FIREFIGHTER EMT - F1

Job Posting

Columbus Consolidated Government is seeking candidates for a position with competitive salary ranging from $45,000.00 to $69,719.29 annually. The position is located in Columbus, GA and is classified as a full-time regular job.

The listing will close on 1 / 31 / 2026 at 11 : 59 AM Eastern Time (US & Canada). The department is Fire / EMS and the division is Fire / EMS Operations.

The position has several major duties and responsibilities including :

• Conduct salvage and overhaul
• Identify and contain hazardous materials
• Improve department operations
• Inspect, inventory, and maintain apparatus and equipment
• Interact with supervisors
• Interact with the public
• Maintain and expand job knowledge, skills, and abilities
• Perform emergency medical services and first aid
• Perform high-rise rescue and firefighting
• Perform hose operations
• Perform industrial rescue and firefighting
• Perform other duties
• Perform routine station chores
• Perform structural firefighting
• Protect exposures
• Report for duty as assigned
• Respond to non-emergency calls
• Respond to various emergency situations
• Search for and rescue victims
• Suppress fire at the scene of an emergency
• Temporarily assume a higher rank

The position requires knowledge, skills, and abilities such as acceptance of diversity, appearance and demeanor, attention to detail, awareness and alertness, compassion and sensitivity, computer skills, conflict resolution skills, courage and assertiveness, creativity and resourcefulness, decision making and decisiveness, dependability and reliability, effectiveness under stress, emotional maturity and stability, ethics, integrity and honesty, fairness and objectivity, firefighting equipment, firefighting tactics, first aid and emergency care, flexibility and adaptability, general physical characteristics, strength, and endurance, hazardous materials, hydraulics principles, incident command system, interpersonal skills, judgment, reasoning, and common sense, learning and memory, manual dexterity, mathematical ability, mechanical comprehension, motivation and initiative, oral communication skills, personal influence and responsibility, policies, procedures, and organization, positive attitude, reading comprehension, respect for rules and authority, response area, safety consciousness, service orientation, teamwork and cooperation, water supplies, and work ethic.

Minimum educational and training requirements include completion of specialized training in the occupational field, basic skills typically associated with a high school education, sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, ability to meet current requirements set forth by the National Fire Protection Association and the Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Act, possession of or ability to readily obtain appropriate state EMS certification, and possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver's license issued by the State of Georgia for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.

Physical requirements include standing, walking, bending, crouching, or stooping, frequently lifting light and heavy objects, climbing ladders, using tools and equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity, and distinguishing between shades of color. The employee may be exposed to noise, dust, dirt, grease, and machinery with moving parts, contagious or infectious diseases, irritating chemicals, and cold or inclement weather. The work requires the use of protective devices such as masks, goggles, gloves, etc. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required : balancing, feeling, grasping, handling, hearing 1, hearing 2, kneeling, lifting, manual dexterity, pulling, pushing, reaching, repetitive motion, speaking, stooping, talking 1, talking 2, visual acuity 1, visual acuity 2, visual acuity 3, visual acuity 4, visual acuity 5, and walking.

Minimum requirements include being at least 18 years of age, a United States citizen, not having been convicted of a misdemeanor within three (3) years, successfully passing both the background check and physical examination, having visual acuity, being of sound physical and mental health, successfully completing the Candidate Physical Apptitude Test - CPAT, and not having been convicted of a felony.

The Columbus Consolidated Government offers an exceptional compensation and benefits package including low-cost medical insurance, prescription drug plan, dental plan, vision plan, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, supplemental life insurance, long term disability, credit union, direct deposit, 12 paid holidays, vacation leave, sick leave, PERK time off, retirement plan, supplemental retirement plan, free and discounted services, and employee assistance program. Free and discounted city services are also offered to all city employees including discounted movie tickets, free notary services, free Metra bus rides, free mulch, free fire / safety home inspection, driver's training for employee dependents, Oxbow / Bull Creek Golf Course discounts, River Center discounts, and cell phone carrier discounts. The retirement plan is a defined benefit retirement plan for eligible employees who work in General Government and in Public Safety, and the supplemental retirement plan is a deferred compensation plan that allows employees to contribute a portion of their salary, before federal and state taxes, to a retirement account.