Firefighter

Job Purpose:

The purpose of this position is to provide fire protection, rescue, and emergency medical services to the public.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs firefighting and medical emergency services by extinguishing fires from structures and vehicles, effectively operating equipment, evaluating emergency scenes, delivering medical care to victims, and assisting in hazardous material operations.
• Participates in required training classes and physical fitness programs.
• Performs daily station activities by completing incident reports and daily logs, entering records of equipment checks and repairs, and maintaining the station house and grounds.
• Provides community services by assisting citizens with questions and fire protection issues, participating in school safety programs, conducting station tours and equipment demonstrations, and educating the public.
• Serves on employee team by assisting in improvements of existing city and departmental policies and functions.

Supplemental Functions:

Performs other similar duties as required.

Knowledge:

• Fire safety and education;
• Geography of city;
• Applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations;
• Firefighter I & II standards.

Skills:

• Mechanical repairs;
• Using computers and applicable software applications;
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Licensing and Certifications:

• North Carolina Firefighter I and II;
• North Carolina Emergency Medical Technician;
• Hazardous Material Awareness and Operations Level Certification;
• National Incident Management System 100 & 200;
• Valid North Carolina Driver’s License.

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements:

Positions in this class typically require: climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.

Heavy Work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of forces constantly to move objects.

Incumbents are subject to the physically hazardous and life-threatening conditions in the line of duty and are subject to the weather, as the job requires actions in any weather condition.

Requirements:

Must be at least 18 years of age.