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Firefighter Recruit - Rural Metro Fire

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Firefighter/EMT: $54,615 average annual salary

Firefighter/Paramedic: $64,615 average annual salary

*$10,000 sign on bonus for Firefighter Paramedic FT employees with a 2-year commitment* (see notation below)

Job Summary:

Fire Recruit is the entry-level position, which under close supervision, gains an understanding of lifesaving and firefighting methods through academic instructions and specialized training. Recruits may respond to fire alarms, emergency, and non-emergency calls to prevent or extinguish fires and to protect life and property including rescue and salvage operations. Incumbents are also responsible for cleaning, maintaining, and repairing fire department property and equipment.

Essential Functions:

Training

• Participates in all required training sessions, including, but not limited to, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification courses, live fire drills, performance evaluation drills, ongoing skills maintenance. Company evolutions, and job performance requirements based on NFPA 1001 professional qualifications for Firefighter I & II.

Customer Service

Work requires cooperative/supportive interaction with co-workers and supervisors.

• Work requires interaction with the public, customers, other public service members from local, state, and federal agencies.

Communications

• Portable radios are used as a means of communication.
• Must conduct all radio communications in a professional, respectful manner.

Additional Duties:

• Perform other duties as directed or assigned that are specific to the local operation.

Qualifications:

• Must be at least 18 years of age by the date of appointment.
• Driving record must be acceptable after review by national Risk Management.
• Valid candidate physical ability (CPAT) certification
• Successfully pass the national testing network (NTN) exam

Education Requirements:

• High School diploma or GED required.

Physical Requirements:

• 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, fire department personnel are frequently required to walk, sit, climb, crawl, kneel, bend, stoop, lift, talk, see, hear, feel, use clear speech and operate machinery. There is a need to reach and perform moderate (20-50 pounds) and infrequent heavy (50-200 pounds) lifting during the use of tools and equipment, and while assisting others while extinguishing fires or treating ill/injured persons.

Cognitive/Psychosocial/Mental Requirements:

• Occasionally: Analyzing, judgment.
• Frequently: Problem solving, decision making, reasoning.
• Constantly: Work requires the ability to read and write reports, follow orders and instructions, and read fire manuals. General math calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Stress Factors:

• Frequently: Repetitive tasks, high pressure.
• Occasionally: Fatigue, intense tasks

Equipment Operated:

Fire hose of various sizes, nozzles, ground ladders, hand tools, hydraulic extrication equipment, gas powered equipment, portable fire extinguishers, communication equipment, administrative office software, computers, and EMS/fire-based incident reporting systems.

Working Conditions:

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.

• Work may be performed in or outdoors in potentially adverse conditions, such as, but not limited to: extreme heat, cold, wet, humid, and loud situations.

Closing Statement:

This brief summary is not an all-inclusive description of job duties. Other job duties and responsibilities may also be assigned by the incumbent's supervisor at any time based upon Company need.

Rural/Metro is a proud Equal Opportunity employer, m/f/d/v.

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*$10,000 sign on bonus for Firefighter Paramedic FT employees with a 2-year commitment. Pay-structured as:

$2,000 upon successful graduation of the academy

$2,000 at the six-month mark

$2,000 at the one-year mark

$2,000 at the 1.5-year mark

$2,000 at the 2-year mark