What are the responsibilities and job description for the EMT/Firefighter - 2025 position at South Metro Fire Department?
South Metro is accepting applications for our fall 2025 academy. We anticipate hiring 2-3 EMT/Firefighters.
*CANDIDATES WITH PREVIOUS FULL TIME FIREFIGHTER EXPERIENCE ARE ELIGIBLE TO EARN PAY AND BENEFITS COMMENSURATE WITH THEIR YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
2025 Pay Range $86,067 - $102,461 Per Year
This Application Process Does Not Close. Interested Applicants May Apply at any Time.
Application Process:
- The first step in the process is to submit an application online.
- After applications are verified, South Metro will request a copy of an applicants EMT and Firefighter II certifications.
- South Metro will send applicants whose certifications where verified a video interview link. The video interview consists of four questions. Applicants will have three minutes to respond to each question.
- Applicants that pass the video interview will remain in our hiring pipeline.
- In person interviews will be conducted throughout the year when South Metro has an opening to fill. Candidates that passed the video interview are eligible for the in person interview.
Minimum Qualifications:
- At least 18 years of age
- A high school diploma or equivalent
- A valid and current driver’s license
- Current NREMT certification or MN EMT certification, if you are only MN certified must obtain NREMT within one year from date of hire.
- Current MFSCB, IFSAC or ProBoard Accredited Firefighter II certification.
Desired Qualifications:
- Minimum of one-year EMS experience with BLS/ALS transport service
- Experience as a full-time or paid on call Firefighter
- NFPA 1072 certification
- Current Paramedic certification
- Bi-lingual, Spanish speaking preferred
Primary Objective of Position:
Firefighters are responsible for a variety of functions within the communities of South St. Paul and West St. Paul. These responsibilities may include the provision of medical care and transportation of the sick and injured; protection of life and property from the hazards of fire, disasters, and other types of emergencies; performance of life safety fire inspections; and providing public safety education.
Essential Functions and Duties:
- Need to have excellent driving skills
- Be able to reach and extend hands and arms in any direction
- Be able to ascend and descend stairs and ladders while carrying heavy loads
- Be able to balance and possess the ability to steady oneself and keep from falling when walking, standing, crouching, crawling on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces
- Be able to climb up and on the top of the fire truck and balance self
- Be able to lift or carry equipment from floor to overhead
- Be able to walk and crawl while carrying or lifting
- Be able to push/pull objects using total body movements
- Be able to walk long distances
- Need good grip strength with gloves to handle tools requiring torqueing, pounding, and jerky motions with hands
- Be able to move around with weighted gear and a variety of weighted equipment or an injured person
- Have general mechanical ability/knowledge of engines
- Need good visual acuity to read gauges
- Need good auditory and comprehension skills to follow directions
- Need good verbal skills to relay information
- Need quick reflexes
- Not be claustrophobic or have a fear of heights
- Be able to work under stress/pressure
- Be able to assist in carrying and lifting a stretcher with a patient
- Be cardio vascularly fit for rapid stair climbing and other situational needs
Working Conditions:
- Infectious diseases, needles, body fluids, blood borne pathogens
- Lung/skin irritants
- Confined spaces
- In and around burning and smoke-filled structures
- Varied outside/inside temperatures
- Unprotected heights
- Around mechanical, chemical, and electrical hazards
- High noise environment
- Around moving objects and people
- Vibration
- Wet, damp, and slippery surfaces
- Uneven surfaces
Health, Dental, and Life Insurance.
Salary : $86,067 - $102,461