Paid Volunteer Firefighter

Job Summary:    Protects life and property by performing firefighting, emergency aid, hazardous materials, and fire prevention duties. Maintains fire equipment, apparatus, and facilities.

Essential Functions:
Regular and timely attendance at work.

Responds to emergencies, lays hose, performs fire combat, containment, extinguishment salvage, and overhaul tasks.

Performs emergency aid activities including rescue, and emergency medical aid.

Participates in fire company drills and training, attends classes in firefighting, emergency medical, hazardous materials and related subjects.

Prepares correct, accurate, and concise reports.

Provides housekeeping.

Inspects, maintains apparatus, equipment, tools, and facilities.

Drives fire apparatus and operates pumps and related equipment.

Maintains positive relations and works cooperatively with other people.

Participates in public relations events for the general public.

Assists in department supervisory and administrative activities as assigned.

Contributes to team effort by performing other related duties as assigned.

Education, Experience, and Licenses:
High school diploma or equivalent required.

Valid, Texas Driver's License

Have a clean driving record

Have reliable transportation

Have proof of liability insurance for your vehicle

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Ability to think and act quickly, exercising sound technical judgment under emergency conditions.

Ability to act effectively under stressful emergency situations.

Ability to drive and effectively operate fire apparatus, fire and rescue equipment, and tools.

Ability to perform emergency medical care methods and procedures.

Ability to apply standard firefighting, emergency aid, hazardous materials, and fire prevention techniques.

Ability to maintain discipline and adherence to the policies and procedures and standard operating guidelines

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with full-time, part-time and volunteer personnel, Command Staff, Supervisors, other City Staff and the general public.

Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing.

Ability to learn emergency medical care practices and procedures.

Physical Demands:    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and walk for extended periods of time; use hands and arms to finger, handle, feel and reach. The employee is required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, taste and/or smell. The position requires the use of a self-contained breathing apparatus and possibly a respirator.

The employee must occasionally lift, push, pull and/or move heavy objects up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

Work Environment:   The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to extreme heat, to shaking, rocking, and vibrating; explosives and risk of radiation. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; smoke, fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; risk of electrical shock; tight or confined spaces; near total darkness; ladders, scaffolding, and heights.

The noise level in the work environment may range from moderate to loud.

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