Upon Graduation From FF1 You Will Have:

Knowledge of:
• Modern fire service principles, procedures, techniques, and equipment.
• Fire protection systems, evacuation considerations, and building construction regulations for fire safety.
Ability to:
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; ability to understand and carry out verbal and written instructions using the English language.
• Maintain physical conditioning necessary to perform efficiently in emergency situations; meet medical and physical agility standards as established.
• Learn the geography of the RVFC, the location of important buildings and the street system.
• Participate in training drills; attend school and classes on firefighting, hydraulics, first aid and fire equipment, and apparatus, and other classes associated with recognized fire fighter.
• Learn and apply technical information pertaining to firefighting.
• Assist in performing inspections of structures and businesses in the community for fire hazards and pre-incident surveys for tactical planning.
• Assist in conducting fire-safety education classes.
• Analyze and cope with a variety of emergency situations calmly but effectively and to react quickly to secure accurate and precise information on the location, extent, and nature of fires and emergency aid requests.
• Sustain heavy physical labor during periods of intense activity in emergency situations; to work at varying heights above grade.
• Work within a para-military organization and respond readily to directives.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, supervisors, and the general public; to work effectively as a team member.
• Assist in updating map book for new additions, streets, and complexes for use in emergencies.
• Service and operate all RVFC station equipment and apparatus.
• Perform necessary maintenance, testing and care of fire hoses, trucks, ladders, and auxiliary equipment and apparatus.
• Prevent waste and damage of materials, supplies, and equipment.
• Perform general maintenance and minor repairs to station facilities; perform assigned janitorial activities and minor maintenance and painting.
• Perform community service activities.
• Maintain necessary records and reports, incident forms, and operation logs, to accommodate needs of the MTFD including computer data entry.

Training and Experience:
A typical way of obtaining the knowledge, skills and abilities outlined above is minimally graduation from high school.
Licenses; Certificates; Special requirements:
• High School Diploma or GED
• A valid New Jersey State Driver’s License
• Firefighter I or equivalent education and experience.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS
The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a firefighter to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands:
Work is performed primarily in the fire station, then on emergency scenes, mass casualty, fire scenes and extra ordinary events as they occur. Performing tasks under emergency conditions may require strenuous exertion. The exposure to death, emotional stress, patients with contagious diseases and terminal illnesses can be expected.

Mental Demands:
While performing the duties of this position, the employee will be regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data, information and documents; analyze and solve problems; use math and mathematical reasoning; observe and interpret situations; learn and apply new information or skills; and interact with fire department members, other organizations and the public.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical hazard from fire, equipment, traffic, smoke inhalation, and falling objects at emergency scenes, and exposure to health risks may occur. Performance of hazardous tasks under emergency conditions may require strenuous exertion under such handicaps as limited visibility, exposure to hazardous or toxic chemicals and gases, extremes in temperatures, cramped surroundings, and contact with death, emotional stress, contagious diseases, and terminal illness.