Fire Equipment Technician

Role overview

Essential duties

• Services, cleans, tests, and checks hydraulic rescue tools, pumps, valves, pressure-relief valves, and gas, diesel, or electric prime movers; pressure-tests equipment before return to service.
• Inspects, tests, maintains, and recertifies MSA air carts and cylinders, including batteries, electronic alarms, cylinder condition, gauges, and valves.
• Inspects and maintains SCBA compressors, refill stations, storage trailers, gas boosters, decanting systems, motors, purification systems, controls, and air monitoring equipment.
• Inspects, tests, cleans, and performs preventive maintenance on J-Fire masks and Level A and Level B suits; services and recertifies suits.
• Inspects, tests, maintains, and recertifies SCBA and MSA units.
• Deploys to Qatar and travels to multiple locations.

Education and experience

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Five years of related fire/rescue equipment maintenance experience is preferred.
• Experience operating halon recovery and recycle systems is preferred.
• Experience repairing high-pressure air compressors to manufacturer requirements is preferred.

Certifications and knowledge

• Certifications stated as to be obtained: Hurst Rescue Equipment, MSA Level A, DOT hydrostatic cylinder testing, MSA R.I.TE. and MultiRAE, Bauer Levels 1 and 2, MSA M7 Responder Level B, Holmatro, NFPA 1071 or equivalent, NFPA 10, NFPA 1932, and HazMat competency.
• Knowledge of MSA SCBA, ladders, hoses, structural and/or ARFF testing, and NFPA regulations and standards.

Additional requirements

• Active DoD Secret clearance; valid U.S. driver's license and ability to drive a manual-transmission vehicle; valid U.S. passport.
• Must meet USCENTCOM deployment policy requirements and obtain and maintain a host-nation driver's license and residency visa.
• Must tolerate extreme heat, dust, long hours, weather, and hazardous conditions, and lift up to 50 pounds.