Fire Control Specialist I FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

General Definition of Work

Performs protective service work responding to emergency fires and related situations, participating in fire suppression and rescue operations, maintaining equipment and facilities, continuing training and instruction, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the close supervision of the Fire Captain.

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required and are not necessarily actual functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions

Performs duties in accordance with City's keys to excellent customer service.

Responds to alarms and assists with suppressing fires, including rescue, entry, ventilating, salvage work and first response emergency situations; prepares and maintains daily operational logs and incident records.

Provides basic life support service; performs detailed subjective and objective patient assessments within established protocols, stabilization and treatment.

Performs cleanup and overhaul work.

Assists with maintaining fire apparatus and equipment and cleaning fire station and grounds.

Operates pumps and equipment at fire emergency scenes.

Inspects, cleans and maintains fire hoses, pumps, hydrants and related equipment.

Conducts demonstrations and programs for schools and the community.

Installs smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.

Participates in continued training and instruction programs by individual study of technical material and attendance at scheduled drills and classes.

May be required to work outside normal work hours in on-call or emergency situations.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

General knowledge of firefighting techniques and procedures as applied to fire suppression; general knowledge of fire prevention and pre-fire analysis strategies and techniques; general knowledge of the operation and maintenance of fire apparatus and equipment; ability to learn technical firefighting principles and techniques and principles of hydraulics as applied to fire suppression; general knowledge of the street system and physical layout of the City; some knowledge of hazardous materials and accident extraction principles and techniques; ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions; ability to compute simple mathematical formulas; possession of mechanical aptitude; physical endurance and agility; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates and the general public.

Education and Experience

High school diploma or GED, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Requirements

This work requires the frequent exertion of up to 10 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 50 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing and using hands to finger, handle or feel, frequently requires standing, walking, pushing or pulling and lifting and occasionally requires sitting, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, tasting or smelling and repetitive motions; work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception, night vision and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work regularly requires exposure to outdoor weather conditions and exposure to extreme heat (non-weather), frequently requires working in high, precarious places, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to vibration and wearing a self contained breathing apparatus and occasionally requires wet, humid conditions (non-weather), working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to the risk of electrical shock and exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment; work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g. grounds maintenance, heavy traffic).

Special Requirements

Possession of or ability to obtain North Carolina Firefighter I and II, Emergency Medical Technician-Basic and Hazmat Technician certifications within 18 months of employment.

Must meet and maintain all minimum state and local training and education requirements for the position.

Valid class driver's license in the State of North Carolina to operate any standard Fire Department vehicle and tow any Fire Department trailer.