Full Time Firefighter Jobs

To protect life and property by performing firefighting, emergency medical aid, hazardous materials and fire prevention duties. Maintains fire equipment, apparatus and facilities, and other duties as required. Works under the close supervision of the Assistant Public Safety Director – EMS/Fire Chief and the EMS/Fire Commanders. This is a 2288 hour per year position.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
High school graduate or equivalent.
Must successfully pass City administered initial and periodic physical agility test, physical examination, stress test, drug screen, pulmonary function test, and psychological evaluation.
Must possess valid driver’s license to operate a motor vehicle in Minnesota and be insurable.
Minimum 1 year Firefighter or EMS experience.
State of Minnesota Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic Certification (EMT-P) or currently enrolled in a verified paramedic program.
State of Minnesota Firefighter I and II Certification or the ability to obtain within 6 months of hire.
PREFFERED QUALIFICATIONS:
Completion of post-secondary degree, preferably in a related technical field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Arson Investigation Course.
Fire Apparatus Operator Course.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Vision: Normal vision needed with or without correction. Specific vision abilities required by

this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth

perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Hearing: Normal hearing needed. Firefighter must discriminate among similar sounds in

environments with a great amount of background noise.

Speech: Must be able to communicate effectively.

Lifting: The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 60 pounds and occasionally lift

and/or move up to 165 pounds.

Carrying: Must be able to carry and/or move a 43 pound apartment pack up two flights of stairs.

Swinging: Must be able to swing a sledge hammer for a minimum of 25 repetitions.

Drag: Must be able to drag an object weighing 175 pounds or more.

Walking/

Mobility: Must be able to walk or crawl while carrying or lifting. Must be able to ascend and descend stairs or ladders. Must be able to balance and have the ability to steady oneself and keep from falling. Must be capable of reaching (extend the hands or arms in any direction); capable of utilizing both gross and fine muscle functions for the handling (seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with the hands); fingering (picking, pinching, or otherwise working with the fingers); and feeling (perceiving attributes of objects such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by means of receptors in skin, particularly those of the fingertips). Must be capable of applying a leg lock with either leg upon a ground ladder to provide a safe anchor when operating hose lines or performing rescue work. All lifting, dragging and/or walking/mobility requirements are to be met while in full protective gear, which weighs approximately 60 pounds.

Pulling: Must be able to pull a 25 pound hose from ground to second story and return to ground level. This needs to be a hand over hand pull without using any bars or leverage devices to help as a pulley.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places or confined spaces, and is occasionally exposed to blood borne pathogens, wet and or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock and vibration.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, except during certain fire fighting or EMT activities when noise levels may be loud.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.