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83 3. Hazardou.s Materials Operations <br />84 4. Emergency Medical Technician* <br />85 <br />Must possess valid. Minnesota driver's license and. be insurable. An Associates Degree in Public Safety or <br />86 Related. Field., Hazardous Material Response: Fire Safety Education Course, Basic Fire Inspectors Course <br />87 are all desirable qualifications. Has the ability to regularly respond. to emergency calls within established. <br />88 departmental time periods. Residency must be maintained. within a 10 minute travel time to a Fire <br />89 Department station. <br />90 The EMT requirement includes advanced. skills. <br />91 <br />92 Department Assistant: Minimum job requirements are two years of formal training beyond <br />93 high school and 2 years of related experience, or equivalent. Working knowledge of word <br />94 processing, spreadsheet, and database software. Minimum typing speed of 60 wpm. Ability to <br />95 transcribe documents ftom audio tape. <br />96 <br />97 Physical Demon ds& Workinz Conditions: <br />98 <br />99 Firefighter: The work environment characteristics described. here are representative of those an employee <br />100 encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, <br />101 the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions. The employee occasionally works near <br />102 moving mechanical parts and. in high, precarious places or confined. spaces, and. is occasionally exposed. <br />103 to blood. borne pathogens, wet and. or humid. conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic <br />104 chemicals, risk of electrical shock and. vibration. <br />105 <br />106 The noise level in the work environment is u.sually moderate, except during certain fire fighting or EMT <br />107 activities when noise levels may be lou.d.. <br />108 <br />109 The duties listed. above are intended. only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be <br />110 performed.. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclu.d.e them from the position if the <br />III work is similar, related. or a logical assignment to the position. <br />112 <br />113 The Firefighter may be required. to: Spend. excessive time outside exposed. to the elements; tolerate <br />114 extreme fluctuations in temperature while performing firefighting duties; perform physically demanding <br />115 work in hot (up to 400 degree Fahrenheit), humid. (up to 100 %) atmospheres while wearing equipment <br />116 that significantly impairs body-cooling mechanisms; experience frequent transition from hot to cold. and. <br />117 from humid. to dry atmospheres; work in wet, icy, mu.d.dy areas, and. uneven terrain; perform a variety of <br />118 tasks on slippery, hazardous surfaces such as on roof tops or from lad.ders; work in areas where su.staining <br />119 traumatic or thermal iqJuries is possible; face exposure to face exposure to smoke, noise and/or vibration <br />120 exceeding 80 decibels (constant or intermittent) which may cause marked. distraction or possible hearing <br />121 loss, carcinogenic du.sts such as asbestos, toxic substances such as hydrogen cyanide, corrosives, carbon <br />'de or or, solvents either through inhalation in contact; face exposure to 'nfectiou.s <br />122 monoxi . I I I ion or shin 1 <br />123 biological agents such as hepatitis B or HIV; wear personal protective equipment that weighs <br />124 approximately 50 pound.s while performing fire fighting tasks; perform physically demanding work while <br />125 wearing positive pressure breathing equipment with resistance to exhalation and. a flow rate specified. by <br />126 current S A manufacture; perform complex tasks during life-threatening emergencies; work for long <br />time, requiring su.staine d, make dec's'ons that could. <br />127 periods of t' I d. physical activity an intense concentration; 1 1 <br />128 have life or death consequences for employees and. civilians under difficult and. stressful conditions with <br />129 limited. information during emergency conditions; be exposed. to grotesque sights and. smells associated. <br />130 with mqJor trauma and. bum victims; make rapid. transitions from rest to near maximal exertion without <br />131 warm-up period.s; operate in environments of high noise, poor visibility, limited. mobility, at heights, and. <br />132 in enclosed. or confined. spaces; u.se manual and. power tools in the performance of duties; rely on senses <br />Page 3 of 5 <br />