This is a sponsorship through the Town of Leland Fire/Rescue Department for the upcoming Fire Academy at Cape Fear Community College in the Fall of 2022. You will be required to attend all classes throughout the firefighter academy and EMT-B program. After successful completion of the academy, you will be required to volunteer for six (6) months with Leland Fire/Rescue. This position will be supervised and mentored by a member of the Town of Leland Fire/Rescue Department. This is a non-compensated position.

• Possession of a high school diploma or GED.
• Possession of a valid NC Class C driver’s license.
• Be at least 18 years old.
• Align with the core values of the Town of Leland
• Desire to pursue a career in the fire service and passion for making a difference in the community.
• Review Cape Fear Community College website under the Firefighter Academy tab and read the prerequisites. https://cfcc.edu/public-safety/firefighter-academy

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to apply the Town’s and Department’s core values to daily performance.
• General knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local laws and codes and regulations.
• General knowledge of the geography and street layout of the service districts and surrounding areas.
• Some knowledge of departmental policies, procedures, and manual of operations of the Fire/Rescue Department.
• Ability to operate in extremely dangerous scenarios and life and death environments that potentially expose the individual to great bodily harm or death.
• Ability to perform in dynamic, highly stressful situations.
• Ability to react quickly and calmly in all types of emergency and departmental scenarios.
• Ability to analyze problems, identify alternative solutions and project consequences of proposed actions.
• Ability to wear a respirator (SCBA) to safely perform firefighting operations or perform rescues in conditions where smoke or gases may be present; duties may require SCBA usage for thirty (30) minutes to several hours at one time.
• Ability to make arithmetic computations using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages.
• Ability to follow oral and written directions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, other medical personnel, law enforcement, and the general public.
• Ability to pass the annual Job Physical Ability Test (JPAT).

Physical Requirements

This work requires regular exertion of up to 25 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 100 pounds of force; work regularly requires standing, walking, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling, lifting, and repetitive motions; frequently requires sitting, smelling; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, assembly or fabrication of parts within arm’s length, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work regularly requires exposure to outdoor weather conditions, exposure to bloodborne pathogens, and exposure to fumes or airborne particles; work occasionally requires exposure to wet, humid conditions (non-weather), working in high, precarious places, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to extreme heat (non-weather), exposure to the risk of electrical shock, working with explosives, exposure to vibration, and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment; work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g. grounds maintenance, heavy traffic).

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as assigned to meet the ongoing needs of the organization. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.