Temporary Firefighter - St. Joseph

  • State of Missouri
  • Saint Joseph, Missouri
  • May 04, 2024
Full Time Fire and EMS Other
  • Salary: 47831.28-50462.40 per Year USD
  • Salary Top: 50462 USD

Job Description

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What you’ll do:

  • Fights aerospace vehicle fires. Operates tools and equipment, controls and extinguishes aerospace vehicle fires, and performs ventilation, salvage, and overhaul operations.
  • Fights structural fires. Performs hose evolutions, shuts off building utilities, evacuates people from buildings, removes injured personnel from the immediate hazard area, and protects exposures.
  • Administers emergency first aid and/or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); may provide other basic life support services in other EMS situations.
  • Performs rescue operations. Operates rescue tools and equipment. Effects entry by normal and emergency means. Shuts aircraft engines/systems, and safes egress systems
  • Performs emergency communication center duties. Alerts firefighting personnel and support agencies, dispatches equipment, and informs personnel of the location and nature of the emergency.
  • Performs other related work as assigned.


Minimum Qualifications

  • Firefighter I and II
  • HazMat Awareness
  • HazMat Operations
  • Airport Firefighter
  • Emergency Medical Responder
  • Passing NFPA Firefighter Physical


Preferred Qualifications

  • Telecommunicator II
  • Driver Operator Pumper/ARFF/Mobile Water Supply


The mission of the 139 th Fire Department is to provide fire prevention services and minimize negative consequences of emergency incidents based on a community risk assessment. You will be a part of a highly-skilled team of total force professionals dedicated to preventing loss of life and mission capabilities.

Base Pay

47,831

Job Address

Saint Joseph, Missouri United States View Map