Firefighter
Constellis
Date: 6 hours ago
City: Lake Charles, Louisiana
Contract type: Full time
Position Summary
Provide Aircraft Rescue Firefighting (ARFF), Emergency Medical (EMS), and Hazmat services to Chennault International Airport and its surrounding areas.
Responsibilities
Provide Aircraft Rescue Firefighting (ARFF), Emergency Medical (EMS), and Hazmat services to Chennault International Airport and its surrounding areas.
Responsibilities
- Respond to any ARFF, EMS, or Hazmat incident on or near the airport.
- Conduct Runway / safety checks of the airfield at random intervals
- Conduct extinguisher checks
- Check and maintain all emergency vehicles and all rescue tools
- Test and inspect fire hose and hydrants
- Maintain the cleanliness of the fire station and its grounds
- Conduct standbys for tenants and charters
- Conduct fuel farm and fuel hauler inspections
- Conduct Tower and other building inspections
- Conduct wildlife dispersal on the airfield
- Inspect and maintain SCBAs
- Respond to protective alarm signals or other unusual/suspicious activities.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Valid Louisiana Driver's License
- Minimum age 18 years old
- US Citizen
- Pass a background check
- Pass a medical physical
- High School Diploma
- Hazardous Materials Operations
- Firefighter I (must obtain Firefighter II within 6 months of appointment)
- ARFF (local 40 hours certification or equivalent) must be obtained within 90 days of appointment.
- LABEMS Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) within 1 year of appointment.
- No travel required
- May be required to lift and carry heavy weight.
- Must be able to perform all tasks of a Firefighter/EMS professional.
- Must be able to perform tasks while wearing an SCBA and full firefighting PPE.
- Requires intermittent standing, walking, sitting, squatting, stretching and bending throughout the workday.
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