Firefighter – EMT – Fire Safety Technician Position Available In Washington, Rhode Island

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• EMT•Fire Safety Technician General Dynamics Electric Boat United States, Rhode Island, North Kingstown 165 Dillabur Avenue (Show on map) Jun 24, 2025 Firefighter•EMT•Fire Safety Technician Requisition

ID 2025-14741

Location US-RI-North Kingstown Seat Location EB Quonset Point Facility Trade Security and Transportation Shift 2nd, 3rd Security Clearance Required Secret Number of Openings 3 Overview This position is located at the Quonset Point facility in North Kingstown, RI. The Fire Safety Technician position is a diverse position that influences life safety conditions in a shipyard manufacturing facility. A Fire Safety Technician will be responding to and dealing with all types of emergency responses within Electric Boat. Those responses range from fire-related emergencies, hazardous material incidents, confined space rescues, high angle rope rescues and EMS responses. Fire Safety Technicians will also certify atmospheres in all confined spaces, preform fire-safety inspections of buildings and submarine units, surveillance of all hot work on the facility and fire code enforcement in accordance with

NFPA, OSHA, RI

Fire Code, Electric Boat and Navy requirements. Fire Safety Technician will be trained for confine spaces certifications, ventilation, and 24 hour re-certifications. Other responsibilities are daily vehicle inventory and inspections, yearly testing of fire hydrants, dry and wet pipe sprinkler testing, monthly testing of fire alarm and fire systems, fire extinguisher and fire hose maintenance, quarterly and bi-annual testing. Working with maintenance personnel to repair and update fire alarms and sprinklers. Responsibilities ranging from haz-mat locker inspection; FDC inspections, AED maintenance, gas meter maintenance and testing.

Qualifications Required:

High School diploma or GED
Valid Rhode Island EMT license and

NREMT. NREMT

exempt prior to 2012
FF-1, FF-II (Pro Board)
Valid Motor Vehicle Operators license
Must be able to obtain DOD clearance

Preferred:

Fire Alarm and or Sprinkler system knowledge
Confine Space Rescue
High Angle Rope Rescue
Hazardous Materials qualification
Pro Board Certifications Skills Must be able to work from heights.
Must be able to climb staging and ladders.
Must fit inside confine spaces. Physical Qualifications Climbing, Color Vision, Crawling, Heavy Lifting, Kneeling, Light Lifting, Medium Lifting, Pulling, Pushing, Reaching, Stooping, Twisting Environmental Attributes Cold, Dry, Dusty, Hot, Inside, Noise, Oily, Outside, Wet Join our talent pools, get job alerts, and see EB news We can recommend jobs specifically for you!
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