What are the responsibilities and job description for the FIREFIGHTER RECRUIT OR EXPERIENCED PROVIDER - ALS/BLS position at City of Lynchburg, VA?
Description
Become a Lynchburg Firefighter!
The Lynchburg Fire Department is looking for professional Firefighters - Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS).
Firefighter (BLS) - $47,507 (no experience required)!
Firefighter (ALS) - $54,517 (Emergency Medical Technician - Intermediate or Paramedic - Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services or National Registry)
What are the steps to FIRE up your new career?
- Online Application
- Written Test
- Complete Personal History Statement
- Oral Interview Board
- Polygraph Examination
- Extensive Background Check
- Conditional Offer of Employment
- Medical/Mental Health Exam, including a physical job function test
- Final Offer of Employment
- Enter Recruit Academy
Experienced Provider: An applicant who possesses the Minimum Certification Requirements and experience necessary to perform the tasks of a uniformed member of the department without completing the Traditional Recruit School. An experienced provider shall have one year or greater experience with a career municipal Fire and EMS department, private Fire and EMS contractor, or other career public safety Fire and EMS entity, must not be on probation in any form, must be in good standing (eligible for re-hire) with their prior organization and have served in a full-time career capacity, as indicated above, within 3 years of application date.
Minimum Certifications and Courses for Employment: All uniformed employees of the Lynchburg Fire Department shall complete a 22-week paid recruit academy and in their initial employment period the following minimum certifications: Virginia Department of Fire Programs * Firefighter I * Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations * Emergency Vehicle Operations Course - Class III * Mayday! Firefighter Down Virginia Department of Health – Office of Emergency Medical Services * Emergency Medical Technician – Basic Federal Emergency Management Agency – National Incident Management System * ICS 100, 200, 700, 800.
Other mandatory classes taught in Recruit School are: Virginia Statewide Traffic Incident Management Committee * Virginia Traffic Incident Management, Rescue Task Force Rapid Response Training
Virginia Department of Fire Programs * Introduction to Technical Rescue Module I * Vehicle Rescue Level I National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
IMPORTANT: You are advised to continue to monitor your email following submission of application. This includes checking your spam or junk email folders to ensure you receive important communications from the City of Lynchburg regarding the hiring process. The City of Lynchburg will use the email that you provide in the general application to contact you during the initial phases of the hiring process.
Thank you for your interest in employment with the Lynchburg Fire Department. If you have any questions you may call 434-455-HIRE.
The City of Lynchburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Essential Duties
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Other duties to provide direct or indirect service to the citizens may be assigned.
- Responds to alarms, drives and operates apparatus and related equipment, assists in the suppression of fires, including entry, advancing lines, rescue, ventilation, salvage work, and extrication;
- Responds to emergency medical calls, drives equipment, and administers pre-hospital basic and/or advanced life support care (if certified); stabilizes and transports patients to emergency care facilities;
- Extricates victims from automobile wrecks, collapsed structures, etc.;
- Performs salvage and overhaul services, establishes temporary utility services;
- Responds to non-emergency calls and conducts other non-emergency service calls as necessary;
- Prepares reports and maintains records of fire apparatus and medic unit responses, prepares routine incident, run-log, and maintenance records;
- Participates in continuing training and instructional programs through individual study of technical material and attendance at scheduled drills and classes in emergency medical treatment and fire suppression practices;
- Transports patients on a non-emergency basis between home and/or treatment facilities;
- Assists in maintaining and repairing fire and emergency medical equipment and cleaning fire stations and grounds.
- Other duties to provide direct or indirect service to the citizens may be assigned.
- When unusual situations occur and/or the City Manager declares a State of Emergency, all City employees may be required to accept special assignments and perform as needed to ensure appropriate service delivery.
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Minimum Education and Experience Required
QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Graduation from high school or GED. General knowledge of principles of anatomy, physiology and chemistry in relation to the respiratory and circulatory systems; general knowledge of the principles and techniques of emergency care, including proper treatment, and automobile extrication and patient transportation; general knowledge of all emergency care equipment; general knowledge of the street system and physical layout of the City of Lynchburg; general knowledge of elementary physics, chemistry and mechanics; general knowledge of technical fire fighting principles and techniques, and principles of hydraulics as applied to fire suppression.
Additional Requirements
Possession of valid driver's license issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia and acceptable driving record according to City criteria;
Valid Commonwealth of Virginia certification as:
- Emergency Medical Technician/Basic
- Firefighter I and II.
- "Mayday" Firefighter Down
- Satisfactory completion of Haz-Mat Awareness courses.
The department may require the employee to obtain and maintain Advance Life Support certification, up to and including Paramedic certification.
Must successfully complete IS100 and IS700 National Incident Management (NIMS) training within 90 days of employment. May also be required to complete higher levels of NIMS training as determined appropriate for the position.
Salary : $47,507 - $54,517
