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Firefighter
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 1 days ago
On-site Fort Meade, SD $41K – $66K Apply by Jul 6, 2026 Fire Protection and Prevention ESTPISTP HealthcareTransportation
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This position is located in the Fire Department section of the Facilities Management Service. The purpose of this position is to provide twenty-four (24) hour fire suppression, protection. Position provides firefighting and driver operator, fire inspector and basic life support through EMT services to the VA Black Hills Health Care System (BHHCS).
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include but are not limited to: The Firefighter shall participate in all aspects of structural and wild land firefighting operations and rescue.
- →The Firefighter participates in vehicle extrication, elevator and confined space rescue and is a hazardous materials first responder.
- →On a rotating basis, serves as a driver of a wild land unit and structural driver operator.
- →The Firefighter shall be certified as a fire inspector and participate in proactive fire inspection, fire alarm maintenance and prevention programs.
- →In the absence of Shift Captain, serves as lead of the firefighting crew.
- →The Firefighter shall be certified as a National Registry Emergency Medical Technician (NREMT).
- →The EMT conducts patient assessments, assesses severity of illness/injury and identifies life threatening problems.
- →Determines/prioritizes appropriate medical treatment/procedures and need for additional assistance.
- →EMTs shall perform patient triage, take and records patient's vital signs as needed.
- →EMTs perform physical examinations and obtains patient history, assesses status of patient's neurological system, cardiovascular system, circulatory system, skeletal system, orthopedic system, motor and sensory skills, and level of consciousness.
- →EMTs shall have knowledge and skills sufficient to provide and gather information on the human body structure, function, illnesses and diseases, and the treatment procedure supporting patient charting and goals for the assigned patient for the purpose of communicating with the patients and nursing/medical staff members.
- →Provides fire protection at the hospital engaged in using various types of gases, oxygen, nitrogen, gasoline, diesel fuel and natural gas.
- →Performs fire/rescue and firefighting duties at large hospital complex/ campus consisting of fuel tank farms with 30k gallon tanks, multi-story buildings housing non-ambulatory, nursing home and mental health patients; warehouses, residential housing and apartment complexes; State of South Dakota National Guard housing and armory.
- →Fights fires in an installation environment, with multi-story buildings consisting of more than three stories presenting complex and hazardous firefighting situations equivalent to that described.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the 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).
- ✓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, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓Qualifications Continued: Performance Test: Agencies may require candidates to demonstrate satisfactory performance of the minimum physical abilities necessary to perform safely and efficiently the essential tasks of a particular position.
- ✓The abilities may be demonstrated through prior satisfactory performance in the same or a similar position, or agencies may choose to use a task demonstration.
- ✓A task demonstration must be directly related to the essential job tasks, and thus, must consist of a sample of operations or steps that reflect a reasonably faithful representation of those selected job tasks.
- ✓Any demonstration required must be uniformly applied to all similarly qualified candidates; the level of proficiency required cannot exceed that which is required in actual job performance; and reasonable accommodation must be provided where necessary.
- ✓Questions about physical demands or environmental factors may be addressed at the time of evaluation or examination.
- ✓The work requires, on a regular and recurring basis, considerable and strenuous physical exertion such as frequent climbing of multiple flights of stairs, running, lifting heavy objects over 50 pounds, crouching or crawling in restrictive areas during fire and rescue activities.
- ✓Fire protection equipment must be worn or carried; the wearing of this equipment significantly amplifies the physical strain experienced by the employee during physical exertion or during periods of hot weather.
Personality Fit
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