FIRE-PARAMEDIC

**JOB SUMMARY:** This position is responsible for performing firefighting and paramedic duties. **MAJOR DUTIES:** - Performs paramedic duties, including evaluation, care, and transport of critically injured or ill patients; performs emergency surgical procedures as necessary. - Responds to fire emergencies; performs fire suppression duties; searches burning buildings for survivors; extinguishes fires by the use of hoses, manual tools, ladders, axes, and chain saws; performs overhaul after the fire has been extinguished; performs salvage duties during fire suppression to preserve property. - Operates emergency vehicles, including ambulances, may operate ladder trucks, and fire apparatus. - Cleans, inspects, and maintains all emergency response vehicles and equipment; documents needed repairs. - May serve as primary Fire Apparatus Operator on fire apparatus or ladder truck. (FAO Certification maybe required.) - Cleans and maintains stations. - Prepares detailed incident and patient care reports - Maintains and expands job knowledge, skills, and abilities; engages in training and/or continuing education programs. - Maintains a state of readiness to respond to emergency situations. - Assists in and conducts inspections of buildings to ensure compliance with fire codes and conducts investigations to determine the cause and origin of fires and related incidents. - Assists with in-house and public outreach training programs. - Participates in community outreach programs to advocate fire prevention and life safety. - Performs special assignments such as installing child car safety seats and providing medical support to police tactical operations, or serving in the honor guard. - Assumes command of incidents in the absence of senior officers. Fills in for Captains, engine operators, and field training officers within the scope of licensure and training. - Build and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, other City employees and the public using principles of good customer service. - Establish and maintain effective, tactful and positive working relationships with those contacted in the course of work including various cultural and ethnic groups. - Foster and contribute to a work environment that supports and exhibits honesty, diversity, integrity, trust and respect. - Performs other related duties as assigned. **KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED BY THE POSITION**: - Knowledge of fire suppression techniques, building construction, emergency vehicle operations, water supply, hazardous materials, emergency medicine, and rescue techniques. - Knowledge of emergency response vehicles and related ancillary equipment. - Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, algebra, biology, and chemistry. - Knowledge of vehicular and equipment maintenance and repair techniques. - Knowledge of pump operations, water flow, and water supply for ladder truck and engines. - Knowledge of fire and building codes. - Knowledge of fire cause investigations. - Knowledge of the geography and boundaries of the city. - Skill in the operation of computers and various software programs. - Skill in the installation of child safety seats. - Skill in oral and written communication. - Skill in demonstrating an entrepreneurial spirit by generating new, innovative ideas and better methods to accomplish tasks and complete projects. - Skill in demonstrating teamwork by contributing the overall success of the organization with flexibility, cooperation and communication. **MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:** - Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with completion of specialized training in the field of work, in addition to basic skills typically associated with a high school education. Associates’ degree preferred. - Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years. - Possession of or ability to readily…