Firefighter / EMT - Lateral

Firefighter

The Firefighter serves as a team member to carry out fire suppression and technical rescue, medical emergency response, fire prevention and hazardous material emergency response activities. The Firefighter also performs various maintenance activities on fire equipment and fire station facilities.

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities

• Responds to emergency and non-emergency situations including fires, medical injuries and illness; hazardous materials spills; technical rescues such as river, trench, rope rescues, and auto, train and aircraft extrication; false alarms; flooding; and other situations, and carries out specific assigned duties such as connecting hoses, operating equipment, emergency vehicle driving and operation, positioning ladders, rescuing victims, and providing basic life support care as allowed as an EMT.
• Directs volunteers at emergency situations when necessary, until additional responders arrive on the scene, or as assigned.
• Conducts fire prevention inspections of public buildings and local businesses requiring application of national fire codes and City standards. Works independently or as part of a team. Establishes relationship with building managers to effectively communicate fire codes and safety procedures.
• Identifies deficiencies, completes appropriate paperwork, references fire codes and notes explanations for property owners.
• Initiates corrective action according to established procedures.
• Creates rough drawings for every structure investigated and submits these to office staff to input into computer system.
• Conducts follow-up inspections and forwards violations to Fire Prevention Bureau.
• Cleans and maintains equipment in a state of readiness and performs maintenance to prolong the useful life of expensive equipment.
• Performs routine checks and maintenance of department equipment
• Performs general fire station building and grounds maintenance as required.
• Maintains personal protective gear and requests replacements when the functionality of equipment is compromised.
• Participates in and / or conducts training exercises, demonstrations and instruction to prepare for emergency situations.
• Provides on-the-job training, mentoring, and some work direction to new firefighters.
• Performs public relations and education activities, including fire station tours.
• Gives presentations, demonstrations and instruction on fire and safety procedures to schools, community groups and other interested parties.
• Takes fire trucks to schools, block parties, and other events as scheduled.
• Communicates courteously and professionally and maintains working relationships with others in carrying out job functions.
• Frequently interacts with others in the work unit, the public, vendors or across departments to exchange detailed and / or technical information.
• Works safely, follows safe work practices, and identifies and reports unsafe work conditions.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Minimum & Preferred Qualifications

Supplemental Information

To be considered as a Lateral applicant you must :

Starting wage dependent on relevant firefighting experience.