Direct Hire - Firefighter I (50146)

General Description:

The purpose of this job within the organization is to respond to incidents, including but not limited to, fires, emergency medical calls, hazardous materials incidents, rescues and auto extrications.

This position works under general supervision, independently developing work methods and sequences.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions or change functions.

Essential Job Functions:

1. Trains for and participates in varied firefighting and life rescuing duties and activities in the protection of life and property. Conditions under which firefighters work may require strenuous exertion under such handicaps as fire, heat, smoke, and cramped surroundings.
2. Ventilates burning buildings, removes persons from danger, administers first aid to injured persons; performs salvage operations such as throwing salvage covers, sweeping water, and removing debris.
3. Cleans and maintains fire station, fire apparatus and grounds.
4. Responds to medical emergencies and provides first aid, CPR and appropriate EMT basic level care.
5. Responds to a variety of calls of an emergency nature including vehicle accidents, technical rescue and hazardous materials incidents.
6. Responds to emergencies to perform fire suppression, hazardous materials response, auto extrication, high angle rope rescue, confined space rescue, and water rescue.
7. Attends training to meet required certifications and to remain knowledgeable of modern job performance methods. Meets job requirements pertaining to annual fit for duty and knowledge of response district.
8. Ensures the readiness of assorted fire service and medical equipment. May drive and operate fire apparatus; fills in for Firefighter II as necessary.
9. Prepares and processes incident reports, vehicle and equipment records as necessary. Assists with conducting and documenting pre-fire plans and other company records as necessary.
10. Performs related work as assigned to meet departmental needs.

Additional Duties:

Conducts fire safety and fire prevention classes for children and adults in schools and fire station tours.

Performs related work as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Physical ability to perform interior structural firefighting duties as per National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) current guidelines.
• Ability to respond quickly to changing situations under emergency pressures.
• Ability to climb ladders and work at considerable heights.
• Ability to learn the use of tools and equipment used in fighting fire.
• Ability to meet such physical requirements as may be established by competent authority.
• Ability to obtain and maintain EMT Basic Certification within one year of employment and apply these skills in emergency situations.
• Ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress when confronted with emergency situations or tight deadlines.
• Ability to maintain positive customer-focused relationships with co-workers, supervisors, agencies, the general public, and all other internal and external customers. Personally demonstrates appropriate customer service skills.
• Work is performed onsite. The incumbent must be present at work to perform the essential functions of this job.

Data Responsibility:

Data Responsibility refers to information, knowledge, and conceptions obtained by observation, investigation, interpretation, visualization, and mental creation. Data are intangible and include numbers, words, symbols, ideas, concepts, and oral verbalizations.

Collects, classifies or formats data or information in accordance with a prescribed schema or plan to facilitate the identification and extraction of useful information.

People Responsibility:

People include co-workers, workers in other areas or agencies and the general public.

Serves others such as customers, attends to their requests and exchanges information with them.

Asset Responsibility:

Assets responsibility refers to the responsibility for achieving economies or preventing loss within the organization.

Requires minimum responsibility for only small quantities of low cost items or supplies where opportunities for achieving economies or preventing loss are negligible.

Mathematical Requirements:

Mathematics requires the use of symbols, numbers and formulas to solve mathematical problems.

Uses basic algebra involving variables and formulas and/or basic geometry involving plane and solid figures, circumferences, areas and volumes and/or compute discounts and interest rates.

Communications Requirements:

Communications involves the ability to read, write, and speak.

Reads technical instructions, procedures manuals and charts to solve practical problems, such as assembly instruction for tools, routine office equipment operating instructions, and methods and procedures for investigations; composes routine reports and specialized reports, forms, and business letters, with proper format; speaks compound sentences using normal grammar and word form.

Judgment Requirements:

Judgment requirements refer to the frequency and complexity of judgments and decisions given the stability of the work environments, the nature and type of guidance, and the breadth of impact of the judgments and decisions.

Responsible for guiding others, requiring frequent decisions, affecting the individual, co-workers, and others whom depend on the service or product; works in a somewhat fluid environment with rules and procedures but many variations from the routine.

Complexity of Work:

Complexity addresses the analysis, initiative, ingenuity, concentration and creativity, required by the job and the presence of any unusual pressures present in the job.

Performs skilled work involving rules/systems with almost constant problem solving; requires normal attention with short periods of concentration for accurate results and occasional exposure to unusual pressure.

Impact of Errors:

Impact of errors refers to consequences such as damage to equipment and property, loss of data, exposure of the organization to legal liability, and injury or death for individuals.

The impact of errors is serious and affects most units in the organization, may affect citizens or loss of life and/or damage could occur and probability is likely.

Physical Demands:

Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.

Performs medium to heavy work that involves walking, standing, stooping, lifting, digging, pushing and raising objects and also involves exerting between 20 to 50 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis and 50 to 100 pounds of force on an occasional basis.

Equipment Usage:

Equipment usage involves responsibility for materials, machines, tools, equipment, work aids, and products.

Handles tools, equipment or work aids involving moderate latitude for judgment regarding attainment of a standard or in selecting appropriate items.

Unavoidable Hazards:

Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.

Involves routine and frequent exposure to other extreme hazards such as: fire, toxic/caustic chemicals; explosives. Extreme noise levels, violence, animals/wildlife. Bright/dim light; dusts and pollen. Extreme weather, heat and/or cold; wet or humid conditions. Vibration; fumes and/or noxious odors. Traffic; moving machinery. Electrical shock; heights. Radiation; Disease/pathogens. And other extreme hazards not listed.

Safety of Others:

Safety of others refers to the level of responsibility for the safety of others, either inherent in the job or to ensure the safety of the general public. (Does not include safety of subordinates).

Requires responsibility for the safety and health of others and for occasional enforcement of the laws and standards of public health and safety.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Requires High School graduation or GED equivalent supplemented by specialized courses/training equivalent to completion of one year of college in fire service programs.

The equivalent combination of education and work experience may be considered.

Special Certifications and Licenses:

South Carolina Class “E” Driver’s License

EMT and CPR certifications

NFPA Firefighter I & II

Hazmat Technician

Other prerequisites as required

Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance:

The City of Rock Hill, SC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires City of Rock Hill, SC to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or believe that you do and need information about reasonable accommodations, please contact ADA Compliance Officer Deana Keever at 329-5571.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. The task is actually required for the employees currently performing the job.
2. The nature and purpose of the job would significantly change if the task was not required.
3. The task is the sole requirement of the main purpose of the job.
4. There are no other employees available to perform the task.
5. It would be difficult to shift this task due to the small number of other employees available to perform the task.
6. It is necessary that every employee in this job be capable of performing this task for safety / health reasons.

Reasons * Duties specific to this position

1,2,3,5,6 Trains for and participates in varied firefighting