About This Role
This role involves responding to fire and rescue emergencies, performing fire suppression and rescue tasks, and working under stressful, high-risk conditions. It suits an individual who can exercise sound judgment in critical situations.
Responsibilities
- Respond to emergency calls and alarms related to fire and rescue emergencies
- Drive pumper trucks to fire scenes, transporting equipment and personnel to perform fire suppression and rescue services
- Combat and extinguish fires using pumper trucks, generators, hoses and nozzles, axes, forcible entry tools, ladders, chain saws, air packs, and other equipment
- Rescue victims and administer CPR and basic first aid as needed until EMS personnel arrive at the scene
- Attend and participate in fire safety training as required
- Assist in conducting training sessions as needed
- Conduct inspections of various buildings, facilities, and public assemblies, enforcing fire and city codes
- Inspect residential homes as requested
- Assist in the preparation of pre-fire readiness
- Test and evaluate equipment to ensure safety
- Refill air tanks, load hoses, fold tarps, clean ladders, and perform other related tasks
- Perform preventative maintenance on firefighting apparatus
- Prepare, process, and/or transmit incident reports, preventative maintenance reports, inspection and water works reports, receipt books, and pre-fire plans
- Exercise safety precautions in extinguishing fires and related events where dangerous conditions exist
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- SC Class II driver's license
- Ability to operate various types of motor vehicles
- Ability to operate a variety of firefighting and other equipment including hose tools and appliances, and forcible entry tools
- Ability to lift and/or carry weights of approximately one hundred pounds
- Physically able to react quickly to a dangerous situation
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life benefits through the SC State Health Plan
- Access to free onsite health clinic
- Retirement through the SC State Retirement System (Employee contributes 9% and the City contributes 18.56%)
- PORS (police/fire employees): Employee contributes 9.75% and City contributes 21.24%
- 12 Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off (3 ½ weeks per year)
- Longevity Leave based on years of service
Application Process
- A preliminary criminal history check will be conducted on each applicant
- Executive review of all applicants
