Firefighter Various Levels To Include EMT-Advanced EMT-Intermediate And EMT-Paramedic

Norfolk Fire-Rescue: https://www.norfolk.gov/6016/Fire-Rescue

The City of Norfolk has over 100 years of fire service response and over 30 years of pre-hospital emergency medical service (EMS) response. Norfolks firefighters are cross-trained fire and EMS providers.

Are you an experienced firefighter with compassion and commitment to delivering high quality service? Norfolk Fire-Rescue is seeking experienced:

Firefighter EMT – Advanced (salary range: $60,000 - $83,054 annually)

Firefighter EMT – Intermediate (salary range: $64,000 - $88,591 annually)

Firefighter EMT – Paramedic (salary range: $70,000 - $91,334 annually)

For any questions, please email NFR Recruiting.

For each level include, but are not limited to the following:

Firefighter EMT – Advanced (EMT-A)

Responds to fire, medical, hazardous material, and technical rescue emergencies and other hazardous events, which may upon review be declared acts of terrorism, to provide a trained workforce for the incident commander to mitigate the emergency and care for the sick and injured. The Firefighter EMT-A also participates in training, recordkeeping, pre-incident planning, fire safety inspections, public education and equipment and facility maintenance. The Firefighter EMT-A can be assigned to Operations or Administration. All Firefighter EMT-As are subject to emergency recall during times of operational need.

Firefighter EMT – Intermediate (EMT-I)

Responds to fire, medical, hazardous material, technical rescue emergencies and other hazardous events, which may upon review be declared acts of terrorism. The Firefighter EMT-I also participates in training, recordkeeping, pre-incident planning, fire safety inspections, public education, and equipment and facility maintenance. The Firefighter EMT-I can be assigned to Operations or Administration. All Firefighter EMT-Is are subject to emergency recall during times of operational need.

Firefighter EMT – Paramedic (EMT-P)

Responds to fire, medical, hazardous material, technical rescue emergencies and other hazardous events, which may upon review be declared acts of terrorism. The Firefighter EMT-P also participates in training, recordkeeping, pre-incident planning, fire safety inspections, public education, and equipment and facility maintenance. The Firefighter EMT-P can be assigned to Operations or Administration. All Firefighter EMT-Ps are subject to emergency recall during times of operational need.

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required;
• Completion of an endorsed Fire Academy or other training program approved by the Fire Chief and the Firefighter Recruit probationary period with Norfolk Fire-Rescue;
• Valid Drivers License;
• Current Virginia Department of Fire Programs Certifications in Firefighter II or approved equivalent reciprocity;
• Hazmat Awareness and Operations, Emergency Vehicle Operations and/or other “Firefighter Professional Qualifications” as required by the Virginia Administrative Code;
• Current Virginia Department of Health certification and current sanctioning to practice at your current certified level (EMT-A, EMT-I, EMT-P);
• Approved Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification;
• Successful completion of the Tidewater Emergency Services Protocol Test (TEMS);
• National Incident Management System (NIMS), Incident Command System (ICS) 100, 200, 700 & 800;
• Successful completion of medical physical examinations and maintenance of health that establish medical fitness for duty as determined by the City of Norfolk physician.