An individual in this position will respond to various emergencies, including fires, medical incidents, accidents, explosions, natural catastrophes, and hazardous material incidents where he/she extinguishes fires, rescues people and animals, provides emergency medical care, and mitigates hazards. Essential duties include: - Prevents, combats and extinguishes fires with the goal of protecting lives, the environment and property.
- Responds to and controls fires using water hoses, fire extinguishers, and water pumps.
- Provides timely responses to emergencies to bring them under control, stabilizing the incident, and restoring order.
- Locates and rescues occupants and animals of burning and/or hazardous buildings and/or environments; performs vehicle extrication.
- Analyses hazardous situations and thinks of quick solutions and takes action.
- Responds to fire alarms, potential gas leaks, medical emergencies, hazardous material incidents, rescue calls, and other emergencies.
- Provides first aid, CPR, and other emergency medical care to sick or injured individuals.
- Participates in search, rescue, and recovery operations.
- Operates a variety of specialized tools and equipment for firefighting safely and effectively.
- Drives, operates and maintains firefighting apparatus, pumps, trucks, engine, ladders.
- Performs general maintenance on firefighting equipment and vehicles.
- Completes a variety of reports; reviews fire reports for accuracy.
- Teaches and participates in training classes, exercises and drills.
- Assists in public relations and fire/life safety education activities.
- Conducts fire prevention and pre-plan inspections.
- Removes debris from roadways in emergency situations.
- Helps prepare meals, performs daily cleaning tasks within the firehouse, related buildings and grounds.
- Performs related duties.
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