Part-time Firefighter Paramedic

Overview

Protects life and property by performing firefighting, emergency aid, hazardous materials, urban rescue, wildland interface, and fire prevention duties. Maintains fire equipment, apparatus, and facilities.

• Fire suppression activities that include rescuing of persons, providing for exposure protection, hazard confinement, fire suppression and extinguishment, ventilation of hazardous areas, and proper salvage and overhaul techniques
• Firefighting activities including driving fire apparatus, operating pumps, and related equipment, laying hose, and performing fire combat, containment and extinguishment tasks
• Basic life support emergency medical services
• Participate in fire drills, attends classes in firefighting, emergency medical, hazardous materials, and related subjects
• Receive and relays fire calls and alarms
• Operate radio and other communication equipment
• Utilize appropriate safety equipment under extremely hazardous conditions
• Participate in the inspection of buildings, hydrants, and other structures in fire prevention programs
• Perform general maintenance work in the upkeep of fire facilities and equipment
• Develop plans for special assignments such as emergency preparedness, hazardous communications, training programs, firefighting, hazardous materials, and emergency aid activities
• Maintain a high level of professionalism through attendance of job improvement courses, seminars, and conferences
• Follow departmental Rules and Regulations, Standard Operating Procedures, Medical Treatment Guidelines, and Field Operational Guidelines
• Maintain physical condition and skills
• Present programs to the community on safety, medical, and fire prevention topics
• Perform salvage operations such as throwing salvage covers, sweeping water, and removing debris
• Conduct duties with associated efficiency, including written correspondence, development of spreadsheets, operation of database programs and computer data entry
• Conduct inventories
• Carry out duties in conformance with Federal, State, County, Local Laws and Ordinances
• Protect the privacy of all patient information in accordance with Pleasant Grove Fire Department s privacy policies, procedures, and practices, as required by Federal Law, and in accordance with general principles of professionalism as a government / health care provider employee
• Encouraged and expected to report, without the threat of retaliation, any concerns regarding the department s policies and procedures on patient privacy and any observed practices in violation of that policy to the Fire Chief
• Participate in the Department s privacy training and communicate privacy policy information to coworkers, students, patients, and others in accordance with Pleasant Grove Fire Department policies

• Possess or be able to obtain a valid Utah driver s license
• Must have refrained from ever using hallucinogenic drugs; marijuana in the past two (2) years; all other illegal drug use (including steroids) in the past five (5) years; must be a non-smoker and have refrained from use of any tobacco products(s) for the past 12 months
• Must have a good driving record free from "at fault" accidents and convictions for violations of criminal traffic infractions to include adjudication withheld for the past 12 months. A good driving record will include no driver s license suspension within the past five years
• Must not have been convicted or plead nolle contendere to any 1st or 2nd degree misdemeanor within the last three years

• High School Diploma or GED
• Utah Certification as a Firefighter I and II is required
• Hazmat Awareness and Operations Certifications.
• Utah/NREMT Paramedic certification is required
• Must be at least 18 years of age

• Prior experience preferred, but not required

• Knowledge of cause and origin based upon available evidence
• Knowledge of jurisprudence when investigating criminal action with regard to fire
• Knowledge of the Department s Rules and Regulations, Standard Operating Procedures, and safety policies, and enforce such policies as needed
• Knowledge of the streets, roadways, fire hydrants, water mains, major buildings, and standpipe and sprinkler outlets located within the boundaries of the City of Pleasant Grove and its external service areas
• Knowledge of the Standard Fire Prevention Code and the City s ordinances specific to fire prevention

• Ability to learn the operation of fire suppression and other emergency equipment
• Ability to learn to apply standard firefighting, emergency aid, hazardous materials, and fire prevention techniques
• Ability to perform strenuous or peak physical effort during emergency, training, or station maintenance activities for prolonged periods of time under conditions of extreme heights, intense heat, cold or smoke
• Ability to use common sense, maturity, ethical decision-making ability, and commitment
• Ability to make split-second decisions in life-or-death situations
• Ability to handle stressful situations
• Ability to climb, maintain body…