10/08/2025
Glenwood Fire Department in McDowell County is Hiring...
Are you ready to start a rewarding and impactful career? The Glenwood Fire Department invites you to apply for the position of Firefighter/Apparatus Operator. This role offers the opportunity to serve the community as a crucial member of a dedicated team, responding to fire emergencies, natural disasters, and medical crises.
As a firefighter/apparatus operator, you will engage in:
Emergency Response: Act swiftly and effectively to fire calls, disaster situations, and medical emergencies. This will include the response of Departmental apparatus.
Technical Training: Learn and master firefighting techniques, hazardous materials handling, and emergency medical care through rigorous study and training.
Life-Saving Work: Perform responsible and technical tasks to protect residents from fires, environmental hazards, and disasters, providing emergency medical treatment and conducting rescue operations.
Your responsibilities will include:
Fire Control and Extinguishment: Apply advanced techniques to manage and extinguish fires.
Medical Assistance: Deliver critical emergency medical care to the sick and injured.
Station Maintenance: Participate in the upkeep of equipment and station quarters to ensure readiness.
Public Interaction: Exhibit tact and courtesy when dealing with the public and those in distress, maintaining a professional demeanor at all times.
This role demands rapid response, strenuous physical exertion, and the ability to make independent judgments in high-pressure situations. Your performance will be evaluated based on your effectiveness in emergency responses and adherence to established procedures.
Work Schedule: 24/72 Rotating Shift Schedule
For more information on the hiring process, including timelines, please contact Chief Donnie Titpton at (828) 442-4854
Minimum Requirements:
- 18 years of age at the time of application
- Valid NC Drivers License
- High School Diploma or GED
- NCOSFM (Or IFSAC/Pro-Board) Certified Level II Firefighter.
- NCOEMS or National Registry EMT (w/ ability to obtain NC Reciprocity)
- NCOSFM (Or IFSAC/Pro-Board) Driver Operator EVD
Preferred Qualifications
- NCOSFM (Or IFSAC/Pro-Board) Diver Operator Pumps
- NCOSFM (Or IFSAC/Pro-Board) Technical Rescue Rope Rescue
- NCOSFM (Or IFSAC/Pro-Board) Technical Rescue Passenger Vehicle Rescue
- NCOSFM (Or IFSAC/Pro-Board) Swift Water Rescue Technician
- NWCG S130, S190, L180
Supplemental Requirements
- Successful passing of a pre-employment physical agility exam
- Successful passing of a pre-employment drug screening
- Successful passing of a pre-employment background check
Salary Range: $40,000
GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES
Performs responsible, technical work in protecting residents from fire and environmental emergencies or disasters, rendering emergency treatment to the sick and injured, and responding to emergency rescue situations involving bodily injury or potential loss of life. Employees are subject to the usual hazards of fire-fighting and rescue work, including risk of exposure to hazardous materials and blood-borne pathogens. Employees are responsible for station upkeep, apparatus readiness and can serve as an initial incident commander on an emergency scene. Employees will also be responsible for responding Departmental apparatus to calls for service both within the primary response area as well as automatic and mutual aid areas. Employee reports to a Fire Officer.
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF WORK
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Responds to fire calls as a firefighter; performs necessary work related to fire suppression.
Responds to calls for environmental and other disasters involving hazardous materials, such as gas leaks, fuel spills and chemical emergencies; takes proper steps to mitigate hazardous situations.
Responds to emergency calls as an emergency medical technician, performs necessary rescue work; administers necessary emergency medical care.
Responds to non-emergency calls, such as requests to assist other emergency medical care providers in moving patients into transportation vehicles and assisting disabled persons in their homes when other assistance is inadequate.
Participates in a continuous training program to improve competence in all areas related to fire fighting functions and meet Federal, State, and Local standards.
Operates fire apparatus responding to fire calls as a fire apparatus operator; performs necessary work related to fire apparatus operation and fire suppression.
Operates fire apparatus responding to calls for environmental and other disasters involving hazardous materials such as gas leaks, fuel spills and chemical emergencies; takes proper steps to mitigate hazardous situations.
Operates fire apparatus responding to medical emergency calls as an emergency medical technician; performs necessary rescue work; and administers necessary emergency medical care.
Operates apparatus responding to non-emergency calls, such as requests to assist other emergency medical care providers in moving patients into transportation vehicles and assisting disabled persons in their homes when other assistance is inadequate.
Participates in a continuous training program to improve competence in all areas related to fire fighting functions and meet Federal, State, and Local standards.
Actively participates in public fire and life safety education activities, hydrant maintenance, professional development reviews, and any other assigned duties.
Utilizes specialized hand and power tools in rescuing victims of fire, disaster and other emergencies.
Performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation or defibrillation as necessary.
Maintains appropriate level of physical fitness for duty.
Participates in as a member of a company in pre-fire planning.
Utilizes computerized data entry equipment and various word processing, spreadsheet, file maintenance, and/or database programs to enter, store, and/or retrieve information.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
General knowledge of fire fighting procedures, techniques and apparatus.
General knowledge of hazardous materials and mitigation of situations involving hazardous materials.
General knowledge of emergency medical procedures and techniques.
General knowledge of all facets of rescue.
General knowledge of equipment and supplies employed in fire fighting and in the emergency care of patients and victims of accidents.
General knowledge of County geography and of the location of roads and streets within the district.
Ability to respond quickly and calmly to emergency situations.
Ability to lift substantial weight.
Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to maintain professional demeanor.
Ability to work utilizing team concepts.
COMPETENCIES
Technical Competency: Ability to use the tools and concepts of the specialty area in which an employee works. Includes using appropriate processes, procedures, resources, and work or professional standards.
Interpersonal Competency: Ability to work with people, develop and maintain work relationships, communicate, manage conflict, and perform as an effective team member.
Intellectual Competency: Ability to think, learn and process information. Ability to solve problems and gather necessary information. Includes having math and reading skills appropriate to job level.
Customer Service: Ability to identify customers, determine the valid needs of a situation, and provide service or service recovery in a manner that satisfies the customer.
Organizational and Community Sensitivity: Ability to take the larger perspective into account, recognize organizational and community priorities and balance actions appropriately.
Physical Skills: Ability to perform required jobs with adequate strength, dexterity, coordination and visual acuity (with reasonable accommodation[s] if needed) and in a manner that does not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of the employee or others in the workplace.
