Firefighter-Paramedic - Entry

Strongsville, City of (OH); West Virginia; On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Strongsville is seeking a dedicated Firefighter/Paramedic to join its Fire and Emergency Services, an all-hazards agency that responds to fires, medical emergencies, rescues, and hazardous situations. The department emphasizes professionalism, competence, compassion and pride.

Qualified applicants must have a high school diploma or GED, Ohio Paramedic and Firefighter II certifications, an Ohio driver’s license, and a Firefighter Physical Agility Test passing time of 4:30 or less.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED prior to certification.
• Ohio Paramedic Certification required.
• Ohio Firefighter II Certification required.
• CCC certificate showing Firefighter’s Physical Agility Test ≤4:30.

Responsibilities

• Performs fire suppression, EMS, technical rescues, prevention, and public education.
• Responds to fires, accidents, medical and service calls.
• Investigates fires, alarms, and related complaints.
• Participates in inspections, preplans, and building familiarization.
• Maintains equipment and logs; daily checks on EMS equipment.
• Completes EMS reports and station activity logs.
• Replaces expended equipment and performs routine maintenance.
• Performs housekeeping to maintain a clean, professional workspace.
• Other duties as assigned by officers.

Skills

Public safety mindset

Emergency response

Teamwork

Education

High school diploma or GED

Ohio Paramedic Certification

Ohio Firefighter II Certification

Firefighter Physical Agility Test cert (≤4:30)

Job description

The City of Strongsville is looking for highly motivated and dedicated individuals for an opportunity to be a Firefighter/Paramedic. Strongsville Fire and Emergency Services is an all-hazards emergency response agency staffed, trained, equipped, and ready to respond to emergency calls due to fires, motor vehicle accidents, medical and trauma emergencies, hazardous materials incidents, and technical rescue incidents. The Department performs many non-emergency functions such as: fire inspections and code enforcement, construction plan review, public education including fire safety, CPR and first aid training, and fire extinguisher training. The successful candidate will have a passion for public safety, a commitment to protecting lives and property, and a strong desire to serve and educate our residents and business community. The successful candidate will also embrace the four pillars of the Department: Professionalism, Competence, Compassion, and Pride. We invite you to be the newest member of our winning team!!!

• Performs fire suppression, emergency medical services, technical rescues, fire prevention, public education and public relations activities.
• Responds to fires, accidents, medical emergencies, and calls for service or assistance.
• Investigates calls of potential fires; odors; smoke and carbon monoxide alarms; medical and private alarms, and burning complaints.
• Participates in company inspections, preplans, and building familiarization tours.
• Performs daily equipment checks, inspection of advanced life support equipment and medications, and routine maintenance activities to ensure proper operation of firefighting, EMS, and other emergency equipment.
• Completes EMS reports, EMS medication logs, daily vehicle maintenance check sheets, advanced life support equipment calibration and operational checks, vehicle repair forms, and station activity log entries as required.
• Tests and maintains equipment as required on a daily, weekly, monthly, or annual basis.
• Replaces expended equipment and supplies.
• Performs routine and seasonal maintenance and housekeeping activities to insure a clean, orderly, and professional work environment.
• Any other duties assigned by Fire Department company officers or administrative staff.

• Applicant must be a United States citizen.
• Applicants must be twenty-one years old on or prior to the date of certification to the eligibility list.
• Applicants must have received a high school diploma or passed the General Education Development Test (GED) prior to the date of certification to the eligibility list.
• Applicant must have a current valid State of Ohio driver’s license.
• Applicant must have a current valid Paramedic Certification from the State of Ohio.
• Applicant must have a current valid Firefighter II Certification from the State of Ohio.
• Applicant must have a certificate from Cuyahoga Community College dated within one (1) year of the date of certification to the eligibility list confirming that the Applicant has taken the Firefighter’s Physical Agility Test and has attained a passing time of four (4) minutes and thirty (30) seconds or less.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential functions of the job satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.