Fire Fighter

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Job Classification:            Full-time Regular

Location:                            Belcourt Fire Department

Supervisor:                        Fire Chief

Salary:                                $19.00/ph

Opening Date:                  open until filled

Closing Date:                   open until filled

Duties and Responsibilities:

•  Keep up on safety and keep Firefighters and community safe at all times.
•  Doing annual business inspections to ensure they are in NFPA compliance.
•  Doing community wide fire extinguisher for HIS and other agencies to keep their facilities safe.
•  Scheduling fire drills with local schools.
•  Working with Tribal and Rolette County Emergency Management.
•  Work with Redcross to provide smoke alarms to our community.
•  Work with schools on Fire Prevention (head start, K, 1^st, 2^nd grade).
•  Responding to structural fired, motor vehicle accidents, wildland fires, and all other emergency calls.
•  Work with Belcourt EMS on annual CPR/First Aid or EMR/EMT for BRFD staff and volunteers.
•  Keeping up on maintenance on fire trucks and equipment.
•  Working with supervisors with the day-to-day tasks.
•  Work with local law enforcement/BCI/State Fire Marshall on investigating arson.
•  All other job duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Have working knowledge of computer programs such as word, excel, publisher, NFIRS, and NIMS.
• Have working knowledge of first aide.
• Have communication capabilities to follow and perform written and verbal instructions.
• Have capabilities able to handle and work under stressful situations.
• Have the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with fellow employees, other agencies and the public.

 Qualifications required:

• Must have High School/GED.
• Must have 2 year’s current experience.
• Must have current Drivers’ License.
• Must be CPR, EMT or Paramedic Certified.
• Must be willing to become a trained/certified firefighter.
• Must be able to work day/night shifts.
• Must have knowledge of computers.
• Must have good written and oral skills.

How to apply:     (Submit completed application to):

Mail:

Human Resource Department:

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa

P.O. Box 900

Belcourt, ND 58316

The Human Resource staff will not be responsible for incomplete applications

 Indian Preference Statement

Candidates for employment or career advances shall be hired, trained, and promoted without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or personal, political or religious beliefs.  However, preference shall be given in hiring in the following order between equally qualified candidates who are:

 

1. Enrolled Member Veteran (10 points to be given to enrolled member veterans in screening process as follow: (see definitions)
2. Enrolled member
3. Other Tribal Member veterans
4. Other Tribal Members

 Veteran Preference

 Veterans and eligible spouses of deceased will receive special consideration for initial appointments for all positions being filled by the TMBCI.  The intent of this policy is to promote and bring deserved services and benefits to our veterans for the personal sacrifices they have made.  To be considered for a preferential treatment under this policy, candidate(s) must submit copies of verification documents to Personnel Office along with the employment application for eligibility determination purposes.  An acceptable verification document is the discharge of transfer report form DD214.