- Council or State Fire Marshal’s office or equivalent state, national or international association is desirable.
Physical demands
The physical demands described in this section are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work environment
The work environment characteristics described in this section are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions and regularly works in variable environmental conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but occasionally loud.
The nature of the work requires the employee to climb ladders or scaffolding in order to access or walk on rooftops. A sense of balance is required to walk on pitched rooftops. The job also requires the ability to access and enter cramped quarters such as crawlspaces located under homes, or spaces such as attic areas. Working within the crawlspace may bring the employee into contact with reptiles, insects and/or rodents. While conducting an inspection, it may require the employee to walk, traverse, or hike over rough, uneven terrain in varying weather conditions.
| Department: | Fire Department |
|---|---|
| FLSA Status: | Exempt |
| Prepared By: | City of San Rafael |
| Prepared Date: | January 2008 |
| Revised: | August 2015 |
| Revised: | May 2022 |