What are the responsibilities and job description for the Professional Firefighter position at City of Pensacola, FL?
Salary : See Position Description
Location : Pensacola, FL
Job Type : Full-Time
Job Number : 01067
Department : Fire
Opening Date : 02 / 22 / 2025
Closing Date : 3 / 7 / 2025 12 : 00 AM Central
Job Description
Starting Pay : $43,000 annually, educational incentive pay, and EMT pay
Competitive Benefits : 24 hours on / 48 hours off work schedule, 38 hours per month leave accrual, pension (25 yrs. / 75%), health benefit plans, tuition reimbursement
- The Physical Agilities Test (PAT) date is to be determined at Pensacola Fire Station 4 located at1 N Q St, Pensacola, FL 32505.
NOTE : If you have taken the National Testing Network CPAT test within the last 6 months prior to you submitting an application for the City of Pensacola Professional Firefighter position, then you can submit those passing results (by attaching them to your application or emailing eleyshon@cityofpensacola.com) instead of coming to Pensacola Fire Department for the PAT.
Minimum Preparation for Work :
Necessary Special Requirements :
Nature of Work :
This is primarily fire suppression work although fire prevention and apparatus operations activities may be required.
An employee in this class is responsible for the rapid and efficient performance of specialized skills in preventing and fighting fires. Much of this employee's work is performed under emergency conditions and frequently involves personal hazard. Special orders and directions are given by superior officers, but the work requires a working understanding of fire fighting methods.
Examples of Work :
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :
The mental and physical demands and the work environment characteristics described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Mental and Physical Requirements :
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to hold or feel, reach with hands and arms, walk, talk, smell and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, sit, climb, balance, stoop, crouch and crawl. Specific vision abilities include close, distance, color, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
The employee regularly lifts and / or moves up to 50 pounds and occasionally lifts and / or moves over 100 pounds.
Work Environment :
An employee in this job is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions, occasionally exposed to wet and / or humid conditions, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme heat, and has a risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment may be loud.
This description is not intended to be, nor should it be construed as an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills or working conditions associated with the position. It is intended to accurately reflect the activities and requirements of the position, but duties may be added, deleted, or modified as necessary. This description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.
Additional Information
Starting Pay : $43,000 annually annually, educational incentive pay, and EMT pay
Competitive Benefits : 24 hours on / 48 hours off work schedule, 38 hours per month leave accrual, pension (25 yrs. / 75%), health benefit plans, tuition reimbursement
BENEFITS
Professional Firefighter requires you be certified as a firefighter; Proof of certification must be attached to your application; When did you obtain your Certification of Compliance from the State of Florida (Fire Standards)?
Enter your FCDICE Student I.D. number in order for us to verify your certification.
Did you graduate from high school or have an equivalent of a GED?
Do you possess a valid driver's license?
Section 633.34 of the Florida Statues requires applicants be free from the use of tobacco or tobacco products for at least one (1) year before making application, as evidence in a sworn, notarized affidavit. Have you been free from the use of tobacco or tobacco products of any kind in the past year?
Per the collective bargaining agreement, you must remain tobacco free during your employment as a firefighter with the City of Pensacola. If you become employed in this position, do you agree to remain tobacco-free for the duration of your employment?
Based on a recent change in Chapter 633 of the Florida Statutes, an individual's firefighter certification will be permanently revoked if the individual is : 1) convicted of a misdemeanor relating to perjury or false statement; or 2) convicted of a felony or a crime punishable by imprisonment of 1 year or more under the law of the United States or any state thereof, or under the law of any other country; or 3) dishonorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the US. For individuals certified before July 1, 2013, this section applies prospectively to convictions or dishonorable discharges on or after July 1, 2013. Section 633.351, Florida Statutes, as it existed before July 1, 2013, applies to convictions entered before July 1, 2013. I have read and acknowledge this information.
Have you taken the National Testing Network CPAT test within the last 6 months prior to you submitting an application for the City of Pensacola Professional Firefighter position? if yes, then you can submit those passing results (by attaching them to your application or emailing eleyshon@cityofpensacola.com) instead of coming to Pensacola Fire Department for the PAT on a to be determined date.
If you are claiming Veteran's Preference, have you attached your DD214 or a letter from your Commanding Officer indicating your dates of service and honorable serving status?
Required Question
Salary : $43,000
