Firefighter

Under the direction of the Chief or Incident Commander, controls and extinguishes fires, protects life and property, and maintains the station and equipment of the Nokomis Volunteer Fire Department. There are no regular hours established for the position. Members are expected to respond to a call out signal as they are available. Call out may occur at all hours of the day or night and shall last for the duration of the incident.

 

Typical activities of a fire fighter include, but are not limited to:

 

• Controlling and extinguishing fires
• Proper use of self contained breathing apparatus
• Driving and operating fire apparatus
• Maintaining apparatus, buildings and grounds
• Participating in meetings, drills, and classes
• Fund raising and other committee work

The environmental conditions of the job range from extreme cold and heat, wet and humid, noise and vibration, hazards such as fumes, odors, toxic conditions, and poor ventilation. This position may be assigned any and all other duties by the Chief or Incident Commander.

 

Emergency Medical First Responder

 

Under the direction of the Chief, protects life and property, and maintains the station and equipment of the Nokomis Volunteer Fire Department.

 

The member may, at times, be the first person at the scene of the incident and therefore will be the Incident Commander, until relieved formally by an officer, or under the direction of the Chief. There are no regular hours established for the position. Members are expected to respond to a call out signal as they are available. Call out may occur at all hours of the day or night and shall last for the duration of the incident.

 

The main job functions of a medical first responder are to render medical first aid and provide patient stabilization to required people, conduct medical monitoring of all departmental members at all fire scenes, protect life and property, and maintain the station and equipment of the Nokomis Volunteer Fire Department.

 

Typical activities of a medical first responder include, but are not limited to:

 

• Rendering first aid and patient stabilization
• Medical monitoring of departmental members at incidents
• Driving and operating emergency apparatus
• Maintaining apparatus, buildings and grounds
• Participating in meetings, drills, and classes
• Fund raising and other committee work

The environmental conditions of the job range from extreme cold and heat, wet and humid, noise and vibration, hazards such as fumes, odors, toxic conditions, infectious diseases and blood borne pathogens.

 

This position may be assigned any and all other duties by the Chief or Incident Commander.

 

Fire Ground Support

 

Under the direction of the Chief or Incident Commander, controls and extinguishes fires, protects life and property, and maintains the station and equipment of the Nokomis Volunteer Fire Department.

 

There are no regular hours established for the position. Members are expected to respond to a call out signal as they are available. Call out may occur at all hours of the day or night and shall last for the duration of the incident.

 

Typical activities of a fire ground support person include, but are not limited to:

 

• General support functions as needed
• Driving and operating fire apparatus
• Water supply
• Cleaning up at emergency scenes
• Communications or command post duties
• Maintaining apparatus, buildings and grounds
• Participation in meetings, drills, and classes
• Fund raising and other committee work
• Documentation and record keeping

The environmental conditions of the job range from extreme heat and cold, wet and humid, and noise and vibration.

 

This position may be assigned any and all other duties by the Chief and incident commander.

 

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY PERSON DESIGNATED AS FIRE GROUND SUPPORT, ENGAGE IN TACTICAL FUNCTIONS WHICH EXPOSE THEMSELVES, OR PROVIDE THE POSSIBILITY OF EXPOSURE, TO THE PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION, OR OTHER HAZARDOUS ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS.

 

Junior Firefighter

 

A person wishing to be a junior member of the Nokomis Volunteer Fire Department needs to have parental permission and parental involvement. We require that a parent attend at least 3 business meetings during the year. This is so that the parents have some knowledge of departmental activities that their juvenile is involved with and in.

 

To maintain junior membership status, the junior must remain enrolled in school, and maintain a grade point average of 2.0 or greater so that departmental functions will not interfere with scholastic requirements. It shall be the parents responsibility to monitor the scholastic activities of the junior member and inform the Chief or personnel committee of any changes or potential problems.

 

Junior members are restricted to station activities and limited duties on calls. Their typical job function shall be as a supervised support person. THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DRIVE ANY DEPARTMENTAL VEHICLES, OR ENGAGE IN ANY TACTICAL FUNCTIONS WHICH EXPOSE THEMSELVES, OR PROVIDE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF EXPOSURE TO, THE PRODUCTS OF COMBUSTION OR OTHER HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES.

 

This position may be assigned any and all other duties by the Chief or Incident Commander.

 

Junior members will be under the direct supervision of the Chief or a designated officer at all times and in all situations.

 

Junior members are to be at least 14 years old and a resident of the Town of Nokomis.