In Both Specialties
ABILITY TO:
- learn readily the principles, practices, methods and procedures used in operating a variety of fire
communications equipment.
- learn readily street and fire station locations and the location of principal fire hazards in the city.
- obtain essential information from persons under emergency conditions.
- think clearly and act quickly in emergency situations.
- maintain routine clerical records accurate and legibly.
- speak clearly and distinctly.
- learn to key information into a computer terminal accurately and at a minimum speed established by
the department.
- establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and the general public.
In the Bilingual Specialty
- speak, read and write fluently and clearly one of the languages spoken extensively in a foreign-language
community in the city.
MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
(The following statement represents the
minimum training and experience standards which will be used to admit or reject applicants for tests.
Applications submitted by candidates for this class will be reviewed based on training and experience
requirements as approved on 9/89.)
Both Specialties
- Education equivalent to the completion of the twelfth school grade.
Or any equivalent combination of education and experience determined acceptable by the Personnel
Department.
In the Bilingual Specialty
- Sufficient training and/or experience to be able to understand and speak fluently and clearly in a
designated foreign language.
PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Ability to physically perform the duties and to work in the environmental conditions required of a position in this
class.
PAY RANGE: 7
Class Established: 1/1953
Latest Spec. Revision: 9/1989
TOC/sb/ps
END OF JOB CLASS SPECIFICATION - 6J41