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Job Description
Job Details
Fulltime Captain
Application Deadline
Applications must be submitted by April 11 2025 at 1700 hours to be considered.
Benefits
Starting Wage*: Starting Pay at $26.50 per hour. Annual step raises available up to 11 years of service with the department.
Annual step raises available up to 11 years of service with the department. Eligible pay for higher TCFP Officer Certifications.
*Qualifying candidates may receive lateral entry dependent on experience and qualifications.
Holiday Pay: Eligible for 12 paid Holidays 2x hourly base pay rate.
PTO: Starting at 144 hours. Seniority date will be honored and taken into account to determine the tier of PTO hours earned.
Retirement: TCDRS Mandatory Participation at 5 with optional deferred compensation 457b plan.
Insurance: Medical Vision Dental: Employeeonly 100 employer paid. Dependents covered at 80. Shortterm Longterm Disability and Life Insurance and AD&D 100 employer paid.
Protective Clothing: Supplied by District
Uniforms: Supplied by District
PAT & Interview Process:
Invitation to PAT Testing & Interview: By April 18 2025
PAT Testing & Interviews: Week of April 21 2025
Physical Agility Test:
- 100 ft. aerial climb and descend. Candidate must not stop and must be a smooth climb to the top of the platform. Candidate shall wear workout attire helmet gloves and Class III safety harness within 5 minutes. 3minute rest period.
- 40yard 200 lb. Rescue Dummy Drag (workout attire helmet gloves and SCBA). Candidate must drag the dummy without stopping within 2 minutes. 3minute rest period.
- 12 flights of stairs 8minute time limit (workout attire helmet gloves and SCBA). 3minute rest period.
- 1mile run 10 minutes time limit applicant cannot stop or walk (regular workout attire).
- PAT Video Demonstration click here
Firefighter Skills Agility Test:
- Extend and retract a 24foot extension ladder to the second story of the training facility.
- Start vent saw. Climb 24 ft ladder to the roof line and return to the ground.
- Catch hydrant using a 5inch supply line while pulling 100 ft of hose and placing hydrant valve on thesecondary cap.
- Deploy a 1 inch attack line to the second story of training building and flow a continuous stream for 60seconds.
- Candidates will be required to wear a fire helmet gloves and SCBA. Candidate will sign a liability waiverprior to performing.
Expected Performance Standard
Members at all levels are expected to demonstrate the highest level of ethics leadership at all levels and effectively work together to meet the needs and expectations of the community and the department through work behaviors that support and align with the departments vision mission values goals and objectives.
Essential Job Functions:
- Is familiar with all expectations policies and standard operating practices of the Department.
- Maintains physical and emotional health/wellness as required to complete assigned duties of this job.
- Plans coordinates assigns directs and participates in emergency and nonemergency response operations and activities of an assigned shift within a fire station.
- Ensures assigned activities are carried out effectively efficiently and according to department operating practices.
- Participates in the development and implementation of goals objectives policies and priorities.
- Recommends and implements policies and procedures
- Identify resource needs review with appropriate management staff and implement improvements.
- Directs coordinates supervises and reviews the work plan for assigned personnel.
- Assigns work activities and projects monitors workflow and reviews and evaluates work.
- Responds to alarms involving fire medical aid gas leaks hazardous substances and rescue work.
- Assumes incident command and conducts incident assessment.
- Directs and performs firefighting rescue and medical care duties.
- Ensures PS Trax is up to date on all assigned apparatus.
- Handles shiftlevel complaints.
- Maintains personal hygiene appearance and station spaces in accordance with expectations.
- Abides by department rules and regulations.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Hiring Process:
- Conditional Job Offer
- Pass a background and Motor Vehicle Report check
- Pass a Drug Screen and Breath and Alcohol test
- Pass a medical evaluation
Harris County Emergency Services District No. 16 is an EOE.
HCESD No. 16 participates in Everify.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
- Must be a minimum of 18 years of age
- Must have a high school diploma or equivalent
- Must be able read write and speak English
- Must be U.S. citizen by birth or naturalized OR if not a U.S. citizen immigration status must be current and permit the applicant to work a fulltime job in the U.S.
- Minimum of 6 years of firefighting experience with a recognized municipal industrial or DoD fire department of comparable size and complexity.
- Any combination of education and experience that would provide the knowledge skills and abilities required for this job description.
Required Certifications by April 14 2024:
- TCFP Intermediate Firefighter
- TCFP Driver/Operator Pumper
- TCFP Fire Officer 1
- TCFP Fire Instructor 1
- EMS: TX DSHS EMTBasic or higher
- NIMS IS
Preferred Certifications:
TCFP Advanced Firefighter or higher
TCFP Fire Officer 2 or higher
All outofstate applicants must be in the reciprocity process with TCFP/DSHS by the application hire date and must provide proof and status to the department. If you have any questions please get in touch
Additional Requirements
- A valid Texas Class B Exempt drivers license with an acceptable driving record.
- Requires a comprehensive background investigation to include a local state and federal criminal history.check and sex offender registry check.
- Requires an ongoing satisfactory result from a medical evaluation and substance/controlled substan
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