Emergency Response Technician

POSITION PURPOSE

The Emergency Response Technician

provides critical technical and operational support to the Emergency Response team. This role is responsible for the maintenance, testing, and readiness of life-safety respiratory equipment and fire apparatus tools. Beyond equipment upkeep, the technician serves as a vital frontline safety presence, conducting site inspections, performing safety audits, and supporting environmental spill response efforts to ensure a hazard-free work environment. Location: Alpine

Key Responsibilities:

- Provides field support of respiratory equipment to include air compressors, air sampling, required testing and maintenance and repair of field emergency response equipment.

- This position may also be a member of the Fire, Medical, Rescue, and Spill Response teams.

- Provide spill response and environmental management support to the assigned area.

- Perform safety audits, identify and record hazard analyses of specific jobs.

- Performs site inspections around the assigned facility to ensure areas are free from all environmental and safety risks.

- The scope of work is to include fire hose testing including large diameter hose; cleaning of respirators used in emergency response training as well as that used in support of field operations.

- Maintenance of small tools and equipment utilized on fire apparatus other non-technical physical labor associated with training in emergency response.

Minimum and Preferred Skills and Experience:

- Must be at least 18 years of age,

- A valid Alaska driver's license

- Willingness to work rotational schedules (e.g. 2x2, 3x3)

- 0-3 years of experience related experience

- Provides technical and/or administrative support

- Demonstrates the ability to learn terminology, applications and standard procedure for performing the job function

- Perform routine, basic office/field tasks using established procedures

- Ability to communicate verbally in English

Preferred Qualifications:

- Firefighter 1 certification

- Active EMT certification

- Alaska North Slope experience