Firefighter

About This Role

This is general duty firefighting work in the protection of life and property by combating, extinguishing, and preventing fires. <span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;">This work also involves responding to emergency medical calls providing care for those who are sick or injured.</span>&nbsp; Primary responsibility is for specialized firefighting duties under emergency conditions that may involve personal hazards. Specific orders and directions are given by superior officers, but work requires a thorough individual understanding of firefighting methods gained by training and experience. A large part of the time is spent in training and routine work in the maintenance of firefighting equipment, apparatus, and quarters, an inspection of premises for fire hazards, and the performance of varied details in and around the fire station. An employee may be assigned to operate and maintain a major piece of firefighting equipment or apparatus employing special skills learned on the job.<br><br>This posting is to build a list of eligible candidates in preparation for future hiring.

Requirements

<br><br><div style="text-align: center;" id="isPasted"><strong><u>Important dates and additional information are listed here. Please read through this entire posting.&nbsp;</u></strong></div><p style="text-align: center; margin-left: 20px;"><strong><u>ASSESSMENT PROCESS</u></strong><br><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;">Candidates who pass all assessment steps will be placed on an eligible for hire list. The eligible list will be active for at least six (6) months.</span></p><p style="text-align: center; margin-left: 20px;"><span style="color: inherit;font-style: normal;text-align: left;text-indent: 0.0px;">The next Fire Academy start date is anticipated to be January 4, 2027</span></p><div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 340px;"><