Firefighter On-Call (Part Time)

• Ability to learn, understand, and carry out rules, regulations, principles, practices, and methods of comprehensive fire suppression, prevention, and other emergency services.
• Ability to read and understand written materials such as operating manuals, textbooks, and safety instructions.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical computations necessary for response to fire, rescue, medical emergency, and hazardous materials incidents.
• Ability to interpret instructions and use logic to solve problems.
• Ability to perform all physical duties normally expected of a firefighter, including meeting medical requirements as established by NFPA Standard 1582 for medical and physical fitness standards. Must comply with OSHA respirator requirements on an annual basis.
• Must be able to accept authority and work as a team member under stress caused by emergencies, danger or criticism, and must be able to work effectively under stressful conditions.
• Ability to perform the tasks outlined in NFPA 1001 (Firefighter professional qualifications).
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing, using plain English, and proper spelling and grammar.
• Ability to develop and maintain a positive, constructive image as a Brooklyn Center Firefighter maintaining effective working relationships with all co-workers, city staff, the public, and other agency personnel.
• Ability to function in a calm and professional manner during stressful emergency situations. Make reasonable decisions regarding the safety of team members and his/her own self.
• Ability to work under limited supervision and/or make sound independent judgments in stressful situations.
• Ability and willingness to regularly be available and work non-scheduled hours due to emergency calls.
• Ability to communicate effectively in person and while using radios and telephones.
• The ability to effectively multi-task and work in an environment consisting of a variety of duties occurring simultaneously.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to frequently sit; talk or hear; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• Must be able to occasionally climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.
• Must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, occasionally while wearing PPE and SCBA.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Must wear personal protective equipment which weighs approximately 50 pounds while performing firefighting tasks; perform physically demanding work while wearing positive pressure breathing equipment with resistance to exhalation and a flow rate specified by current SCBA manufacture.
• Must be willing to perform complex tasks during life-threatening emergencies; work for long periods of time, requiring sustained physical activity and intense concentration.

Work Environment

• Work may be performed in an office, vehicles and in outdoor settings during both day and night.
• Work may be performed in emergency and stressful situations.
• Must be able to spend excessive time outside exposed to the elements; tolerate extreme fluctuations in temperature while performing firefighting duties; perform physically demanding work in hot (up to 400 degrees Fahrenheit), humid (up to 100%) atmospheres while wearing equipment which significantly impairs body-cooling mechanisms; experience frequent transition from hot to cold and from humid to dry atmospheres.
• Must be able to work in wet, icy, muddy areas, and uneven terrain, perform a variety of tasks on slippery, hazardous surfaces such as on rooftops or from ladders.
• Must be willing to work in areas where sustaining traumatic or thermal injuries is possible.
• Must be willing to face exposure to smoke, noise and/or vibration exceeding 80 decibels (constant or intermittent).
• Must be willing to face exposure to infectious biological agents such as Hepatitis B or HIV.
• Must be able to operate in environments of high noise, poor visibility, limited mobility, at heights, and in enclosed or confined spaces.

Attendance
Firefighters are required to maintain a minimum response percentage of 25% of all calls outside of duty calls. Firefighters must attend 60% of all training offered within a 3-month period.