FIREFIGHTER/MINIMUM EMT

Major Areas of Responsibility

• Completion of needed qualifications to meet the minimum Job Performance Requirements for NFPA 1001 Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications, Firefighter I.
• Performs firefighting activities including driving departmental vehicles, operating pumps and related equipment, laying hose, and performing fire combat, containment and extinguishment tasks.
• Performs EMS activities, to include patient care and/or transport.
• Participates in fire drills, attends classes in firefighting, emergency medical, hazardous materials, and related subjects.
• Receives and relays all emergent and non-emergent communications.
• Participates in the inspection of buildings, hydrants, and other structures in support of fire prevention and/or building code compliance programs.
• Maintains departmental equipment, apparatus and facilities.
• Participates in the development of plans for special assignments such as emergency preparedness, training programs, firefighting, hazardous materials, communications, and EMS.
• Affords assistance in presenting programs to the community on safety, EMS, and fire prevention topics.
• Performs salvage and over-haul operations.
• Prepares, maintains and submits for review various reports necessary to departmental operations in accordance with departmental policies and procedures regarding patient care report documentation, to include reports on EMS runs.