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City of Concord

Careers

Firefighter - Lateral



Category

Fire Department

Minimum Salary

$18.19

Maximum Salary

$18.19

Position Type

Full-Time/Regular

The purpose of this position is to provide fire protection, rescue, and emergency medical services to the public

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Performs firefighting and medical emergency services by extinguishing fires from structures and vehicles, effectively operating equipment, evaluating emergency scenes, delivering medical care to victims, and assisting in hazardous material operations.
  • Participates in required training classes and physical fitness programs.
  • Performs daily station activities by completing incident reports and daily logs, entering records of equipment checks and repairs, and maintaining the station house and grounds.
  • Provides community services by assisting citizens with questions and fire protection issues, participating in school safety programs, conducting station tours and equipment demonstrations, and educating the public.
  • Serves on employee team by assisting in improvements of existing city and departmental policies and functions.

Supplemental Functions:

  • Performs other similar duties as required

 

Job Specifications and Qualifications:

Knowledge:

  • Fire safety and education
  • Geography of city
  • Applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations
  • Firefighting standards

Licensing and Certifications:

Lateral Entry Requirements:

  • North Carolina Firefighter Certification
  • ICS 100,200,700 & 800
  • North Carolina Emergency Medical Technician certification
  • Valid North Carolina Driver's License
  • Lateral Entry Applicants must successfully complete a condensed Recruit Training Academy focusing on physical fitness, department operating procedures and NFPA Job Performance Skills evaluations. Failure to successfully complete Lateral Entry Recruit Academy may result in termination or return to a traditional recruit academy format.

Required Skills

  • Mechanical repairs
  • Using computers and applicable software applications
  • Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Required Experience

High school diploma or equivalent and be at least eighteen (18) years of age or older.


Tracking Code

Varies

Closing Date

11/28/2024

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