Firefighter/EMT

Employer: DeSoto Board of County Commissioners (FL)

Salary: $15.00 - $22.50 Hourly

Location: DeSoto County, FL

Job Type: Full-Time

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Department: Public Safety

Opening Date: 07/29/2025

Description

Professional firefighting/EMT duties of a varied nature under the direction of the superior officer.

Essential Job Functions

Lays, connects and places hose line in operation. Raises and climbs ladders. Enters building and other fire involved areas. Uses extinguisher, bars, hooks, lines and axes and other hand equipment. Ventilates burning buildings and structures. Throws salvage covers and removes debris.

• Makes regular inspections of apparatus and equipment and notifies supervisor of defects. Conducts routine maintenance and apparatus check-out as required.
• Drives and operates all rescue equipment as directed.
• Makes visual and physical i...