Fire Recruit

Fire Recruit

Tucson, AZ

$65,707.39 Annual Estimate (Position paid hourly)

Job Responsibilities: Customer Service

* Conduct fire safety, home safety, fire extinguisher and pre-fire planning inspections.

* Provide information to the public, install smoke detectors, conduct station tours, visit schools, and participate in public education standbys.

* Work involves serving the public.

* Work requires cooperative/supportive interaction with co-workers, supervisors, doctors and other healthcare workers.

* Work requires interaction with representatives of other City departments, other fire departments and local, state and federal agencies.

Fire Suppression

* Performs fire suppression duties by responding to emergency fire alarms.

* Assists in the suppression of structural, residential, commercial, industrial, chemical, petroleum, vehicle, aircraft and Wildland fires; applying the appropriate extinguishing agents to the source of the fire.

* Operates various pieces of fire equipment and gear for fire suppression and control; drives and operates fire apparatus; search and rescue; ventilation and salvage operations.

* Provides written reports detailing specific firefighting and rescue actions taken on scene.

Emergency Medical Services

* Responds to emergency medical calls; performs primary and secondary physical assessment of ill or injured persons, providing emergency and non-emergency medical procedures both on scene and in a moving vehicle.

* Performs skilled tasks at the scenes of emergency and non-emergency calls, and transfers patients to medical facilities.

* Treat patients in accordance with established Emergency Medical Service Protocols and Rural/Metro Fire Department policy.

* Provide written reports detailing patient care.

* May serve as a preceptor for paramedic and EMT-B trainees.

* May from time to time be assigned primary duties as an emergency medical technician paramedic on 911 or transport ambulance.

* Under a physician's direction, provides treatment or directs response team in the administration of medications, intravenous solutions, respiratory assistance, EKG monitoring, telemetry transmissions and other life support procedures.

Communications

* Portable radios are used as a means of communication.

* Must conduct all radio communications in a professional, respectful manner.

Maintenance

* Conduct daily and weekly vehicle and equipment inspections as assigned.

* Ensure all vehicle and equipment discrepancies are documented and reported to the on-duty Fire Captain.

* Perform daily maintenance of facilities by cleaning, inspecting, and any other facility maintenance deemed necessary.

Training

* Participate in all required training sessions, including, but not limited to; live fire drills, performance evaluation drills, ongoing skills maintenance, practice and training, annual OSHA drills, EMS major skills and any other mandatory Company training.

Compliance :

* Reviews paperwork for accuracy and correct process.

* Must participate in scheduled and unscheduled onsite compliance audits.

* Implements corrective/preventive measures as determined by the Corporate Compliance/Audit Committee.

* Cooperates with Internal Audit, Compliance and HR on any recommendations and changes to compliance and legal workflow issues.

* Takes swift and immediate action in accordance with Internal Audit and Corporate Compliance on any areas of concern.

* Complies and enforces all policies and procedures.

* Has successfully completed all required Compliance Training within the required time period.

* Has had no compliance related corrective action during the current review period.

Additional Duties :

* Perform other duties as directed or which may be assigned that is specific to the local operation.