Firefighter​/EMT

The City of Ormond Beach is an Equal Opportunity Employer, a drug free workplace, and participates in the E-verify system.

Functions as a Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technician providing fire and rescue service to control and extinguish fires, save lives, protect property, maintain equipment, and promote public fire safety education in the community.

• While using the appropriate protective equipment, responds to fire alarms and other emergency or service calls on an assigned shift; lifts, carries, drags, lays, and connects hose lines and appliances, operates nozzles and directs fog and water streams; operates a water pressure pump; uses self‑contained breathing apparatus, extinguisher, bars, hooks, rope lines and other emergency equipment as necessary.
• Helps raise and climb ladders and makes forcible entry into burning buildings when necessary, makes openings in buildings and other structures for ventilation to dissipate smoke and gasses and to facilitate safe and effective firefighting.
• Performs salvage operations at scenes of fire, such as covering furniture with salvage covers and using chemical absorbent, brooms, mops, shovels and other similar equipment.
• Performs overhauling operations to ensure that the fire is completely extinguished and that no hazards (such as walls or other structures that are in danger of falling) remain at the scene of the fire.
• Replaces broken or ruptured sprinkler heads to prevent unnecessary water damage.
• Performs rescues from burning buildings and other hazardous sites by extricating and carrying victims using ropes, ladders, stairways or any other applicable devices.
• Supports basic life‑support unit operations.

• While using the appropriate protective equipment, responds to emergency incidents with fire companies as assigned to assist in fire suppression related activities. Helps to lift and carry hydraulic jacks, air compressors, stretchers and other emergency equipment; performs rescues from hazardous sites employing ropes, ladders, stairways, or any other applicable devices.
• Provides efficient and immediate emergency care to the ill and injured at the scene of an incident unless turned over to a licensed transport agency with equal or higher medical authority or patient care is assumed by a higher medical authority.
• Reports vital patient information regarding care and condition to medical personnel receiving patient transfer.
• Operates emergency care equipment.
• Monitors health, safety and physical conditions of all ill, injured or possibly injured personnel at fire or other hazardous incidents.
• Supports basic life‑support unit operations.
• Represents the City at various community activities.
• Educates the public regarding fire safety and the operation of the Fire Department.
• Participates in on‑call and after‑hours duties as assigned. Must be available for emergency call‑outs when necessary.
• Assists in preparation for, response to, and recovery from, the impacts of a wide variety of disasters or emergency situations and may be temporarily assigned to other duties, locations, and shifts.
• Meets attendance requirements.
• Promotes positive customer service environment internally and externally.
  
  Performs other job related functions as assigned.

• None

• High school diploma, G.E.D. or equivalent.
• Current State of Florida Firefighter Certificate of Compliance.
• Valid State of Florida Emergency Medical Technician Certificate.
• Valid State of Florida driver’s license, Class
  
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• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Knowledge of department rules and regulations applying to Firefighter/EMT positions.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of firefighting operations, including size‑up, rescue, ventilation, salvage and overall knowledge…