EXAMPLES OF JOB DUTIES Responds to fires, fire alarms, emergency medical calls and other emergency calls; Assists on rescue or rescue support functions at scenes requiring technical rescue, such as water/Swiftwater rescue, confined space rescue, trench rescue, vehicle extrication, vertical rescue, building collapse, or rescue from other types of entrapment; Assists with rescue and emergency care at hazardous materials scenes, disasters, mass casualty situations, or where weapons of mass destruction have been used or may be present, securing and containing the scene as necessary; Operate emergency medical and rescue equipment; providing life support care to ill and injured individuals, up to specific certified skill level; Performs fire suppression functions including rescue, deploy and operate hose lines, ventilate roofs, perform salvage work after fires, and other related tasks associated with fire suppression; to include structure, wildland and vehicle fires; Inspect, clean, and maintain apparatus, equipment, quarters, and grounds; Participates in fire and Basic EMS training classes and drills; and. Knowledge of : applicable traffic laws, medic-legal aspects for this position and clients’ rights; safety and security procedures to allow duties to be carried out in hostile environments; technical materials on fire suppression, rescue, EMS, hazardous materials and fire prevention; departmental policies and procedures; Skill/Ability to: identify, secure and perform hazardous tasks under emergency conditions which may require strenuous exertion while caring for critically ill and injured people; work in extreme temperature, inclement weather, intermittent exposure to dust, fumes and loud noise intensity; study maps to learn the district assigned as necessary; converse fluently in and read English; read, write and understand written and verbal instructions, reports, documents and plans; use of good judgment and coordinate safe and cooperative work environment; work effectively as a team member; maintain good working relationship with co-workers and supervisors; ability to respond to emergencies when not scheduled to volunteer.