Firefighter - Paramedic

Essential Job Functions

• Responds to fire alarms in the county; drives and operates all emergency response vehicles and apparatus in a safe and lawful manner.
• Performs fire suppression activities.
• Affords assistance in rescue operations; administers prehospital emergency and non-emergency medical care to sick and injured persons.
• Performs salvage and overhaul operations at fire scenes.
• Maintains and checks fire equipment for serviceability and assists in minor repairs and maintenance of equipment as directed.
• Performs routine cleaning of apparatus and facilities daily.
• Attends training sessions for firefighting, rescue techniques, emergency medical care, and other training areas.
• Prepares and submits routine records and reports.
• Assists in departmental activities in preparation for a significant emergency, such as a hurricane, other natural or manmade disasters, and assists with aftermath activities such as inspection, clean up, and disaster relief.
• Participates in fire prevention activities and training to improve public awareness of fire safety.
• Abides by department and county policies, represents the department and county in a professional, courteous and considerate manner.
• Maintains regular physical attendance during normal work hours as assigned at one of the county’s offices or work facilities with the ability to work evenings, nights, weekends, work shifts, callbacks, and holidays as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of an acceptable equivalency diploma.
• Certificate of Compliance (Florida Certified Firefighter II) as per Florida State Statute 633.406(1)(a).
• Florida Certified Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMT-P) as per Florida State Statute 401.27.
• Current American Heart Association (or approved equivalent) CPR card; as well as ACLS card.
• Certification by the Sumter County Fire & EMS Medical Director is required and must be obtained by the end of the probationary period and maintained as a condition of employment.
• Required National Incident Management System (NIMS) certifications within six (6) months of employment.

Essential Physical Skills

• Must be able to meet medical/physical requirements as identified in FS 633.412 (e) and NFPA 1582.
• Ability to pass SCFEMS Physical Ability test.
• 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 force constantly to move objects.
• Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
• Kneeling: Bending legs and knees to come to rest on knee or knees.
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward bending spine at the waist.
• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending legs and spine.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.
• Sitting: Particularly for sustained periods.
• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward or outward.
• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force to draw, drag, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.
• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with the skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or essential verbal instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Repetitive motions: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Ability to pass department’s Physical Ability test.
• Able to wear and function while wearing a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) and fire protective clothing.
• Ability to pass “PPE” mask fit test procedures.