Botetourt County Fire & EMS — Fincastle, VA
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Botetourt County Fire & EMS in Fincastle, Virginia is hiring for Fire & EMS Flex Time (ALS, BLS, Firefighter). The posted pay is $22–$25 an hour (about $45,760–$52,000 a year at full time). The posting stays open until the position is filled.
Among 60 current Virginia postings on Driftsmoke with a listed salary, this top-of-range pay is higher than 7% of them; the median among them is $74,466/yr.
Botetourt County Fire & EMS is a combination (career and volunteer) department with 8 stations, serving about 32,000 people. Founded in 2014.
Botetourt County Fire & EMS is a hybrid career-volunteer department protecting over 32,000 residents across 548 square miles of Virginia's Roanoke Valley region, running seven stations out of headquarters in Fincastle.
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Summary by Driftsmoke from the official bulletin and department records; the full posting follows below.
Job Summary:
Performs responsible protective service work involving fire suppression, emergency medical care, specialized rescue, hazardous material mitigation, prevention activities, pre-planning, building inspections, training, physical fitness and other non-emergency support as required, trained and equipped to do so (firefighting components are optional for this position). Will perform customer service/community service projects of a varied nature to include such tasks as safety outreach to the elderly, public education and as a community contact for the County’s public safety team. Due to the structure of the fire and emergency medical services in Botetourt County, individuals in this postion must have the ability to interact with volunteer units based on the prevailing situation at the scene of an emergency incident. Utilizing excellent communication and organizational skills, ensures that the citizens of and visitors to Botetourt County receive the best possible emergency services.
This position is essential. Personnel occupying this position may be scheduled to work regardless of weather conditions and/or when general county offices are closed. May be subject to emergency call back. Persons in this position will encounter sensitive information in the performance of their duties and are expected to maintain that information confidentially.