Experience Inc. Jobs

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential duties:

• Rescue and remove individuals from danger.
• Administer emergency medical treatment to sick, injured, or afflicted persons.
• Lay, connect, and place hose line in operation. Raise and climb ladders. Enter building and other fire involved areas. Use extinguisher, bars, hooks, lines, axes, and other hand equipment. Ventilate burning buildings and structures. Throw salvage covers and remove debris.
• Make visual and physical inspections of buildings to locate fire hazards.
• Make regular inspections of apparatus and equipment and notifies supervisor of defects.
• Assist Apparatus Operator in routine maintenance and apparatus check-out as required. Perform physical cleaning and maintenance tasks on department buildings and equipment using brooms, mops, vacuum cleaners, etc.
• Perform hydrant maintenance.
• Attend training and drill sessions in such subjects as firefighting and inspection methods, equipment operations, and emergency medical treatment.
• Perform other job duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA's) for Position An employee in this class must have the following knowledge, skills, and abilities upon application:

Knowledge

• Street locations, geography and types of construction in the City.
• Emergency medical procedures, practices, and techniques.
• Various types of fire hazards of the City.
• Use of emergency medical treatment practices.
• Firefighting techniques, policies, procedures, and practices.

Skills

• Strong written and oral communications and relational skills.
• Use and maintenance of firefighting equipment.
• Follow and relay complex oral and written instructions, policies and procedures
• Operate a variety of office equipment, including computer terminal, printer, calculator, fax, typewriter, and copier.

Abilities

• Learn and perform many and varied firefighting techniques and procedures.
• Perform prolonged and arduous work under adverse conditions.
• Work at heights
• Drive fire apparatus over the road safely under emergency conditions and to qualify for Emergency Vehicle Operator's certificate.
• Compile and complete reports
• Act quickly and calmly in emergency situations.
• Work outside in extreme weather conditions.
• Must be able to work in hazardous conditions including flames, fire, chemicals, smoke, heat, gases, moving vehicles, falling structures and debris, electricity, poor ventilation, poor lighting, and related hazards.

**This position description is a general guideline for work behavior and is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of all job duties. Therefore, it is also not, nor can it be implied to be, a contract of employment. The contents of this position description may be changed without notice, and employment may be terminated by either party, at will. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.