Junior Fire Fighter X3 [T6] at Breede Valley Municipality

Job Purpose:

• Performs a variety of tasks under appropriate supervision associated with responding to and dealing with firefighting, emergency rescue services, rendering basic medical care, fire prevention and training activities, operating and maintaining firefighting equipment and apparatus, maintaining fire station facilities and related work in order to protect the lives and property of the citizens of the Breede Valley in accordance with the Fire Brigade Services Act (Act 99 of 1987).

Duties: 

• Responding to fires, rescues and related emergency and non-emergency humanitarian incidents. 
• Responding to incidents involving hazardous substances. 
• Extricating and/or releasing casualties and carrying out emergency operations as directed by the level of authority. 
• Resuscitating and treating injured persons and carrying out emergency operations as directed by next level of authority. 
• Operating a range of equipment to control and extinguish fires. 
• Minimize the risk to life and property as well as save lives and property of the communities of the Breede Valley. 
• Perform Rescue work e.g. urban search and rescue, high angle and other related functions pertaining to the job. 
• Provide an effective and efficient emergency rescue service. 
• Participating in training drills, simulation exercises and physical fitness training as directed. 
• Participating in public fire and life safety education training by carrying out public demonstrations and visiting communities as directed. 
• Participating in the cleaning and maintenance of fire stations and grounds. 
• Checking, cleaning, testing and maintaining vehicles and equipment. 
• Ensure that equipment and vehicles are safe, available and sound working order for operational efficiency at emergency incidents as well as to maintain a safe and hygienic working environment. 
• Completing pro forma documentation. 
• Completes computerized occurrence log in order to maintain proper records of daily occurrences. 
• Maintaining and updating of relevant and applicable records such as shift roster, logbooks. etc.

Minimum Requirements:

• Grade 12 or higher; Firefighter I course; Hazmat Awareness; First Aid Level 3;
• Valid Code B Drivers Licence;
• Physically and Mentally fit; Medical Test NFPA 1582
• 1-year operational experience;
• No criminal record.

Other requirements:

• Good communication skills.
• Proficient in at least two of the three languages of the Western Cape Province.
• Attention to detail.