Firefighter Position
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 Certification Requirements:
- North Carolina Firefighter I and II;
- Minimum Requirement of North Carolina Emergency Medical Responder;
- North Carolina Emergency Medical Technician preferred;
- 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, 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.
- Must work a minimum of 4 twelve-hour shifts per month.
Firefighter Position
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 Certification Requirements:
- North Carolina Firefighter I and II;
- Minimum Requirement of North Carolina Emergency Medical Responder;
- North Carolina Emergency Medical Technician preferred;
- 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, 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.
- Must work a minimum of 4 twelve-hour shifts per month.
