Firefighter – Chestermere – 2018

As a member of the Fire team, this position provides emergency fire and prevention and rescue expertise, providing excellent service to members of the community.

This includes, but is not limited to:

• Emergency response
• Inspections
• Community outreach
• Equipment operations and maintenance
• Administrative duties as assigned
• Act as Senior Firefighter when required

This position provides firefighting expertise in the attainment of annual goals and initiatives within the broader framework of the City/Department’s annual and 4 year Strategic and Business Plans and associated legislation and regulations.

• Provide firefighting expertise in:
  • Emergency response, e.g., respond to and assist in the mitigating of all types of incident scenes and emergencies; administer first aid; prepare log books; maintain all log books and other records
  • Inspections, e.g., conduct fire inspections and investigations
  • Community outreach, e.g., participate in community safety and accident prevention projects
  • Equipment operation and maintenance, e.g., operate, maintain and perform minor repairs to firefighting equipment, including aquatic response boat and sea-doo; control and extinguish fires using manual and power equipment (axes, water hoses, aerial ladders, hydraulic equipment, firefighting chemicals); operate pumper and ladder trucks, rescue vehicles, aerial, water tenders, communications equipment, SCBA, alarm monitoring systems; custodial and light maintenance services at fire stations and surrounding
• As required, participate in the assessment of the current and future needs of the Fire team, gathering input and
• Represent the Fire team internally and externally, g., participate in investigations; respond to, and assist in emergencies locally or regionally.
• As required, participate in networking with stakeholders, e.g., communicate with other communities to develop mutual aid
• As required, participate in the enhancement and implementation of City and Department Policies and Procedures within legislative, regulatory requirements and best
• Provide assistance to the Captain on sensitive
• Participate as a member of the Chestermere Emergency Response team in preparing and enabling the community to respond in the event of a local disaster or regional disaster.

• Grade 12 or GED supplemented by recognized technical training
• Criminal Record Check, Child Intervention Check and Vulnerable Sector Check to the satisfaction of the City.
• The following courses and certificates are required:
  • NFPA 1001 Level II Certification (Have a look at our learning center for training in your area.)
  • HazMat Awareness & Operations (Have a look at our learning center for training in your area.)
  • NFPA 1002 – Pump A
  • Standard First Aid CPR C and AED certifications (Have a look at our learning center for training in your area.)
  • Unrestricted Alberta Class 2Q (Commercial Driver’s License with Air Brake Endorsement - Graduated Driver’s License is not accepted), and five (5) year driver’s abstract with minimal infractions within 30 days
  • Pleasure Craft Licence
  • Successful hires will be asked to complete a satisfactory job related medical examination and VO2 Max as a condition of employment

• NFPA 1002 – Aerial Apparatus
• Basic Fire Safety Codes Officer (BFSCO)
• NFPA 1041 Level 1 – Fire Service Instructor
• ICS 100
• Emergency Medical Responder (EMR). Additional education / certification considered an asset (Have a look at our learning center for training in your area.)