DESIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

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.
• Obtain or possesses and maintain certification as an EMT-Basic or IV Tech, or
Intermediate, when eligible per County standards.
• Maintain physical conditioning necessary to perform efficiently in emergency
situations; meet medical and physical agility standards as established.
• Learn the geography of the District, the location of important buildings and the
street system.
• Participate in training drills; attend school and classes on fire fighting,
hydraulics, first aid and emergency medicine, fire equipment, and apparatus,
and other classes associated with recognized fire fighter and EMT standards.
• Learn and apply technical information pertaining to fire fighting.
• Assist career staff in performing protective inspections of structures and
businesses in the community for fire hazards and pre-incident surveys for
tactical planning.
• Assist career staff 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 career staff in updating map book for new additions, streets, and
complexes for use in emergencies.

Volunteer Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technician
• Service and operate all District 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 daily shift
operation logs, to accommodate needs of the district including computer data
entry.

Training and Experience:
A typical way of obtaining the knowledge, skills and abilities outlined above is graduation from
high school and it is desirable to have obtained an associate’s degree and/or a four-year college
degree in fire suppression, emergency medicine or a related field.

Licenses; Certificates; Special requirements:
• High School Diploma or GED
• A valid Washington State Driver’s License
• Washington EMT-Basic certification
• IFSAC 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 an employee 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 medical 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;