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ATS043-ARFF/Lieutenant EMT-B

Overview:
Leads an Aircraft Fire and Rescue crew at an airfield primarily serving rotary wing aircraft. Responsible for directing emergency crews at the scene of an emergency, conducting training sessions, and maintaining the preparedness of firefighters and EMT Basics/Paramedics for emergency responses.
Responsibilities:
  • Responsible for fire suppression, rescue, and medical emergencies at assigned duty location.
  • Ensure the training and readiness of personnel to respond to emergency situations.
  • Performs all required proficiency training.
  • Leads personnel during emergency and non-emergency operations.
  • Maintain adequate resources and ensure they are maintained in proper operation and in a mission-ready state at all times.
  • Participates in daily roll call before the start of shift and any meetings requested by the Fire Chief or Designee.
  • Maintains personnel shift rosters to ensure manning is equal to or greater than “minimum manning” as established within the departmental SOP.
  • Create and maintain weekly and monthly reports in support of activities.
  • Conducts internal training and participates in customer training events under the direction of the Aviation Safety Manager and the Flight Operations Manager.
  • Ability to lead in potentially dangerous situations and make quick and sound decisions.
  • Ability to effectively communicate with the customer in a professional and courteous manner.
  • Ability to quickly perform and direct all functions in difficult and hazardous situations, without hesitation.
  • Ability to comprehend and apply instructions and communicate information in a clear and concise manner.
  • Ability to communicate effectively both orally and written.
  • Ability to learn, apply and teach aircraft rescue and firefighting techniques and practices.
  • Ability to perform physically demanding work and withstand very hazardous conditions.
  • Reports to the Fire Chief or his Designee.
  • Acts as the Senior Fire Officer (SFO) when Chief Officers are not available.
  • All other duties as assigned by the Fire Chief, Assistant Chiefs, or Station Captains of the Fire Department.
Qualifications:
Education
  • Associate degree or higher
  • High School graduate or equivalent.
    • International Fire Service Accreditation Congress certification (IFSAC), DoD and/or ProBoard required.
    • Firefighter I and II
    • ARFF Firefighter
    • Hazardous Materials – Awareness and Operations
    • Apparatus Driver Operator – ARFF
    • Apparatus Driver Operator – Pumper
    • Apparatus Driver Operator – MWS
    • Public Telecommunicator I and II
    • Fire Officer I
    • Fire Inspector I
    • Fire Instructor I
    • ICS – 100, 200, 700, and 800
    • CPR/AED
    • Emergency Medical Technician - Basic (EMT-B) issued by a State Agency, or the National Registry.
  • Minimum of 5 years firefighting experience in a civilian or military firefighting role.
  • Considerable knowledge of exit and safety procedures of various military and civilian rotary wing aircraft, and structural fire/alarm detection / suppression systems. Expert knowledge of aircraft rescue and firefighting techniques, practices, and equipment, as well as first aid and CPR.
  • As part of the selection process, a physical will be conducted. Candidates must have normal color discrimination, visual acuity correctable to 20/20 in one eye, 20/30 in the other eye and not more than 20/200, each eye, uncorrected.
  • Possesses a valid driver’s license.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Apparatus Driver Operator – Aerial
  • Hazardous Materials – Incident Commander
  • Fire Officer II
  • Incident Safety Officer
  • 2 years of previous experience as a Lieutenant / Crew Chief or higher preferred

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