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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
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FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC
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๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก, ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ง: https://www.governmentjobs.com/.../firefighter-medic...
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๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
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๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ฒ๐ฟ/๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ (๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ฒ๐ฟ/๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ)
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Fairfax County is a diverse urban county with over 1.1 million residents which boasts a nationally recognized school system, safe neighborhoods, extensive parklands, and bustling town centers. This urban county has a history of stable political leadership, effective citizen engagement and outstanding service delivery. The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department (FRD) is dedicated to being the best community-focused fire and rescue department ensuring a safe and secure environment.
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๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐
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The FRD received a Class 1 rating from the Insurance Services Office (ISO) in 2014, and was Accredited through the Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI) in 2018. The FRD is a premier all-hazards fire and rescue department providing basic and advanced life support (ALS) emergency medical care, fire suppression, technical rescue, hazardous materials, water rescue, life safety education, fire prevention, and arson investigation services. Approximately 1,400 highly-trained uniformed personnel work in 38 strategically placed fire and rescue stations. The FRD operates via three 24-hour rotating shifts. The FRD includes 38 ALS engines, 14 ALS trucks/towers, 8 ALS rescue squads, 5 tankers, a hazardous materials unit, a hazardous materials support unit, and 42 medic units. Several types of apparatus, such as brush trucks, boats, and support vehicles supplement the needs of the FRD. Additionally, the FRD is home to VATF-1, one of two internationally deployable Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Teams in the United States.
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๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ:
โคConducts patient assessment (e.g., evaluates the respiratory, cardiovascular, and central nervous systems).
โคProvides basic and advanced emergency medical care to stabilize the condition Firefighter/Medic (Firefighter/Paramedic) description imageof the critically ill or injured prior to transport to a medical facility.
โคConfers with the supervising physician or hospital via radio or telephone, providing the patient's medical history and condition.
โคAdministers medication via intravenous, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intraosseous, or sublingual routes.
โคAdministers advanced emergency medical procedures (e.g., inserting airways, interpreting and treating cardiac arrhythmias, performing defibrillation, electronic pacing).
โคParticipates in multi-disciplinary cutting-edge training to prepare for tasks such as tactical emergency casualty care (TECC) and Field-โคAvailable Component Transfusion Response (FACT*R).
โคResponds to emergency calls to protect life and property.
โคCombats, extinguishes, and prevents fires.
โคParticipates in rescue extrication operations and provides emergency medical care to the sick and injured.
Drives emergency apparatus, including, but not limited to transport units, engines, trucks, rescue squads, and tankers.
โคPerforms related work as required under direct supervision.
โคParticipate in Community Risk Reduction and Community Outreach activities.
โคWork as part of a team and embody the department's Core Values (Download PDF reader).
Note: Following the successful completion of the FRD recruit training, incumbents will serve a 12-month probationary period. During their probationary period, they shall complete an ALS internship to become FRD-authorized ALS providers. The FRD also provides continuing education to personnel with paramedic certification during and following the probationary period. Following successful completion of ALS internship, paramedics are eligible for ALS incentive pay ($5,684) and additional ALS riding pay of $2-3/hour depending on the apparatus assigned.
If unsuccessful in completing the ALS internship, candidates will be moved to a firefighter position and their pay will be reduced by two steps.
To get to know us better, visit the Fire and Rescue Department's website, https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fire-ems/recruitment/
and follow us on:
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๐๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐
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๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ค๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following:
Any combination, experience, and training equivalent: https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/.../equivalencies-education...
โคHigh school graduation or possession of a GED issued by a state department of education.
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๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐:
Possession of a valid motor vehicle driver's license and Certified as a Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services EMT-P at the time of application, and at all times during employment in the uniformed service. Following successful completion of Fire and Rescue recruit training:
โคCertification as a Hazardous Materials First Responder in accordance with Fairfax County training standards;
โคCertification in the Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC);
โคCertification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automatic electronic
defibrillation (AED);
โคCertification as a full Advanced Life Support provider in Fairfax County
and in full accordance with all current County training standards;
โคCertification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS);
โคCertification in International Trauma Life Support (ITLS);
โคCertification in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS);
โคCertification in Basic Trauma Life Support;
โคSuccessful Completion of Incident Command System (ICS) 100;
โคSuccessful Completion of Incident Command System (ICS) 700;
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๐ก๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ง๐ฆ::
โคRegardless of area of assignment, all uniformed fire and rescue personnel that are medically qualified for field duties as a firefighter must maintain a level of fitness sufficient to enable them to participate in fire suppression and rescue activities when the need arises, as demonstrated by successful completion of the Fitness Measurement and Assessment Program (unless granted light duty due to illness or injury).
โคMust successfully complete a criminal background investigation, a polygraph examination, and a physical ability test prior to appointment;
โคMust be 18 years old at the time of application;
โคMust be tobacco-free and nicotine-free at the time of appointment, and be willing to sign a Conditions of Employment Agreement to not use tobacco or tobacco products on- or off-duty;
โคPersonnel must maintain a Class "A" medical rating in the assigned medical group prior to starting work. For Class "B" and "C" medical ratings, accommodations will be considered on a case-by-case basis. A Class "D" medical rating will not be considered.
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๐ฃ๐๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ง๐ฆ:
All duties are performed with or without reasonable accommodation. The employee must be able to:
โคReach above shoulder
โคWork with body, bend over at the waist, kneel, crawl, climb stairs & ladders,
โคWork with arms extended, work with arms above shoulder level, stand, sit, push, and stoop.
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๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ:
Successfully pass the following evaluation steps:
โคApplication review
โคPersonal history statement and documents review
โคWritten exam
โคCandidate Physical Abilities Test (CPAT) Preparation
โคCPAT exam
โคPolygraph evaluation
โคMedical examination
โคPsychological profile evaluation
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๐๐ข๐ช๐ณ๐ง๐ข๐น ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐บ ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฃ๐ช๐ต๐ด ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ค๐ณ๐ช๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ด๐ช๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ค๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ณ, ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐จ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ช๐ฏ, ๐ด๐ฆ๐น, ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐บ, ๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฃ๐ช๐ณ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด, ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ, ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ด, ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ, ๐ด๐ฆ๐น๐ถ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ต๐บ, ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ด, ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ด ๐ข๐ด ๐ข ๐ท๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ณ๐ถ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต, ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ช๐ต๐ด ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ.
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Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact 703-324-4900 for assistance. TTY 703-222-7314. EEO/AA/TTY.
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๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก, ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐ก๐ข๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ง: https://www.governmentjobs.com/.../firefighter-medic...
