Employment Opportunities with the
San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District

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                                                                                                    Alcatraz Cam

Job Description

Important Note: The San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District hires its firefighters from Fire Hire. Fire Hire conducts testing twice each year and then places candidates on an eligibility list.  Please check back again to see when the next testing date is.

Under supervision, takes direction, and performs as a team member, all operations necessary to ensure the confinement and extinguishing of fires or other hazardous conditions, and maintains a state of readiness to respond to emergency calls. This includes, but is not limited to, the following duties and responsibilities:

Responds to various emergency calls including structural and environmental fires, traffic collisions, hazardous material spills, and medical aids. Connects and lays hose lines, selects and operates hose nozzles according to conditions and supervisors directions, directs hose water onto fire, or provides back up by feeding hose line; operates other fire extinguishing appliances. Performs search and rescue procedures, utilizing hand and power tools, hydraulic tools, portable saws, power generators, ropes, webbing, and similar equipment. Performs ventilation or entry procedures by opening up walls and other structures with the use of hand or power tools; raises, lowers, and climbs ladders to access buildings or rescue persons; make forcible entry into, and enters burning buildings or other locations. Provides medical aid to injured persons according to scope of practice that is allowed by local Emergency Medical Services or departmental authority, operates any and all related emergency medical equipment that may be provided and is allowed within your scope of practice. Performs salvage and overhaul procedures to protect property by using salvage covers, brooms, mops, shovel, and similar equipment. Participates in drills, demonstrations, and courses in firefighting techniques, medical aid, heavy rescue, hazardous materials, equipment maintenance and related areas; studies local conditions and factors affecting fire operations; studies departmental policy and safety procedures; studies inspection regulations and prevention rules; maintains physical fitness and health. Inspects business occupancies and performs follow up procedures to insure compliance to Fire Codes, National Electric Code, Uniform Building Codes, state, local and regional codes; participates in local school fire prevention programs by presenting or preparing presentations; performs station tours, and other public education activities to promote fire safety and public awareness; completes appropriate paperwork. Participates in training in Hazardous Materials and daily maintenance of equipment and materials and mitigation of hazardous materials incidents.

Minimum Job Qualifications (possessed by date of appointment)

• Minimum 18 years of age at time of employment

• Must be a citizen of the United States

• High School diploma or equivalent

• Must possess current EMT-Paramedic licensure (National Registry acceptable) and California EMT-Paramedic licensure to participate in agency specific oral appraisal examination process

• Valid California Class "C" license or equivalent upon appointment

• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation cards

• California State Firefighter-1 or successful graduation from a California "approved" Firefighter-1 academy to participate in agency specific oral appraisal examination process (IFSAC and out of state certificates will not be accepted)

Equal Opportunity Employer

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