Industrial Fire Captain/EMT - Rural Metro - Rural Metro

Job Description

Industrial Fire Captain/EMT - Houston

IMMEDIATELY HIRING! INDUSTRIAL FIRE CAPTAINs/EMTs 

FULL-TIME Opportunities, available in Houston, Texas

$25/hour (hourly paid position)

We are hiring Industrial Fire Captains/EMTs with a passion for firefighting and patient care combined with the drive to succeed and deliver high-quality care.  

Job Summary:  Industrial Fire Captains/EMTs, supervise and oversee firefighters and fire apparatus engineers in an assigned fire company as well as trains for and participates in duties and related responsibilities of an emergency and/or hazardous nature in fire suppression and emergency operations in an industrial facility, responds to fire alarms and other emergency calls to protect life and property.  The Fire Captain oversees activities including fire suppression, emergency medical incidents, hazardous materials spills and other emergency incident calls and supervises a fire crew to ensure safety.  The Fire Captain shall report directly to the Site Chief.

 This is considered a safety sensitive position and is subject to both the Company’s and the Client’s Industrial Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy, which includes: pre-employment testing, post-accident testing, random testing, reasonable suspicion testing, return to duty testing and follow-up testing. 

Minimum Required Qualifications:   

• 18 years old. 
• Must be a high school graduate or possess a GED certificate. 
• Valid Driver’s License. 
• Must possess County, State and/or National EMT-B credentials. 
• Must possess AHA CPR/AED credentials. 
• Physical Agility Fitness Test (Initial Hire and Annually). 
• State, IFSAC, or PROBOARD Firefighter 2 certification (NFPA 1001)
• State, IFSAC, or PROBOARD Fire Officer 1 (NFPA 1021)
• Hazardous Materials Operations (state, IFSAC, PROBOARD)
• Five (5) years full-time prior fire service experience

Desired Qualifications:

• Hazardous Materials Technician (state, IFSAC, or PROBOARD)
• Confined Space Rescue Technician (state, IFSAC, or PROBOARD)
• Trench Rescue (NFPA 1006)
• Swiftwater Rescue (NFPA 1006)
• State, IFSAC, or PROBOARD Fire Officer 2 (NFPA 1021)
• State, IFSAC, or PROBOARD Fire Instructor 1 (NFPA 1041)
• State, IFSAC, or PROBOARD Fire Inspector 1 (NFPA 1031)
• NFPA 1081, Industrial Fire Brigade Member

Responsibilities:  

• Manages the day-to-day operation and maintenance of a fire station and the apparatus and personnel assigned to that station. 
• Supervise a fire and rescue crew and the station apparatus dispatched to emergency scenes, including fire scenes, emergency medical calls, hazardous materials incidents, etc. 
• May serve in the capacity of incident commander at emergency incidents.
• Must be able to perform the duties of subordinate positions.
• Respond to fire and other emergency incidents as directed.
• Enforce established department safety procedures.
• Responsible to inspect and be familiar with eh location of streets, buildings, hydrants and unusual hazards in their respective response areas.
• Maintain order and discipline in their command at all times.
• Assist with planning, organizing, and controlling station objectives in accordance with all company philosophies, strategies, goals, objectives, principals, and procedures.
• Direct technical and functional supervision over firefighting staff and directly and indirectly supervise Firefighters and Fire Engineers.
• Supervise the safe operation of company apparatus at all times. 
• Delegate duties and responsibilities to subordinates. 
• Ensure that apparatus, tools, equipment and quarters are maintained by crews daily. 
• Ensure all required reports are completed daily. 
• Communicate any required department orders, directives, memos, etc. promptly and consistently.
• Perform annual or bi-annual performance evaluations of assigned crew members and create and implement Performance Action Plans if necessary. 
• Serve as a role model by consistently displaying exemplary leadership through action and example.
• Complete, review and forward all required Fire Station/Company reports.
• Responsible for completion of required administrative forms and station logs.
• Ensure that their station has all required manuals and maintains the station training library. 
• Thorough knowledge of Fire SOG’s and administrative policies.
• Ensures participation by his crew in all company required training events.
• Conducts in-service company training.
• Responsible to review training needs of all subordinates and ensure completion of necessary training.
• Responsible for the completion of all assigned safety inspections and pre-emergency plans.
• Must conduct all radio communications in a professional, respectful manner.
• Perform other duties as directed.

Why Choose Rural Metro? As a national leader in private fire protection services, Rural Metro Fire is one of Global Medical Response’s (GMR) family of solutions. Our GMR teams deliver compassionate, quality medical care, primarily in the areas of emergency and patient relocation services. View the stories on how our employees provide care to the world at www.AtaMomentsNotice.com. Learn how our values are at the core of our services and vital to how we approach care and check out our comprehensive benefit options at GlobalMedicalResponse.com/Careers.  

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