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Firefighter (Basic Life Support)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 10 days ago
About the Role
This position serves as Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technicians in the Fire Protection Section of the Safety and Occupational Health Service working a 48-hour, 72-hour week. Primarily, fire protection responsibility includes a 450-bed Medical Center that is part of the VA Maryland Health Care System, consisting of three medical centers and several outreach centers. Responsible for fire prevention, fire protection and fire suppression activities for the partially wooded 400-acre at Perry Point.
What You'll Do
- →Duties Include but not limited to: Fire Suppression/First Responder 60% Responds to fire alarms or other emergencies and calls for assistance from both the Medical Center and the surrounding communities.
- →Performs the duties of nozzleman, hoseman, hydrantman or fire apparatus driver/operator as assigned by the shift supervisor.
- →Operating as a member of a team during fire response, the incumbent selects the proper supply or attack hose lines, places these lines in service, selects appropriate tools, dons self-contained breathing apparatus, affects forcible entry into structures, advances a hose line to the seat of the fire, effects extinguishment, and performs search and rescue operations.
- →Additional firefighting responsibility includes selecting, placing, and raising ground ladders, ventilating the involved structure to release gases and control the fire, performing salvage duties to protect property not currently affected by the fire and performing overhaul functions to ensure that visible and concealed fire has been extinguished.
- →Responsible for adhering to the established Standard Operating Guidelines of the Fire Protection Section as established by the Fire Chief.
- →Functions as driver/operator and is responsible for the efficient and safe operation of fire and rescue apparatus.
- →Performs the daily inspection, testing and maintenance of two Medical Center owned fire apparatus, one rescue vehicle, one rescue boat, motor, and trailer, two ambulances and all associated equipment.
- →This includes operational inspections and testing to ensure fire pumps, breathing apparatus and emergency generators are in a state of operational readiness.
- →Responds with the appropriate apparatus to the scene of fires, hazardous materials incidents, and other emergencies.
- →Will position the apparatus as directed by the officer in charge, connect supply lines to the pump and supply water at the appropriate water pressure to attack lines, sprinkler lines and standpipe lines.
- →Emergency Medical Technician (Basic Life Support) 25% Employs all sources of information to determine the nature of the person's illness or extent of injury.
- →Performs initial and on-going focused patient assessment and physical examination to determine priority of patient care based upon the assessment findings.
- →Takes, records and monitors patient's baseline vital signs including temperature, blood pressure and pulse.
- →Interviews the patient to identify preexisting medical conditions and obtain a comprehensive drug history.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 158b6de1-c607-4314-a4a2-1ab50affcd73
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