driver Operator Aerials within one (1) year of hire

• NIMS 100, 200, 700, 800
• NC Emergency Medical Technician EMT-Basic (or National Registry)
• NHTSA Child Passenger Safety Certified Technician (within one year of hire date)

• Knowledge of the City’s geography, street locations and hydrant locations.
• Knowledge of current firefighting practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of the operation of and maintenance requirements of fire equipment, pumps, hose pressures and other aspects of operating one or more variations of fire trucks.
• Knowledge of firefighting hazards and related safety precautions.
• Skills in operating apparatus such as trucks, pumps, levers, hoses, radios and other apparatus.
• Skills in using firefighting tools and equipment such as a pry bar, axe, hose, nozzles, air packs, fans, shovels, rakes, sledgehammers, jaws-of-life, defibrillator, engine trucks and others.
• Ability to navigate to a fire scene with the shortest and most expedient route possible using knowledge of streets and GPS equipment.
• Ability to operate and maintain various motorized fire equipment; ability to determine hose size, pump pressures, and water flow rates required to use in specific firefighting situations.
• Ability to establish effective working…