Firefighter Lieutenant

Summary:  

Trains for and responds to emergencies.  Controls and extinguishes aircraft, structures, and other fires to protect people, resources and the environment.  Supervise firefighters that drive and operates a range of fire fighting vehicles and equipment.   

Position Responsibilities: 

• Responsible for maintaining a safe workplace and ensuring that safety is the highest priority in the workplace. 

• Complies with all Environmental Health & Safety and Quality Assurance requirements and goals.  Provide documentation to these divisions as necessary to ensure adequate and legal documentation. 

• Implements as assigned, the fire protection programs that conform to the United States Antarctic Program, including the operation of the ASC contract locations in Antarctica. 

• Responsible for day-to-day operations or as directed by the Fire Captain. Conducts inspections and ensures the operations are conducted according to the Fire Department SOPs and NFPA guidelines. 

• Ensures that emergency equipment under the control of the fire department is operational and in a state of readiness as determine by the Captain. 

• Responds to and supervises on emergencies as necessary in accordance with the CEMP. 

• Responsible for entering reports and documenting calls for service during the course of his/her shift. 

• Responsible for daily entry of equipment, training data, and all department activities in software. 

• Performs and supervises training of Fire Department personnel and fire safety training for the community. 

• Interacts with agency officials and the community in a professional and tactful manner. 

• Provides supervision to firefighters and is responsible for pre-season and post-season written performance evaluations. 

• Handles confidential matters (personnel actions, management reports, etc.) in accordance with management policy. 

• Trains and orients employees on safety guidelines, quality assurance requirements and fire department goals. 

• Required to know and follow the SOPs and adhere to professional behavior both on duty and off duty. 

• Performs additional duties as assigned by the Captain. 

Required Education, Experience, Certificates and Licenses: 

• High School diploma or equivalent 

• IFSAC, Pro-Board/DoD, or State Certified Fire Officer I. 

• IFSAC, Pro-Board/DoD, or State Certified Firefighter I & II. 

• IFSAC, Pro-Board/DoD, or State Certified Airport Fire Fighter. 

• IFSAC, Pro-Board/DoD, or State Certified Hazardous Materials First Responder Operations Level. 

• CPR Certification. 

• National Incident Management System (NIMS):  ICS 100, 200, 700 and 800. 

• Four years previous full time firefighting experience, volunteer experience or paid on-call time. 

• At least two of the four years’ experience must be in a supervisory role or two years as a Firefighter with the Antarctic Fire Department. 

Expected Skills and Competencies: 

• Physical activities to include lifting up to the safety regulation maximum, climbing, crawling and dragging hose. Duties will be performed indoors and outdoors, and work may be performed in a variety of weather conditions including severe cold, wind, and limited visibility. 

Preferred: 

• Associate of Science degree in Fire Science. 

• EMT-B or higher. 

• IFSAC, Pro-Board/DoD, or State Certified Fire Inspector I. 

• IFSAC, Pro-Board/DoD, or State Certified Fire Instructor I. 

• IFSAC, Pro-Board/DoD or State Certified Driver Operator Pumper / Mobile Water Supply. 

• IFSAC, Pro-Board/DoD or State Certified Driver Operator ARFF. 

• Previous USAP experience. 

Physical and/or Other Requirements: 

• Willingness and ability to deploy to Antarctica for extended periods  

• Successful completion of Medical and Dental examinations required by the NSF for deployment to Antarctica 

• Successful completion of drug screening and background check required by employer 

• Successful completion of Federal Background Check required by the NSF 

• Must be willing and able to lift and move items, parts, assemblies, and equipment up to the safety regulation maximum as required by the position.  

• Must be willing and able to perform physical activities including heavy lifting, climbing in and out of equipment, crawling, and working outdoors in extreme cold as required by the position.  

• Must participate in community programs, such as “house-mouse” (chores), “daisy-picking” (cleaning-up around the station), recycling efforts & safety objectives.  

• Valid Driver’s License issued in the United States 

• Must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization. Note: US Citizenship is required for facility credentials/authorization at this work location.