Education, Training, and Experience
Required:
- A minimum of 18 years of age with a high school diploma or GED equivalent.
- One of the following: (verification must be attached with application)
- Fifteen (15) credit hours from an accredited college
- DD214/active military guard/or reserve
- EMPCO score of 75% or more
Licensing Requirements
- Valid driver's license
- Within 90 days of successful completion of the emergency medical technician course, the employee shall successfully obtain licensure as a Stated of Michigan Emergency Medical Technician. The employee shall be allowed three attempts to successfully pass the written National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians examination.
- Within 90 days of successful completion of the fire academy, the employee shall successfully obtain certification licensure as a Michigan Fire Fighters Training Coucil Firefighter I&II. The employee shall be allowed two attempts to successfully pass the written examination and two attempts of the practical examination of the Michigan Fire Fighters Training Council Firefighter I&II certification.
- Within 90 days of successful completion of the fire academy, the employee shall successfully pass the Candidate Physical Agility Test (CPAT). The employee shall be allowed two attempts to successfully pass the CPAT examination.
Physical Requirements:
Must be able to adhere to all physical requirements necessitated for a firefighter position.
Essential and related duties may require maintaining good physical condition necessary for sitting, standing, walking, running, climbing ladders, bending, stooping, crouching and knelling for prolonged periods of time; as well as the ability to lift, drag, hoist and carry different types of fire equipment and other objects. Requires stamina and physical endurance needed to sustain prolonged, rigorous physical activity during emergency situations. Requires physical dexterity as needed to don equipment quickly, tie knots, etc.
In addition, position in this classification typically require: grasping, reaching, handling and/or feeling, talking, hearing and seeing (including perpheral vision, night vision, focus, color perception and depth perception).
Physical demands include the ability to lift, push/pull, hold and carry in excess of 50 pounds. The ability to climb step stools, step ladders, extesion and aerial ladders, as well as 3 or more flights of stairs.
Very heavy work: exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of forces constantly to move objects.
Physically able to operate assigned apparatus and equipment.
Operating office equipment requiring continuous or repetitive hand/arm movements.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that may be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
