Firefighter EMT

Job Information

NEW SMYRNA BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT
1400 SR 44
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLORIDA 32124

Updated: April 04, 2024

Position Title: Firefighter EMT

New Smyrna Beach is hiring for the position of Firefighter EMT. Candidates must complete the following to be considered for the role:

• NTN’s FireTEAM Exam
• Public Safety Self-Assessment
• Personal History Questionnaire
• To use Veterans Preference please email [email protected]

Salary Information: $47,790 starting pay including FLSA and Holiday Pay

**REQUIRED TO OBTAIN STATE OF FLORIDA PARAMEDIC CERTIFICATION WITHIN THREE YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT START DATE**

Benefit Information:

• $8,000 ANNUAL PARAMEDIC PAY INCENTIVE
• $9,000 ANNUAL PARAMEDIC INCENTIVE BEGINNING 10/01/2024
• $2.50/HR TRANSPORT UNIT INCENTIVE PAY
• $3.00/HR TRANSPORT UNIT INCENTIVE PAY (10/01/24)
• MUNICIPAL FIREFIGHTER PENSION
• 3% PENSION MULTIPLIER
• PENSION 5 YEAR DROP PROGRAM
• PENSION PLAN COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT
• TUITION REIMBURSEMENT100% CITY-PAID EMPLOYEE HEALTHCARE COVERAGE
• CITY PAID SHORT TERM DISABILITY
• CITY PAID LIFE INSURANCE FOR EMPLOYEE
• CONTRACTUAL INCENTIVE PAYMENTS FOR DEGREES AND CERTIFICATIONS
• 28.8 HOURS OF FLOATING HOLIDAY PER YEAR
• GENEROUS ANNUAL PAID LEAVE
• VOLUNTARY 457 ACCOUNTS

Department Contact
Demie Alvarez, Human Resource Assistant
[email protected]

Department Overview: New Smyrna Beach Fire Department is a small beach town that offers a great working atmosphere with 4 fire stations providing ALS transport services as well as continuous room for advancement. We operate 1 Battalion Chief over our 4 stations that operate 4 engines, 1 tower, 1 ALS Transport Rescue, 1 fire boat, and 3 brush trucks. Our department responded to 6,861 emergency calls for service in 2022 and is rated as a Class 2 Department by I.S.O.

Area Information: New Smyrna Beach is located in the Southeastern section of Volusia County consisting of approximately 31,120 permanent residents in a little over 37 square miles. New Smyrna Beach is best known for its 17-mile stretch of white sandy beaches in addition to some of the best surfing conditions on the East Coast. Our city is also home to North America’s most biologically diverse estuary, the Indian River Lagoon.

Population: 31,120

Job Requirements
Age: 18

Citizenship Required: Not required

High School Grad/GED: Yes

Valid FLORIDA Driver’s License: Yes

Ability to Read/Speak English: Yes

College: Not required (AA/AS Preferred)

Academy Certification: Florida Firefighter II

Prior Experience: No

Necessary Certifications: Florida Firefighter II, Florida EMT, (Preference will be given to certified State of Florida Paramedics), and CPR (EVOC not mandatory, but preferred)

Additional Requirements: If not a US Citizen, will be required to provide documentation demonstrating their eligibility to work in the United States.

Hiring Process: All employment applications must be completed and submitted through the National Testing Network’s portal and you must schedule and take the NTN FireTeam Test before the posted closing date. Immediately after the closing date, all applicants who pass the FireTeam exam will be contacted to schedule their physical agility or oral interview with New Smyrna Beach. The physical agility and oral interviews are scheduled for March 15th and March 16th. (Candidate will complete the physical agility on one day and have their oral interview on the other) We intend to extend conditional job offers no later than March 17th. The anticipated start date will be April 10th.

Working Conditions: While performing the essential functions of this position the employee is frequently exposed to extreme heat or cold, poor visibility, flames, smoke, wet or humid conditions, performing detailed rescue procedures near moving mechanical parts, in high or precarious places, nearby of toxic or caustic chemicals in industrial grade concentrations, contagious and/or infectious diseases, fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock, and work with explosives. The employee will have little or no preparation time before work is to be performed and therefore is expected to maintain a high level of preparation and readiness at all times. The incumbent’s working conditions are typically loud.
Working time requires irregular hours and shift times.

This position is part of the City’s Emergency Management Team and, as such, shall be expected to perform all duties that are assigned during an emergency management operation. Any additional compensation, above the normal weekly salary shall be outlined by the City Manager in the City’s Emergency Management Activation and Emergency Declaration. Failure to appear to perform emergency management assignments and to work assigned shifts as scheduled by the City’s Emergency Management Director or individuals designated by the City Manager to assign such functions will result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Principles and practices of firefighting techniques.
• Hydraulics and fire pump operation.
• Demonstrate an applied understanding of Volusia County EMS protocol at the Basic Life Support level.
• Operating and mechanical principles involved in the operation of fire apparatus, mechanical, electrical, and/or allied equipment.
• Principles and practices of emergency medical services techniques.
• Basic laws and ordinances regarding outdoor burning by individuals and contractors.
• Department Operating Guidelines and Department Rules and Regulations.
• Computer applications related to the work.
• Applicable state, federal, and local laws, rules, and regulations.
• Record keeping, report preparation, filing methods, and records management techniques.
• Standard business arithmetic, including percentages and decimals.

Skill in:

• Using tact, discretion, initiative, and independent judgment within established guidelines.
• Communicating clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.

Mental and Physical Abilities to:

• Understand and follow departmental policies, rules, and instructions.
• Learn firefighting techniques and methods and apply such information to specific situations.
• Analyze situations and take effective courses of action.
• Understand and carry out oral and written instructions, giving close attention to detail and accuracy.
• Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operation and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and so forth.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Mitigate situations involving Fire Alarm Systems.
• Remain calm and courteous and work in extremely stressful situations.
• Operate associated equipment.
• While performing the essential functions of this job the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; smell; and lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

Essential Job Functions:

• Responds to fire calls, connects and lays hose lines, enters burning buildings with hose lines to operate nozzles, and places streams of water on fires as directed.
• Searches structures for victims and removes them from hazardous locations.
• Performs first aid, and emergency rescue and may provide medical treatment at the emergency scene.
• Responds to accidents, disasters, emergency rescues, searches, and any other emergency as directed by a superior officer.
• Performs victim extrication from wrecked vehicles.
  Secures and protects the fire scene when arson may be suspected so that valuable evidence is not destroyed.
• Testifies in court on cases regarding fires or EMS responses.
• Completes related and relative reports following responses.
• May assist or perform training responsibilities, maintain employee records, evaluate performance, and make recommendations concerning personnel.
• Assists police with searches and traffic control at accident scenes.
• Performs salvage and overhaul at the fire scene
• Performs pre-fire plans and completes associated paperwork.
• Cleans and inspects all issued firefighting equipment, oils and cleans fire trucks, washes and cleans fire hoses, and assists in the maintenance of general cleanliness in and about a fire station.

CITY OF NEW SMYRNA BEACH – JOB DESCRIPTION:

• May be required to drive engines, ladder trucks, and rescue units in the absence of other personnel.
• Conducts tours of fire station facility; provides directions to citizens as requested.
• Performs specific tasks as directed in various phases of fire prevention, training, and administration.
• Assist paramedics in establishing patient care measures in the preparation of all advanced life support procedures.
• Performs record-keeping duties as required for maintenance of equipment, fire and emergency statistical data, and other records.
• Responds to citizens locked out of homes or automobiles, bomb threats, elevator rescues, boat fires in dock, and goodwill assistance calls.
• Assists with the Public Education Program at local schools in the City and adult public education programs for citizens or groups as requested.
• Performs routine maintenance on fire hydrants.
• Performs blood pressure checks at fire stations.
• May perform work in a specified support division within the department where specific assignments are made and reviewed by a superior officer.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.