ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

The offer of this Bernalillo County position requires compliance with the following: 

1.  Applicant must pass the written general aptitude test aimed at firefighting and be licensed as an EMT 

2.  Applicant must pass the physical agility test. 

3.  Applicant must pass an oral interview board. 

4.  Applicant must successfully complete the post-offer employment medical examination to include compliance with the State of New Mexico’s OSHA physical, and background investigation. 

5.  Applicant must comply with the safety guidelines of the County. 

6.  Applicant must disclose a past injury or medical condition that could prevent them from successfully carrying out the requirements of the job for which they are applying for. 

7.  Employee must complete required FEMA training(s) as assigned to position.     

8.  Must have and maintain valid certification as a New Mexico Emergency Medical Technician Basic, Intermediate, or Paramedic by the end of probation.  

9.  Applicant must have a valid New Mexico driver’s license by employment date. A NM driver’s license class E will be required within 45 days of hire and employee must maintain a valid NM driver’s license, class E, while employed in this position. 

WORKING CONDITIONS

1.  Employee works outdoors during emergency situations and/or firefighting activities, except when in emergency vehicle or inside emergency locations. 

2.  Employee may be exposed to temperature extremes depending on weather conditions and fire hazard conditions. 

3.  Employee is exposed to intermittent high noise levels such as sirens, engines and loud voices. 

4.  Employee may be exposed to vibration of the body on an intermittent basis from vehicle rides, off road travel. 

5.  Employee may be exposed to the following hazards:  driving hazards, rescue attempts and difficult terrain, possibility of hazardous material spills and hazards inherent in firefighting.   Employee may be exposed to exhaust fumes, heat, smoke, water, dusts, fire retardant chemicals, and toxic fumes. 

6.  Employee works on uneven, natural ground surfaces, asphalt, cement, stairs, ladders, scaffolding. 

7.  Employee works with a select team without direct supervision, and at times may work with a large group of people. 

EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, AND MATERIALS 

1.  Employee handles paperwork, bandages, IV solutions, medications, oxygen, and other medical supplies needed for emergency situations.  Employee utilizes protective clothing and devices (bio-medical and fire) as needed, flares, reflective vests, hearing and eye protection. 

2.  Employee may be exposed to pathogenic bodily fluids and air during rescue attempts and emergency situations. Employee may be exposed to high pressure water, fire retardant during firefighting efforts. 

PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS

1.    Must be able to stand/walk for up to eight hours per day with periodic breaks.
2.    Must be able to sit up to eight hours per day with periodic breaks.
3.    Must be able to kneel and crouch for short periods on an occasional basis as needed when performing essential duties.
4.    Must be able to drive, enter and exit squad car on a sometimes-constant basis while on duty for up to eight hours total per day.
5.    Must be able to bend at the waist and twist/rotate waist as needed on a frequent basis when performing essential duties.
6.    Must be able to push/pull with arms with sufficient force to drag or restrain persons of varying strengths and size as needed.
7.    Must be able to work with arms extended on a frequent basis up to two hours at one time and up to eight hours total per day.
8.    Must be able to use legs to lift, restrain, or drag individuals as needed.
9.    Must be able to use legs to maintain balance in the performance of essential duties, sometimes in emergency situations.
10.  Must be able to use hands and fingers to grasp/manipulate equipment, persons, and materials as needed in performance of essential duties.
11.  Must be able to coordinate the use of hands and eyes in the operation of a vehicle, operation of equipment, and the performance of other essential duties.
12.  Must be able to pass the physical agility test, involving the following activities in the time frame deemed appropriate for the employee’s age:  Walk a 20 foot balance beam; run 10 yards; jump six foot cinder block wall; run 50 yards; go through a 30 inch window; around a wall; then through another 30 inch window; climb an eight foot chain link fence; run another 377 yards; pull arrest simulator down and hold three seconds; run 3 yards; pull 165 pound body bag 20 feet; push full size police car 20 feet on asphalt or concrete surface (time limit one minute); scale, without running start, a six foot cinder block wall (time limit 30 seconds); complete one and one-half mile run within national aerobic category according to age.