GENERAL PURPOSE:
Protects life and property by performing firefighting, emergency aid, hazardous materials, and fire prevention duties. Maintains fire equipment, apparatus, and facilities. Ideally, this candidate would volunteer a minimum 24 hours per month.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Works under close supervision of the Fire Lieutenant & Fire Apparatus Engineer.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
None.
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:
Emergency medical aid unit, fire apparatus including ladder truck, fire pumps, hoses, and all other standard firefighting equipment, ladders, first aid equipment, radio, pager, personal computer, phone.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes, or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, except during certain firefighting or EMT activities when noise levels may be loud. The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.
SELECTION GUIDELINES:
A formal application and resume must be submitted on the City’s website, rating of education and experience; physical agility test; oral examination; medical examination; background verification and check; job related tests may be required, live scan pass background, medical and credit check.
BENEFITS:
None unless required by law.
COVID-19 CONSIDERATIONS:
Protecting the health and safety of our communities including our teams and of those considering a career with the City of Lindsay is our highest priority. We continue to closely monitor the evolving situation and we appreciate your understanding and flexibility with any related changes to our interviewing process. Those selected to interview will be contacted via email with instructions for a virtual or physical interview. The City of Lindsay is committed to doing everything we can to keep our staff and community safe and it will continue to adhere to all CAL/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards.
