Fire Fighter New Hire

City of Clarksville; Clarksville (TN); Sur place; USD 52 000 - 68 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

City of Clarksville’s Fire Department is seeking a Firefighter to respond to fires, medical emergencies, vehicle accidents, and other incidents, providing basic and advanced life support. You will operate and maintain fire apparatus, participate in daily station duties, training, and data logging, and work as part of a close-knit team committed to public safety.

A high school diploma or GED and a valid Class D driver’s license with F endorsement are required.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of emergency medical care and basic life support principles.
• Ability to maintain physical fitness and adhere to safety protocols.
• Ability to keep accurate records and enter data.
• Good communication with the public and coworkers.
• Strong interpersonal skills for teamwork and service.

Responsabilités

• Responds to fires and emergencies; provides EMS care at BLS/ALS level.
• Extends vehicle and equipment readiness; maintains apparatus for immediate response.
• Participates in training, daily fitness, and ongoing fire/ rescue/ medical training.
• Accepts calls and determines appropriate response.
• Maintains activity logs and prepares related reports.
• Engages in daily station duties including housekeeping and cooking as needed.
• Drives emergency vehicles to emergency calls.
• Performs other duties as required.

Connaissances

Emergency medical care

Physical fitness

Recordkeeping

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Formation

High school diploma or GED

Class D Driver's License with F Endorsement

Description du poste

Description GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB This is the first of eleven levels in the fire series. Incumbents fight fires and provide emergency medical care to citizens. Responsibilities may include operating and maintaining fire equipment and apparatus; cleaning and maintaining the fire station; responding to medical emergencies and vehicle accidents; providing first aid; maintaining activity logs and preparing reports; and completing on-going fire, rescue, and medical training.

Example of Duties SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Essential Functions:

• Responds to all types of fires and other emergencies; provides emergency medical care at a basic and advanced life support level; extinguishes fires; and performs related life and property protection.
• Ensures the proper condition, maintenance, and appearance of apparatus and equipment; prepares apparatus and equipment for immediate response.
• Participates in training activities, including daily physical fitness training and on-going fire, rescue, and medical training.
• Accepts emergency and non-emergency calls; determines appropriate response.
• Maintains logs of activities and enters data into computer system; prepares related reports.
• Participates in the daily functions of the fire station, which may include housekeeping, cooking, and/or other related duties.
• Drives emergency vehicles to respond to emergency calls from citizens.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.
• Performs other related work as required.

Typical Qualifications MINIMUM TRAINING AND EDUCATION

Education and Experience – High school diploma or GED equivalent. License and Certifications – Possession of a valid Class D Driver's License with F Endorsement .

Supplemental Information MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS REQUIRED

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knowledge of:

• Emergency medical care.
• Physical fitness principles.
• Recordkeeping principles.

Skill in:

• Maintaining physical fitness.
• Preparing and maintaining records and reports.

Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Physical Requirements: The work is very heavy work which requires exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required: Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. The amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium. 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. Crawling: Moving about on hands, knees, hands, and feet. Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine. Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips. ingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling. Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm. Handling: Picking, holding, or otherwise working, primarily with the whole hand. Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination sound. Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees. Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position