Job Information

ELK CREEK FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
11993 BLACKFOOT ROAD
CONIFER, COLORADO 80433
3035507498
http://elkcreekfire.org

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Updated: July 26, 2022

Position Title: Firefighter Paramedic

The Elk Creek Fire Protection District is currently hiring for the position of Firefighter/Paramedic with one position currently available! Candidates must complete the following before October 3, 2022 to be considered:

National Testing Network's FireTEAM exam
Public Safety Self Assessments (PSSA) available to complete through your NTN account
Typing Test, available to complete through your NTN account

Salary Information: Firefighter/ Paramedic- Probation -$58,068.00 then $64,520.00 after probationary year is completed. The salary range for firefighter/ paramedic is $64,520- $77,818 annually.

Benefit Information:

PTO/ Sick Leave
Employee and Family Benefits
FPPA Pension

Department contact:
Scott Aaronson
Logistics Chief
303-816-9385
employment@elkcreekfire.org

Department Overview:

The general responsibilities of this position include: extinguishing structure and wildland fires; providing emergency medical care to the sick or injured and transporting to the hospital; responding to fire alarms, hazmat and other emergency calls to protect life and property; driving emergency apparatus; performing technical rescues; performing assigned service and maintenance of apparatus, equipment and stations; performing fire prevention, public education and public relations duties; performing community services and other duties that fall within the guidelines of the mission and goals of the District.

The fire district currently has one company officer and three firefighters per shift as well as a roster of 32 volunteer members. There are also two career Chief Officers, a part-time Logistics Chief Officer, a part time fire marshal, a career wildland captain, a 10-person wildland fire suppression module and a 5-person hazard fuel reduction crew.

District Information:

Elk Creek Fire Protection District is a combination department that covers Aspen Park, Conifer and Pine Junction, Colorado. The fire district responds to approx. 1400 calls per year in an area of mixed residential, commercial and recreational properties. Calls include 60% EMS and 40% fire. The district has a focus on wildland fire due to the WUI risk and provides opportunities for out of district fire assignments.

Population: 17,000

Job Requirements

Age: 21

Citizenship Required: Yes

High School Grad/GED: Yes

Valid COLORADO Driver's License: Ability to acquire in 6 months

Ability to Read/Speak English: Yes

College: No

Prior Experience: Yes

Necessary Certifications:

Two years or more of experience as a firefighter/EMT or Firefighter/Paramedic.
Experience in structural firefighting, emergency medical services, wildland firefighting, fire prevention and rescue.
Ability to possess and maintain a State of Colorado Structural Firefighter 1 certification.
Ability to possess and maintain a valid Colorado EMT-B certification within six months of hire.
Ability to possess and maintain a State of Colorado Hazardous Materials Operations certification.
Current NWCG red card certification as Firefighter Type 2 or higher.

Ability to possess and maintain a valid State of Colorado driver’s license within six months of hire with a CDL Class B endorsement.

Additional Requirements: Meet annual physical fitness requirements as established by the District.

Hiring Process:

Application/ Testing
Background Check
Ride Along Evaluation
Oral Board Interview
Chief Interview

Working Environment and Physical Requirements: This position requires work in a variety of locations and conditions, including but not limited to, the fire station and other similar inside work areas, and emergency scenes of every type.

A portion of this position will involve sedentary, administrative work in an office environment.
The employee may encounter moving mechanical parts; fumes, smoke or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; risk of electrical shock; vibration; loud noise; infectious diseases or other extreme risks to life or limb.
The employee will frequently be exposed to outside weather conditions, including extreme heat, cold or wind.
To perform this position, the employee must be able to sit, stand, walk, run, talk, hear, see, reach or feel with hands and feet, climb and balance. The position requires close vision, distant vision, peripheral vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to focus.
This position routinely requires lifting of 50 pounds or more and occasionally requires lifting of 150 pounds or more. The employee must be able to lift obese patients into an ambulance on a stretcher with no one than one person assisting. The employee must be able to carry loads of up to 100 pounds up steep hillsides.
This position may require active carrying of fire equipment, digging fire line, cutting timber, dragging hose or rescuing victims on extremely steep terrain in high altitudes for periods of up to 48 hours. This position may require extremely active physical labor for 16 hours or more each day for up to 21 days nonstop. The position is considered “arduous”

Schedule : There are 3 shifts and line firefighters work a 48 hour on and 96 hours off schedule.

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