Emergency Response Team Member

DuPont•Richmond, VA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

DuPont is immediately hiring Emergency Response Team Members at Spruance, VA site! The Emergency Response Team serves as a team member to carry out fire suppression and technical rescue, medical emergency response, fire prevention and hazardous material emergency response activities. The Emergency Response Team also performs various maintenance activities on fire equipment and fire station facilities.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Valid Virginia driver’s license
Virginia Department of Fire Programs or Pro Board-certified Firefighter I, and II. (Current)
Commonwealth of Virginia/ National Register Emergency Medical Technician (Current)
Technical Rescue/Confined Space Operations Level (Current)
Hazardous Materials Operations Level (Current)
Current CPR
Class III EVOC (Current)
Must pass background investigation and pass medical and drug screening.
Ability to create and maintain effective working relationships with peers, superiors, vendors, contractors, external government agencies and organizations.
Strong communication skills, both orally and in writing.
Must be clean, shaven and able to pass required fit test.

Responsibilities

Responds to emergency and non-emergency situations including fires, medical injuries and illness; hazardous materials spills; technical rescues such as river, trench, rope rescues, confined space auto, extrication; false alarms; flooding; and other situations, and carries out specific assigned duties such as connecting hoses, operating equipment, emergency vehicle driving and operation, positioning ladders, rescuing victims, and providing basic life support care as allowed as an EMT.
Extinguishing fires, using specialized equipment and techniques for industrial settings.
Responding to various emergencies, including hazardous material spills and other incidents.
Identifying and mitigating potential hazards to prevent incidents.
Conducting rescue operations for personnel trapped or injured in emergencies.
Educating employees on fire safety procedures and emergency protocols.
Maintaining firefighting equipment and ensuring its readiness.
Participating in pre-incident planning and risk assessments for industrial facilities.
Respond to all medical emergencies on site. Treat, package and prepare patients for transport if needed.
Conduct fire prevention inspections of buildings requiring application of national fire codes and corporate standards.
Works independently or as part of a team.
Establishes relationship with building managers to effectively communicate fire codes and safety procedures.
Identifies deficiencies, completes appropriate paperwork, references fire codes and notes explanations for property owners.
Initiates corrective action according to established procedures.
Creates rough drawings for every structure investigated and submits these to office staff to input into computer system.
Conducts follow-up inspections and forwards violations Fire Chief or area leadership.
Maintains equipment in a state of readiness and performs maintenance to prolong the useful life of expensive equipment.
Perform routine checks of equipment such as generators and air compressors, and records condition.
Performs general fire station building and grounds maintenance as required.
Performs routine maintenance of equipment, hoses, hand tools and specialized equipment.
Maintains personal protective gear and requests replacements when the functionality of equipment is compromised.
Participants in and/or conduct training exercises, demonstrations and instructions to prepare for emergency situations.
Provides on-the-job training, mentoring, and some work directions to new firefighters.
Trains peers on any specialized training received.
Performs public relations and education activities.
Conduct fire stations tours.
Communicates courteously and professionally and maintains working relationships with others in carrying out job functions.
Frequently interacts with others in the work unit, the Spruance site employees, public, vendors or across departments to exchange detailed and/or technical information.
Works safely, follows safe work practices, and identifies and reports unsafe work conditions.
Performs other duties as required or assigned.
ERT members will inspect, preplan and sign off on all confined space work prior to work starting.
ERT members will respond and assist with any onsite blood borne pathogen cleanup and disposal.
Complete all daily, weekly and monthly fire apparatus checks.
Ensure all apparatus and equipment is clean and ready to use.
Ensure fire houses are clean and ready to use at all times.
Complete all corporate and site training requirements i.e. I-Learn and WEBMOC documents.
Complete monthly required fire and EMS training.
Site fire and life safety audits.
Fire extinguisher inspections
Site emergency response pre-plan updates.
Update site emergency response procedures.
Assist areas with PHA’s, MOC or anything needing fire resources.
Train with outside Fire/EMS resources so things will go smooth in the event of emergency.
Perform hose testing on all hoses in use and in storage.