ARFF Firefighter

Job Requirements:

Responsible for ensuring the safety of the airport environment through effective response to aircraft emergencies, firefighting, rescue operations, and hazardous material incidents. The candidate will possess a strong sense of duty, exceptional problem-solving skills, and the ability to perform under pressure in challenging situations.

Major Duties and Responsibilites:

• Responsible for fire suppression, rescue, and medical emergencies at assigned duty location.

• Ensures equipment is in a state of readiness for all requests of emergency services.

• Participates in daily roll call before the start of shift and any meetings requested by the Fire Chief or designee.

• Performs all required proficiency training.

• Ability to effectively communicate with the customer in a professional and courteous manner. 

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and written.

• Ability to quickly perform and direct all functions in difficult and hazardous situations, without hesitation.

• Ability to comprehend and apply instructions and communicate information in a clear and concise manner.

• Ability to learn, apply and teach aircraft rescue and firefighting techniques and practices.  

• Ability to perform physically demanding work and withstand very hazardous conditions.  

• Reports to the Fire Chief or his Designee. 

• All other duties as assigned by the Fire Chief, Assistant Chiefs, Station Captains, or Lieutenants of the Fire Department.

Minimum Qualifications:

1- International Fire Service Accreditation Congress certification (IFSAC), DoD and/or ProBoard.

• Firefighter I and II
• ARFF Firefighter
• Hazardous Materials & Awareness and Operations
•  Apparatus Driver Operator – ARFF
• Apparatus Driver Operator – Pumper
• Apparatus Driver Operator – MWS
• Public Telecommunicator I and II
• ICS – 100, 200, 700, and 800
•  Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)
• Minimum of 3 years firefighting experience in a civilian or military firefighting role. 
• English Language Proficiency Level 3.

2- Considerable knowledge of egress and safety procedures of various military and civilian rotary wing aircraft, and structural fire/alarm detection / suppression systems. Expert knowledge of aircraft rescue and firefighting techniques, practices, and equipment, as well as first aid and CPR.

3- As part of the selection process, a physical will be conducted. Candidates must have normal color discrimination, visual acuity correctable to 20/20 in one eye, 20/30 in the other eye and not more than 20/200, each eye, uncorrected.

4- Possesses a valid driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate degree or higher

• Apparatus Driver Operator – Aerial

• Fire Instructor I