Firefighter/Mechanic

Performs firefighting and emergency medical duties; diagnoses, repairs and maintains specialized firefighter equipment and vehicles.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Responds to emergencies and performs firefighting, rescue, and emergency medical duties. Provide specialized inspection, maintenance, and repair of Fire Department vehicles, fire stations, emergency equipment, and non-emergency equipment. Maintain maintenance logs, schedules, reports, and other documents. Maintain inventory and readiness of assigned equipment and related supplies. Reviews status of vehicles and equipment, and recommends equipment replacement and repairs. Assist with vehicle and equipment operation and maintenance training. Operates and inspects emergency, fire, rescue, medical and life saving tools and equipment. Travel to Villages for Maintenance of Apparatus and Equipment. Perform other duties as assigned.

This position is NON-Rotational. Housing is NOT provided. Therefore, due to extreme weather conditions in the arctic and for your safety, housing accommodations must be located and pre-arranged by the applicant prior to the start of employment. The applicant must pay for housing; it is not provided by the NSB.

Benefits: Health care is provided at no cost to the employee (no premiums). Health Care package covers major medical, preventive care, vision, dental and prescription drug benefits.

Requirements: High school graduate or GED, Two years of heavy or light duty vehicle and equipment repair and maintenance work experience, Ability to obtain certification as State of Alaska Firefighter I and Emergency Trauma Technician within one year of appointment, Valid Alaska Driver's License

Salary: $43.09 Hourly

Application Deadline: 2026-10-02