Airport Firefighter

DESCRIPTION

• This position is part of a Career Ladder that promotes an Airport Firefighter to ARFF Driver Operator (Sergeant) after six months of service if all ranking requirements are met.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responds to commercial, civilian or military aircraft emergencies at Augusta Regional Airport as an Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting crew.
• Responds to all emergencies at Augusta Regional Airport.
• Assist in the inspections of airport facilities, hangers, extinguishers and fire hydrants.
• Maintains ARFF, structural firefighting equipment, and fire station cleanliness.
• Attends and successfully completes the required in-service and formal training courses related to firefighting techniques and EMT.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: High School diploma or GED.

Experience: Three (3) years working at a fire department, volunteer fire department or airport fire department as a firefighter.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Knowledge of firefighting safety practices and procedures.
• Ability as a team member to operate and maintain airfield crash fire fighting vehicles, rescue vehicles and related vehicles.
• Ability to use and maintain self-contained breathing apparatus, power and non-powered tools and equipment.
• Knowledge of fire suppression techniques.
• Ability to recognize unusual or threatening conditions and take appropriate action.
• Ability to carry out instructions in written, oral, and picture form.
• Ability to interpret extensive variety of material in books, journals, and manuals, comprehend and records figures accurately.
• Ability to complete routine forms and maintain accurate records, understand advisory circulars and verbal instructions, technical in nature.
• Ability to communicate with air traffic control using accepted radio communication procedures to navigate on runway, taxiway and parking aprons.

Special Requirements:

• Must pass criminal history record check and security threat assessment.
• Must pass Security Background Check for FAA and TSA Security Clearance.
• Must be able to acquire and maintain an airport security clearance in compliance with TSA and FAA security standards.

Certification (Required at time of hire unless otherwise specified):

• Firefighter II NPQ, GFSTC
• Hazmat Operations NPQ, GFSTC
• Possess or have ability to obtain Airport Firefighter NPQ, GFSTC within 6 months of hire date.
• Possess and maintain Georgia State Licensed Emergency Medical Technician.
• Possess or have ability to obtain NIMS: 100, 200, 700, 800 within 1 year of hire date.

License:

• Possession of a valid driver's license with good driving history. If State license is other than Georgia or South Carolina, applicant must obtain a license in Georgia or South Carolina within 30 days of employment.

OTHER

• Position requires staff call up in an emergency situation.
• Travel from office to other locations is required of this position.

PERFORMANCE APTITUDES:

• Data Utilization: Requires the ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and/or analyze data. Includes exercising discretion in determining data classification, and in referencing such analysis to established standards for the purpose of recognizing actual or probable interactive effects and relationships.
• Human Interaction: Requires the ability to work with and apply principles of persuasion and/or influence over others to coordinate programs or activities of a project, and resolve typical problems associated with the responsibilities of the job.
• Equipment: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
• Verbal: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference and descriptive data and information.
• Math: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; the ability to calculate decimals and percentages; the ability to utilize principles of fractions; and the ability to interpret graphs.
• Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems; to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form; and to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objectives.
• Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.
• Physical Abilities: Tasks require the ability to exert heavy physical effort in heavy work, with greater emphasis on climbing and balancing, but typically also involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and the lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials (20-50 pounds); may occasionally involve heavier objects and materials. Possess or have the ability to meet current health and fitness requirements set forth by NFPA 1582. Ability to pass the Georgia Certified Firefighters Physical Agilities Test within seven minutes or less.
• Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, odor, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.
• Environmental Factors: Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, fumes, smoke, temperature and noise extremes, hazardous materials, fire, unsafe structures, heights, confined spaces, traffic hazards, bright and dim lights, toxic agents, animal and wildlife attacks, animal and human bites, explosives, or rude and irate customers.

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The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.