Firefighter/Medic

Under general supervision of a Fire Captain; performs fire suppression duties and medical pre-hospital procedures; maintains the department's facilities, equipment, vehicles and apparatus to ensure maximum operational efficiency; and performs public service through education, activities, and training programs.

• Performs a full range of fire suppression activities at the fire scene, including deploying and/or connecting hose, directing water streams, raising/climbing ladders, and utilizing equipment, such as pike poles, smoke ejectors, forcible entry tools and other emergency assistance equipment.
• Performs a variety of emergency medical pre-hospital activities at fire, accident, or other emergency scenes; administers emergency care at the Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic level.
• Performs a variety of cleaning, maintenance, and minor repair tasks necessary to keep the duty station and related equipment clean, stored properly, and fully functional.
• Performs training activities to maintain/improve fire suppression/emergency medical skills/physical conditioning.
• Checks personal fire suppression gear, protective clothing, and related equipment to ensure that it is clean and fully functional.
• Checks tools, equipment, supplies, and materials assigned to vehicles used to suppress fires/respond to emergency services calls to ensure that vehicles contain all required tools, equipment, supplies, and materials and that everything is clean and fully functional.
• Responds to non-emergency calls by performing public assistance, support of community activities, snake removals, bee swarm control, smoke detector maintenance, and other types of support.
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of advanced emergency care, CPR, and other basic emergency medical assistance techniques.
• Knowledge of fire suppression principles, methods, techniques, and practices.
• Knowledge of purpose/use of various tools, equipment, and apparatus used in fire suppression, rescue, and emergency medical assistance activities.
• Knowledge of Ak-Chin Indian Community fire safety codes and ordinances.
• Knowledge of the street names and locations in Ak-Chin and surrounding area served.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with business owners/managers, other Fire Department staff and the public.
• Skill in following complex oral and written instructions, procedures, and guidelines.
• Skill in applying emergency medical assistance techniques, including emergency care and CPR.
• Skill in communicating using computers, radios, and telephones.
• Skill in safely and effectively operating a full range of fire suppression/emergency response apparatus and equipment.