Top 14 Fire department Jobs in Cumming, Ga

Firefighter Recruit
Forsyth County, Georgia —Cumming, GA
- $50,771.00 - $60,070.58 a year
- Overtime
- 18 years or older
- Pass drug screening
- CDL A
- AD&D insurance
- Paid holidays
Lateral Entry - Firefighter/EMT
Gwinnett County —Gwinnett County, GA
- $51,049 - $81,733 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Background check
- 18 years or older
- Pass drug screening
- Wellness program
- Paid parental leave
Certified Firefighter Paramedic
City Of Roswell —Roswell, GA
- $70,365 a year
- Full-time
- Mid-level
- Paid holidays
- Tuition reimbursement
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Testing Firefighter
BuildingReports.com, Inc. —Suwanee, GA
- $40 a month
- Weekends as needed
- Mid-level
- High school diploma or GED
- Driver's License
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Fire Watch - Welders Helper
Lennox International —Lawrenceville, GA
- $18 an hour
- Overtime
- Background check
- Clean driving record
- Pass drug screening
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
4d
Firefighter (Certified)
CITY OF WOODSTOCK, GA —Woodstock, GA
- $16.69 an hour
- Full-time
- Background check
- 18 years or older
- Writing skills
- Disability insurance
- Dental insurance
Firefighter 1 - AEMT
City Of Sandy Springs —Sandy Springs, GA
- $60,907.70 a year
- Overtime
- 18 years or older
- CPR Certification
- Vital signs
- Paid training
- Health savings account
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Solicitud SHFP - SERVICIO
Superhero Fire Protection LLC —Buford, GA
11d
Firefighter 1 - Paramedic
City Of Sandy Springs —Sandy Springs, GA
- $66,926.25 a year
- Overtime
- 18 years or older
- CPR Certification
- Vital signs
- Paid training
- Health savings account
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Firefighter Lieutenant in Antarctica/CPR/Contract
Amentum —United States
- $1,735.65 a week
- Full-time
- Background check
- CPR Certification
- Management
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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Firefighter Recruit

Forsyth County, Georgia
Cumming, GA

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Job Details

Full-time
$50,771.00 - $60,070.58 a year

Benefits

AD&D insurance
Paid holidays
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance

Qualifications

High school diploma or GED

Full Job Description

Position Information

ATTENTION:

This job posting is for candidates with no prior Fire/EMS experience.

Are you ready to save lives and be met with new challenges every day?

Forsyth County Fire wants you! Get ready for an exciting career where you only work 10 days every month!

In this job, you will:

Work as part of a highly motivated team that upholds the mission and values of the Forsyth County Fire Department to provide safe and efficient emergency response to the citizens and visitors of Forsyth County.

Respond with your fire company to incidents including fires, medical emergencies, and vehicle accidents.
Have the additional opportunity to answer the call in the areas of Special Operations: Hazardous Materials Response and Mitigation, Technical Rescue, Dive Rescue, and Swift Water Rescue.
Maintain a high level of physical and mental preparedness through education, training, and physical fitness. Always be operationally ready by ensuring that equipment/apparatus is in proper working order.

Why Forsyth County Fire Department?

The Forsyth County Fire Department strives to serve its firefighters as they protect our community through Teamwork, Integrity, Excellence, and Service. The FCFD prepares employees for success with highly competitive salaries, top of the line equipment and apparatus, excellent benefits, advancement, educational opportunities, and specialty teams.

The Forsyth County Fire Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Essential Functions

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

Trains to achieve a comprehensive, current knowledge and awareness of applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures; maintains an awareness of new equipment, procedures, trends and advances in the profession; participates in physical fitness training, training drills and other continuing education activities; attends shift meetings, workshops and seminars as appropriate.

Performs general maintenance tasks necessary to keep vehicles, buildings, quarters, apparatus, equipment and tools in operable condition, which may include inspecting/testing equipment, replacing fluids, greasing equipment, replacing parts, washing/cleaning equipment, cleaning quarters, or grounds maintenance; monitors equipment operations to maintain efficiency and safety; reports faulty equipment for necessary maintenance work.

Checks and maintains stock of equipment and supplies on fire vehicles and in fire station; re-loads equipment and apparatus following response to emergency calls; assists in preparing apparatus for subsequent emergencies and in testing personal equipment, hoses/pumps, and other tools and apparatus; and ensures the emergency medical service equipment is properly stocked and operational.

Enforces all county fire codes, ordinances and fire laws and regulations of the state in order to protect life and property; complies with all rules, orders, and instructions issued by superior officer.

Prepares, decontaminates, inspects, inventories, repairs, and/or maintains fire equipment, apparatus, hoses, tools, materials, turnout gear, first aid equipment, and vehicles for safe operation; tests equipment on a regular basis; practices proper disposal of bio-hazard waste; fills air cylinders; performs post-fire clean-up.

Completes and prepares a variety of forms, logs, requests, records, reports, correspondence, and various other documents associated with daily responsibilities of this position; maintains administrative records and files.

Cooperates with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies and its officers or representatives when activities are related to investigations within county jurisdiction.

Additional Functions

This classification is designated as a safety sensitive position which is subject to random drug and alcohol testing and any other drug testing methods as stated in policies adopted by Forsyth County concerning drug and alcohol.

Obtains and maintains Georgia Firefighters Standards and Training Council certification/re-certification requirements.

Maintains personal fitness and appearance to comply with uniform requirements and department guidelines and regulations.

Performs miscellaneous duties including raising and lowering the flag, conducting fire station tours, securing station facilities, ordering/restocking supplies, preparing meals, general housekeeping and station cleaning, painting, polishing station metal, and basic grounds maintenance.

Answers the telephone; provides information, advice and guidance; takes and relays messages and/or direct calls to appropriate personnel; returns calls as necessary.

Substitutes for co-workers in temporary absence of same; provides assistance to other employees or departments as needed.

Required to work rotating shifts including weekends and holidays as deemed necessary.

Performs other related duties as required.

Annual Salary:

The following salaries reflect the employee selecting overtime instead of comp time for additional hours worked. Additionally, these salaries reflect all naturally occurring overtime and holiday pay. Variations may occur depending on shift assignment and holiday occurrence.

Recruit Firefighter - Non-exempt : $50,771.00

This encompasses the 38-week EMT-A/Firefighter recruit training program. Recruits will report for training Monday through Friday from 7:00am to 3:30pm.

After graduation and assignment to field operations with a 24 hour on-shift and 72 hour off-shift; 48 hour on-shift and 72 hour off-shift rotation (1-3-2-3/Portland Shift Schedule), firefighters will be afforded one of the two annual salaries detailed below:

Firefighter/AEMT - Non-exempt (plus optional available overtime): $68,355.76

$58,216.47 (Base salary) + $7,604.47 (Naturally occurring overtime) ) + $2,534.82 (Holiday Pay) Additional overtime pay is available for those who choose to work additional hours as needed per staffing levels. If county recognized holiday is worked, employee will be paid 1.5 times hourly rate for actual hours worked. This is an estimate, dependent upon the employee's actual schedule

Must possess and maintain GA State EMT-I and/or National Registry EMT A license. Must maintain a valid GA Firefighter 1 and 2 certifications. May be required to obtain and maintain additional certifications such as Hazardous Materials or other certifications as specified to assigned unit.

Firefighter/Paramedic - Non-exempt (plus optional available overtime): $70,532.80

$60,070.58 (Base salary) + $7,846.67 (Naturally occurring overtime) ) + $2,615.55 (Holiday Pay) Additional overtime pay is available for those who choose to work additional hours as needed per staffing levels. If county recognized holiday is worked, employee will be paid 1.5 times hourly rate for actual hours worked. This is an estimate, dependent upon the employee's actual schedule

Must possess and maintain GA and/or National Registry Paramedic license. Must maintain a valid GA Firefighter 1 and 2 certifications. May be required to obtain and maintain additional certifications such as Hazardous Materials, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, or other certifications as required by unit assignment.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Must be at a minimum of 18 years old.

Must possess a high school diploma or G.E.D.

Legally authorized to work in the United States without a sponsor.

Must possess a valid driver’s license or Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) (If applicant does not possess a valid Georgia License, he/she must be able to obtain within thirty (30) days of employment).

Must be able to provide a certified copy of a birth certificate or present a valid U.S. Passport for inspection and copying.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

The Forsyth County Fire Department strives to only hire the most qualified candidates who hold themselves to high moral and ethical standards. As such, candidates must pass a rigorous selection process which includes a background investigation. Candidate responses must be truthful and will be compared to responses provided in the deception detection phase if the candidate advances. It is expected that candidates have made mistakes during their life but lack of integrity during the selection process will result in immediate removal from consideration. Likewise, conflicting responses between any phases of the pre-employment selection process may result in immediate removal from consideration. Read all questions carefully, answer them honestly, and provide detailed responses when requested. All responses will be evaluated to determine if they meet established minimum standards for employment consideration.

Supplemental Information

Upon successful completion of the program, recruits will be promoted to Firefighter/AEMT or Firefighter/Paramedic, as appropriate.

Hired applicants possessing a current State of GA EMT-Intermediate or higher license must attend class with their peers but will not be required to re-certify the applicable EMT-I or higher license. Those currently certified as an EMT-I or higher may be tasked with other duties as assigned by the Training Division during the EMT-B/EMT-A portions of the recruit program.

Out-of-state applicants must possess a minimum of National Registry of EMT-Advanced certification to omit the EMT-A portion of recruit school.

The selection process will result in a final eligibility roster. The candidates for hire shall be chosen from the eligibility roster in sequence from top candidate to bottom candidate.

Additional points, not exceeding 12 points, will be added to a candidate’s final written score for the following accomplishments:

Veteran of the United States Armed Forces that received an Honorable Discharge (DD214) or current member of the National Guard, Air National Guard, or Armed Forces Reserve.+10 points
College graduates from a regionally or nationally accredited university with a degree in a job-related field which may include but is not limited to Fire Science, Emergency Services Management, Management, Public Administration, Fire Services Technology, Fire Service Administration, Fire Protection Technology.
- Associate degree OR National Registry or Georgia license paramedic+2 points
- Bachelor’s degree+4 points
- Master’s degree+6 points

Final approval for point totals will be at the discretion of the Forsyth County Fire Department.

Application Steps (this order may change to meet departmental needs):

Complete online application
- Chosen candidates will need to submit digital copies of the following documents:
  - Birth certificate or U.S. passport
  - Driver’s license
  - Social Security Card
  - High school diploma or G.E.D.
  - If applicable, EMT-I, EMT-A, or Paramedic license
  - If applicable, DD214
  - If applicable, college diploma and/or transcripts
- NOTE: Any application submitted without education and work history as well as professional references (at least three) will not be considered. Once an application is submitted, it cannot be edited.
Accuplacer cognitive exam
Personal history questionnaire (PHQ)
Physical Agility Test (PAT)
Conditional Job Offer
Background investigation
Deception Detection
Psychological evaluation
Interview
Medical physical and Pre-employment drug screen
Final Job Offer

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