Firefighter (Basic Life Support)

Summary

Firefighter (Basic Life Support)

This position performs work to control and extinguish fires, rescue persons endangered by fire, and reduce or eliminate potential fire hazards during a work shift of 72 hours per week on a rotating basis. Major duties include but are not limited too:

• Performs specialized rescues, hazardous materials spill response and serves as a driver/operator of pumpers, ambulances and special service vehicles.
• Performs fire protection inspector duties, including inspecting and testing fire protection equipment.
• Training personnel in fire protection and prevention.
• Operate fire communications equipment.
• Advise on improvements to structures for better fire prevention.
• Plans, directs, or carries out fire protection and prevention programs and operations.
• Operate and use fire extinguishing equipment carried on the apparatus such as foam and dry chemical extinguishing agents.
• Follows protocols in providing basic life support.
• Performs emergency medical procedures that are noninvasive.
• Provides BLS transport of patients for medical appointments and emergency treatment as indicated to the appropriate medical facility.
• Provides assessment of patient to physician or nurse who relies on these observations to provide additional treatment.
• Performs duties as a member of the Medical Center Hazardous Materials Response Team (HMRT).
• Responds to the presence or potential releases of hazardous materials for stopping or controlling the release using specialized chemical protective clothing and control equipment.
• Performs all other duties as assigned by the Supervisory Firefighter or Fire Chief.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

Work Schedule: 48 hours on/72 hours off

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Firefighter (Basic Life Support)/ PD03506A and PD19443A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

Job Description

Firefighter (Basic Life Support)

This position performs work to control and extinguish fires, rescue persons endangered by fire, and reduce or eliminate potential fire hazards during a work shift of 72 hours per week on a rotating basis. Major duties include but are not limited too:

• Performs specialized rescues, hazardous materials spill response and serves as a driver/operator of pumpers, ambulances and special service vehicles.
• Performs fire protection inspector duties, including inspecting and testing fire protection equipment.
• Training personnel in fire protection and prevention.
• Operate fire communications equipment.
• Advise on improvements to structures for better fire prevention.
• Plans, directs, or carries out fire protection and prevention programs and operations.
• Operate and use fire extinguishing equipment carried on the apparatus such as foam and dry chemical extinguishing agents.
• Follows protocols in providing basic life support.
• Performs emergency medical procedures that are noninvasive.
• Provides BLS transport of patients for medical appointments and emergency treatment as indicated to the appropriate medical facility.
• Provides assessment of patient to physician or nurse who relies on these observations to provide additional treatment.
• Performs duties as a member of the Medical Center Hazardous Materials Response Team (HMRT).
• Responds to the presence or potential releases of hazardous materials for stopping or controlling the release using specialized chemical protective clothing and control equipment.
• Performs all other duties as assigned by the Supervisory Firefighter or Fire Chief.

Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.

Work Schedule: 48 hours on/72 hours off

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Firefighter (Basic Life Support)/ PD03506A and PD19443A

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized