FIREFIGHTER

Job Duties

You will perform engine company inspections, and building pre-plans, looking for infractions and the locations of local alarm and sprinkler systems, power, water, and gas shutoffs, noting all hazardous storage or conditions inside and outside.

You will carry out evacuation drills, reset sprinkler and local alarm systems.

You will perform station, grounds, apparatus, and equipment maintenance.

You will respond to structure fires, serving as a hydrant man, hose-man, makes forcible entry, ventilates structures, makes rescue, and performs salvage and overhaul operations, and other duties as required.

You will respond to downed aircraft or aircraft emergencies, operates hand lines, turrets to control and protect aircrews and rescue men entering the aircraft.

You will respond to medical emergencies and provide for the rescue and on scene stabilization for victims of fire, sudden illness, accidental injuries, childbirth and other events requiring medical personnel.

You will perform emergency communication duties in the absence of the regularly assigned automotive equipment dispatcher answering all routine and emergency telephone calls, dispatching appropriate personnel, vehicles and equipment.

You will use computers and computer aided dispatch (CAD) systems to record all emergency response data, operate and monitor a variety of reporting\recording systems.

You will monitor local and off base emergency radio frequencies, maintains dispatch logs, records and reports used by fire department.

You will ensure all communication and alarm systems are in a proper state of operational readiness.