FIREFIGHTER
Fights aerospace vehicle fires
Fights aerospace vehicle fires.
Operates tools and equipment, controls and extinguishes aerospace vehicle fires, and performs ventilation, salvage, and overhaul operations.
Fights structural fires
- Performs hose evolutions
- Shuts off building utilities
- Evacuates people from buildings
- Removes injured personnel from the immediate hazard area
- Protects exposures
Administers emergency first aid and/or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
Administers emergency first aid and/or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); may provide other basic life support services in other EMS situations.
Performs rescue operations
- Operates rescue tools and equipment
- Effects entry by normal and emergency means
- Shuts aircraft engines/systems, and safes egress systems
Performs emergency communication center duties
- Alerts firefighting personnel and support agencies
- Dispatches equipment
- Informs personnel of the location and nature of the emergency
Minimum Qualifications
- Firefighter I and II
- HazMat Awareness
- HazMat Operations
- Airport Firefighter
- Emergency Medical Responder
- Passing NFPA Firefighter Physical
Preferred Qualifications
- Telecommunicator IIDriver Operator Pumper/ARFF/Mobile Water Supply
Benefits
The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees.