Firefighter/EMT

Description

The City of Holland Department of Public Safety (HDPS) is establishing a pool of qualified Firefighter/EMT candidates in anticipation of potential retirements in the next 12 months. This is a full-time benefited position assigned to a 24-hour shift schedule, including weekends and holidays.

Qualifications include extensive firefighter training, experience in an organized Fire Department as a driver/operator, above average driving skills and the ability to pass a physical ability test. In addition, the candidate must possess an associate degree in Fire Science or related field, Michigan Firefighter II, Operations Level Hazardous Materials Certification and Basic EMT Licensure. Applicants must possess the minimum qualifications at the time of application. Applications that do not demonstrate these requirements will not be considered.

This position will also require extensive involvement in fire prevention activities including public life safety education & inspections of public facilities. Licensed EMTPs are encouraged to apply. HDPS is a nominally consolidated public safety department however; cross training in law enforcement is not required at this time.

Compensation for the position starts at $63,418 per year, including competitive pension and benefit package. For questions or additional information please contact Captain Chris Tinney at c.tinney@cityofholland.com or 616-355-1023.

Examples of Duties

General Summary:
Firefighters work under the officers at an assigned station, training for and performing skilled fire prevention, inspection and suppression and rescue duties, and completing assigned fire station duties. In addition, responds to medical emergencies and hazardous materials incidents as necessary.

Essential Functions:

• Work is performed under the direction of on-duty officers.
• Employees in this class normally are not expected to supervise others, except when instructing new employees, when temporarily assigned station officer responsibilities, or when acting as Incident or Sector commander at emergency fire and rescue operations.
• Responds to emergency medical emergencies, fires, hazardous materials, and other incidents, as needed.
• Attends and actively participates in training sessions, classes, and schools on fire prevention, suppression, and emergency medical and rescue topics. Cleans, inspects, and performs maintenance within the scope of his abilities to firefighting apparatus, equipment, and department buildings and grounds. Completes required records and reports. Inspects all types of buildings for fire hazards and familiarization purposes, participates in pre-incident surveys, fire inspections, and takes part in public fire safety education program and community involvement events.
• Drives assigned fire apparatus to incidents, operates pumps, aerial ladders and auxiliary equipment, lays hose and directs hose streams, ventilates buildings, and carries out salvage and overhaul operations. Responds to rescue and first aid calls, rendering emergency care to the sick and injured; and performs a wide variety of rescue operations, including auto extrication, industrial and agricultural entrapment, water rescue and hazardous materials releases.
• Miscellaneous duties/responsibilities as required or assigned.

Typical Qualifications

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions.

• Constantly exposed to weather, including frequent exposure to extreme heat and wet/humid conditions. Occasionally exposed to extreme cold.
• Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, electrical shock, radiation, explosives.
• Occasionally required to work in high exposed places.
• Frequently required to lift, pull, or carry objects weighing up to 100 pounds. Occasionally requires pushing objects weighing up to 100 pounds.
• Frequently requires climbing, crawling, and reaching (includes overhead reaching. Occasionally requires stooping, kneeling, and crouching.

• Have reached the age of 18 years.
• Graduation from an accredited high school, or possession of a GED certificate or equivalent proof of education.
• An associate degree in fire science or related field. This job requires knowledge normally acquired through additional education, specialized training, and/or professional experience. In lieu of the academic requirement, a paramedic license or other advanced certifications in fire, EMS or other fields may be considered to satisfy this requirement.
• Successful completion of the Michigan Firefighters' Training Council "Firefighter II" certification program. Candidates must be certified at the time of application.
• Certification to Hazardous Materials First Responder – Operations Level.
• Must possess a current and valid Basic Emergency Medical Technician License through the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services, BEPESOC – EMS Section.
• Successful completion of the VFIS Driver Training Program and possession of FM 123 form.
• Favorable comprehensive background evaluation.
• The ability to safely drive and efficiently operate to department standards, each piece of fire apparatus assigned to the incumbent's station.
• The ability to successfully complete the department’s EMS orientation and evaluation program during the probationary period.
• The ability to learn, retain and implement a wide variety of firefighting skills within the department's probationary period, and the desire to build upon that base of knowledge throughout the employee's career.

We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, and paid time off.