Firefighter EMT 56 hour

GENERALDESCRIPTION:

 A professionalpositionresponsible for the preventionandextinguishment of fires, the protection andsavingoflifeandproperty,and the enforcement ofCountyand State firepreventioncodes,as wellasany law pertaining to thepreventionandcontroloffires.

 ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

 The followingstatementsdescribe the principalfunctionsof the job and its scopeofresponsibilitybutshouldnotbeconsideredanall-inclusivelistofworkrequirements.Individualsmayperform otherdutiesasassigned.

• Responds to fireand EMScallswith a fire companyandperformsfire/EMS/rescuedutiesasassignedorassumed.
• Rescuesand removes personsfrom danger.
• Operatesvariouspiecesof fire apparatusandequipment to extinguishfires.
• Ventilatesburningbuildings to ejectsmoke,heat,andgases.
• Performssalvageandoverhauloperationsat firescenes.
• Performscleaningandmaintenancetasksondepartment buildingsandequipment.
• Performsfirehydrant maintenance
• Performsannualtestingandinspectionof firehose.
• Attendstraininginsubjectspertinent to firefighting, fireinspections, equipment operation, emergencymedicaltreatment, andother relatedareas.
• Promotesandconductspubliceducationprogramsasdirected.
• Makesperiodicvisits to building to conduct pre-fireplanning.
• ProvidesBasicLifeSupport care(incompliancewithChapter401, FloridaStaturesandChapter 10D-66, FloridaAdministrativeCode) according to the establishedCounty EMSProceduresManualandapplicableprotocolsandstandingorders, to the personinneed of medicalattention.
• Administerspre-hospitalemergencyrescueandmedicalservicesallowedwithin the scope oftraining.
• Assists the EMTand/or Paramedic.
• Handlesemergency andnon-emergencypatient transfersasassigned,includingbothin-county andout-of-county.
• Completesnecessarywrittenreports,includingfire, patient reports, patientbills,anddailyteam andunit reportsin a timely,accuratefashion.
• Cleansandmaintainsapparatusandequipmenton a dailybasis,includingmaintainingrequiredinventory ofambulancesupplies, medicaland life support equipment,fireandrescueequipment. Keepsassignedstationclean.

• Maintains a professionaland safe unit andworkareaadhering to establishedsafetypoliciesand the imagedesired for the organization.
• ConsistentlyfollowsBoardpoliciesandprocedures.
• Respondsproductively to changeandperformsallother tasksas directed.
• Works productivelywithallpersonnelthroughout the chainofcommand.

 KNOWLEDGE, SKILLSANDABILITIES:

•  Knowledgeandskillintheuseof firefightingtechniques, policies,procedures, andpractices.
• Knowledgeandskillintheuseofemergencymedicaltreatmentpractices.
• Ability to gainknowledgeofstreet locations, geography,andtypesofbuildingconstructionintheirassigneddistrict.
• Ability to know the varioustypesof firehazardswithintheirassigneddistrict.
• Ability to continuallylearnandupdatetechniquesandproceduresinfirefightingandemergencymedicalcare.
• Ability to understandandcarryoutoralandwritteninstructions.
• Ability to expressoneselfclearlyandconcisely, orallyandinwriting.
• Ability to driveandoperatefireservicevehiclesandemergencyapparatusonandoff-roadsafelyunderemergencyconditions.
• Skillin the useandmaintenanceof firefightingandemergencymedicalequipment.
• Knowledgeofsafetyandcomfort measuresand methodsin the handlingandtreatment ofpatients.
• Ability to becomefamiliarwith the roadway/highwaysystemswithinHighlandsCounty.
• KnowledgeofFloridasafetyrequirementsandprivilegeswhenresponding to non-emergencyandemergencysituations.
• KnowledgeofFloridatrafficanddrivingregulations.
• Ability to maintaineffectiveworkingrelationshipswithco-workers(paidandvolunteer),managers,supervisors,directors, electedofficials, vendorsand the generalpublic.

 PHYSICALSKILLS:

 Thisworkrequires the occasionalexertionofover100poundsof force; workregularlyrequiresspeakingorhearing, frequentlyrequiressittingandrepetitivemotionsandoccasionallyrequiresstanding,walking, usinghands to finger, handleor feel,climbingor balancing,stooping,kneeling,crouchingor crawling, reachingwithhandsandarms, pushingor pullingandlifting; workrequiresclosevision,distance vision,ability to adjustfocus, depthperception,colorperception, night visionandperipheralvision;vocalcommunicationisrequired for expressingor exchangingideasbymeans ofthespokenwordand conveyingdetailedor importantinstructions to othersaccurately,loudlyor quickly;hearingisrequired to perceiveinformationatnormalspokenwordlevelsand to receivedetailedinformationthroughoralcommunicationsand/or to make fine distinctionsinsound;workrequirespreparingandanalyzingwrittenorcomputer data,visualinspectioninvolvingsmalldefectsand/or smallparts,usingofmeasuringdevices,operatingmachines,operatingmotor vehiclesorequipmentandobservinggeneralsurroundings andactivities;ability to lift andcarryup to 50lbs.,mustmeetphysicalandmedicalrequirements for firefighter andhazardousmaterialperN.F.P.A.Standards.