Firefighter - Basic Life Support/EMT

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Town of Tomah (WI); On-site; USD 50,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Firefighter (Basic Life Support) at the Tomah VA Medical Center in Tomah, WI. The role focuses on fire suppression, rescue, and basic life support in a complex healthcare environment.

Incumbents operate firefighting equipment, conduct safety inspections, and coordinate with local communities for mutual aid. Training, compliance, and pre-fire planning are emphasized to ensure patient safety and facility protection.

Qualifications

• There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
• If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript.
• For further information, visit https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Responsibilities

• Effectively controlling and extinguishing fires, operates various nozzles and hose lines, makes connections to, and operates fire hydrants, performs forcible entries, ventilates structures, carries, raises, and lowers ground ladders, performs, or assists in rescue operations, uses a variety of hand tools, hydraulic tools, portable fire extinguishers, and performs salvage and overhaul.
• Combats fires in residences, medical and psychological facilities, multiple story office buildings, industrial shops, warehouses, fuel storage areas, public assembly areas, and wildland areas.
• Responds to all emergency calls on Tomah VA Medical Center Grounds as well as requests for Mutual Aid by surrounding communities to extinguish fire when requested and approved by management.
• Operate pumps, foam generators, and other specialized firefighting equipment, determining proper pressures for the type of nozzle or equipment, size of hose, and distance to be covered.
• Provides medical care as a Basic Life Support/Emergency Medical Technician-(EMT) following TVAMC protocols and directives.

Job description

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Firefighter (Basic Life Support) at the Tomah VA Medical Center in Tomah, WI. The role focuses on fire suppression, rescue, and basic life support in a complex healthcare environment.

Incumbents operate firefighting equipment, conduct safety inspections, and coordinate with local communities for mutual aid. Training, compliance, and pre-fire planning are emphasized to ensure patient safety and facility protection.