Firefighter/EMT

JOB The listed salary does not scale with the current county grade/step structure. The salary listed above accounts for a potential 3% COLA in the 2027 FY Budget.

Under the direct supervision of the Battalion Chief, Captian or acting on his/her own volition the Firefighter/EMT is responsible for ensuring their assigned apparatus, equipment and facilities are maintained in appropriate readiness to respond to a variety of life saving emergency calls. The Firefighter is primarily responsible for performing difficult and lifesaving work at emergency scenes including fire suppression, rescue, emergency medical care and general preparatory work at the fire station, checking equipment for proper operation and general condition, and performing and assisting with routine maintenance of apparatus and equipment. EXAMPLE OF DUTIES • Perform all assigned duties at a professional level, including but not limited to structural firefighting, vehicle extrication, emergency medical care.

• Operate fire suppression and rescue equipment safely and effectively.
• Participate in fire prevention, pre-planning, inspections, and fire equipment testing activities.
• Assist in keeping fire quarters in a clean and orderly condition.
• Perform other tasks/ job duties as assigned.
• Ability to operate both as a member of a team and independently at incidents of uncertain duration in urban, rural, water and wilderness environments.
• Maintains familiarity with specialized equipment.
• Responsible for understanding the geography and street layout of the service districts and surrounding area.
• Performs daily inspections of assigned vehicles, radios, and equipment as required to maintain operational readiness.
• Ensures that vehicle is in proper mechanical condition by checking items required by service management.
• Refuels vehicle and reports any unsafe operating conditions of vehicles, radios, and equipment.
• Attend mandatory training as required by NCOEMS and Pender County Emergency Services.
• Perform daily station duties; ensure stations are kept clean and orderly.

• Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION • Maintains an appropriate level of personal fitness to pass the department’s annual JPAT requirements.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to perform climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
• Very Heavy Work: Exerting up to 200 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision acuity and the ability to adjust his or her focus, allowing a broad field of vision.
• Visual and fine/gross motor skills enabling the safe operation of a vehicle during normal, as well as during hazardous weather situations.