Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Salary: Firefighter - EMT Basic - Starting $31.41 Firefighter Paramedic – Starting $32.81

About MassDevelopment:

MassDevelopment, the state’s development finance agency and land bank, works with businesses, nonprofits, banks, and communities to stimulate economic growth across the Commonwealth.

MassDevelopment is committed to achieving three goals: stimulating business, driving economic growth, and helping communities across Massachusetts, all seen through the lens of access, diversity, equity, and inclusion. We strive to provide a work environment that celebrates difference and is free of implicit and explicit bias; an environment that recognizes the thoughts and contributions of every colleague as crucial to our collective success. 

Job Location:

Devens, MA

Reports To:

Fire Chief

Job Overview:

MassDevelopment’s Devens Fire Department is accepting applications for the position(s) of  Firefighter/EMT . Applicants with paramedic qualifications are preferred. 

Responsibilities:

• Respond to fire and emergency alarms (structures, equipment, facilities, fuel, chemicals, brush). 
• Drive and operate firefighting equipment and apparatus including pumpers, tankers, hose wagons, rescue trucks, and forest fire trucks.
• Perform functions involving hoses, ladders, hydrants, rescues, nozzles, and salvage.
• Conduct daily inspections and routine maintenance of fire apparatus.
• Serve as a driver-operator, positioning vehicles for optimal use.
• Operate component equipment (radios, pumps, valves, ladders).
• Perform fire protection inspections and conduct fire prevention classes.
• Engage in emergency rescues, including drowning and extrication.
• Inspect facilities for fire hazards and prepare reports on unsafe conditions.
• Maintain department property and facilities.
• Perform alarm room duties and act as a standby crew member during hazardous operations.

Competencies:

• Massachusetts EMT B certification.
• Residency within 15 miles of Devens, or the ability to move within the residency requirements within one year of employment. 
• Ability to meet and maintain the qualifications and skills as defined in NFPA 1001: Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications, most recent Edition - Chapter 5 Fire Fighter II.
• Candidates with paramedic qualifications are preferred. 
• Hazardous material training (first responder operational level) as per OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120.
• Valid Massachusetts driver’s license. 
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• An associate or bachelor’s degree in fire science is preferred but not required.
• Administrative and computer skills, including experience in Microsoft Office.
  
• Physical and mental capacity to handle stressful and dangerous situations.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions and maintain professional relationships.
• Working knowledge of the town’s streets and physical layout.
• Ability to make quick decisions in emergencies and interact with individuals under stress.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to establish harmonious working relationships.
• Bilingual is helpful though not required for the job.

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