FIREFIGHTER

About the role

The City of National City is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Firefighter. This role involves responding to fires, emergency medical service (EMS) incidents, fire alarms, and other emergency calls to protect life and property. Firefighters also perform fire prevention/public education work, participate in station maintenance and training activities, and perform related work as required.

Responsibilities

• Responds to structural, vehicle or wildland fires, rescue operations, hazardous materials incidents, and alarms by performing fire suppression, search and rescue, forcibly entering buildings and operating fire equipment.
• Raises, lowers, and climbs ladders; scales and repels walls and other structures; ventilates structures; extricates victims, opens up walls, structures and vehicles; extinguishes fires and engages in salvage and clean-up operations.
• Administers emergency medical service at a basic life support (BLS) level.
• Inspects, cleans, tests and performs preventative maintenance work on fire equipment, hoses, tools, medical and fire apparatus; maintains all assigned equipment and apparatus in a ready state; operates radio equipment in an effective manner.
• Participate in public relations, fire/safety education activities, and fire prevention activities including station tours, fire safety/fire suppression education away from the station, school education programs, group activities, fire drills, courtesy walk-through visits, and phone inquiries.
• Cleans and performs minor maintenance of fire station and grounds.
• Participate in drills and training exercises, classes and activities including but not limited to those related to firefighting, emergency medical service, technical rescue, extrication, physical fitness and other related areas.
• Maintain skill levels, new equipment and procedure familiarization, and certifications which are relevant and/or required for assigned responsibilities.
• Perform other duties as directed by command personnel.

Qualifications

• Training and experience that could likely provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• A typical way to obtain the required knowledge, skills, and abilities would be: graduation from high school or GED equivalent, possession of a valid EMT or Paramedic certification.
• Knowledge and skills in: firefighting procedures, techniques, and methods; medical services techniques, rescue, and first aid; apparatus and equipment operations and maintenance; hazardous materials identification and containment; fire prevention/inspection procedures; public relations; information technologies.
• Ability to: learn technical firefighting principles and mechanical techniques; understand and follow oral and written directions, policies, regulations and instructions; participate in a variety of work assignments and to report for duty in an emergency; engage in moderate to strenuous physical activity; work cooperatively with others.

Benefits

For benefit information, please click on the Memorandum of Understanding for the Firefighters' Association: National City Firefighters' Association. New hires with current Paramedic Certification will be eligible for Paramedic duty after completion of department approved certification process with the City of National City, and be eligible to receive an additional 15% incentive pay to their hourly base salary for as long as they maintain a current EMT-P Certification.

Pay

Pay information is not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Schedule information is not specified in the job posting.