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Hawaii Fire Department - Water Safety Officer II Position No. OO-New Attachment A Continuation - Duties of the Position Show % of time Duties of the Position: Patrol: (1),(2),(3),(4) • Mans lifeguard tower, patrols beach on foot along rocky coastline at assigned beach; 50% keeps alert of all beach activities and weather conditions; removes hazardous obstacles from beach when practicable (i.e. broken glass, bottles, refuse, etc.); and assists in evacuating people in time of emergency. • Swims and uses rescue board to patrol rough open ocean waters; rescues people in distress, including team rescues with fire and helicopter rescue units. • Warns people of unsafe beach and ocean conditions (i.e. high surf, strong currents, tsunami, and other National Weather Service and/or Civil Defense warning signals.) • Supervises and controls beach activities by ensuring the enforcement of water safety policies, rules and regulations and applicable laws of County, State, and Federal governments through the appropriate agencies. Training: (1),(2),(3),(4) 20% • Trains on the job learning speck beach conditions and accident/incident history, Radio procedures, and Emergency Medical Response System through Fire Control. • Learns standard operating procedures as contained in beach manual; gives the general public talks on water safety; acts as a sight observer when called upon by Civil Defense, Police, and Fire departments. • Participates in in-service training programs to maintain physical condition, learn new first aid and rescue methods and techniques, learn to use new equipment, etc. • Maintains a high degree of physical fitness to effectively execute ocean rescues (runs long distances, swims long distances, paddles rescudlboard, climbs up and jumps off shoreline cliffs, etc.) Rescue: (1),(2),(3),(4) 15% • Administers first aid, rescue breathing, and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) an renders major first aid in cases requiring emergency medical services. • Calls for ambulance, police, security, fire helicopter, boat rescue, and back-up water safety units. Reports: (1), (2),(4) 10% • Verbally informs supervisor and Fire Control of all incidents when on duty; reports when leaving station to rescue a victim(s). • Prepares and submits written reports (i.e. accident, rescue, first aid, etc.) • Maintains daily log sheet of beach and station activities. • Insures that station supplies and equipment are maintained in a constant of readiness. Miscellaneous: (2),(4) 5% • May be periodically assigned to the pools or to relieve Water Safety Officers within the district. • Gives talks and demonstrations on water safety to community groups. • Performs other related duties as required.