Firefighter - EMT F1

Firefighter

Columbus Consolidated Government is seeking a dedicated firefighter to join their team. This position offers a competitive salary range of $42,925.00 - $69,719.29 annually and is located at Public Safety, 510 10th Street, Columbus, GA. The job is full-time and requires the candidate to report to duty at the assigned work location on time and ready to work.

The primary duties and responsibilities of this role include:

• Conduct salvage and overhaul operations to protect property.
• Identify and contain hazardous materials safely.
• Improve department operations and work processes.
• Inspect, inventory, and maintain apparatus and equipment.
• Interact with supervisors and the public effectively.
• Maintain and expand job knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Perform emergency medical services and first aid.
• Perform high-rise rescue and firefighting operations.
• Perform hose operations and other related duties.
• Perform industrial rescue and firefighting operations.
• Perform routine station chores and structural firefighting.
• Protect exposures and report for duty as assigned.
• Respond to non-emergency calls and various emergency situations.
• Search for and rescue victims at the scene of an emergency.
• Suppress fire at the scene of an emergency.
• Temporarily assume a higher rank.

Candidates should possess knowledge, skills, and abilities such as acceptance of diversity, attention to detail, awareness and alertness, compassion and sensitivity, computer skills, conflict resolution skills, courage and assertiveness, creativity and resourcefulness, decision making and decisiveness, dependability and reliability, effectiveness under stress, emotional maturity and stability, ethics, integrity, and honesty, fairness and objectivity, fire apparatus knowledge, fire extinguishment systems knowledge, firefighting equipment knowledge, firefighting tactics knowledge, first aid and emergency care knowledge, flexibility and adaptability, general physical characteristics, strength, and endurance, hazardous materials knowledge, hydraulics principles knowledge, incident command system knowledge, interpersonal skills, judgment, reasoning, and common sense, learning and memory, manual dexterity, mathematical ability, mechanical comprehension, motivation and initiative, oral communication skills, personal influence and responsibility, policies, procedures, and organization knowledge, positive attitude, reading comprehension, respect for rules and authority, response area knowledge, safety consciousness, service orientation, teamwork and cooperation, water supplies knowledge, and work ethic.

Minimum educational and training requirements include knowledge and competency associated with specialized training in the occupational field, basic skills typically associated with a high school education, sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, ability to meet current requirements set forth by the National Fire Protection Association and the Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Act, possession of or ability to obtain appropriate state EMS certification, and possession of or ability to obtain a valid driver's license issued by the State of Georgia for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.

Physical requirements include standing, walking, bending, crouching, or stooping; frequently lifting light and heavy objects; climbing ladders; using tools and equipment requiring a high degree of dexterity; distinguishing between shades of color; exposure to noise, dust, dirt, grease, machinery with moving parts, contagious or infectious diseases, irritating chemicals, and cold or inclement weather; and the use of protective devices such as masks, goggles, gloves, etc. Additional physical abilities required include balancing, feeling, grasping, handling, hearing, kneeling, lifting, manual dexterity, pulling, pushing, reaching, repetitive motion, speaking, stooping, talking, visual acuity, and walking.

Minimum requirements include being at least 18 years of age, a United States citizen, not having been convicted of a misdemeanor within three years, successfully passing both the background check and physical examination, having visual acuity, being of sound physical and mental health, successfully completing the Candidate Physical Aptitude Test (CPAT), and not having been convicted of a felony.

The Columbus Consolidated Government offers an exceptional compensation and benefits package, including low-cost medical insurance.