Emergency Vehicle Technician

About the role

The Emergency Vehicle Technician is responsible for maintaining and repairing a wide range of fire department vehicles and heavy equipment, ensuring they are ready for emergency response. This role involves hands‑on work with fire apparatus, ARFF trucks, ambulances, and other heavy‑duty machinery.

Key responsibilities

• Perform maintenance, repair, and servicing of fire vehicles, including structural ARFF and ambulance apparatus.
• Conduct heavy‑equipment maintenance: installation, troubleshooting, diagnostics, and preventive maintenance.
• Remove, inspect, and diagnose engines and mechanical units using computerized test equipment and calibration devices.
• Repair and overhaul mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems, including air‑conditioning units.
• Calibrate load‑monitoring indicators, rebuild hydraulic cylinders, valves, planetary drives, suspensions, springs, bushings, and kingpins.
• Replace seals, bearings, axle brakes, and perform crane rigging.
• Document work orders, invoices, repair records, and activity reports.
• Adhere to safety policies, handle hazardous waste, and perform recovery operations as needed.

Required profile

• Minimum two years of heavy‑vehicle maintenance experience in emergency, civilian, military, or tactical environments.
• High school diploma or equivalent; valid driver’s license.
• Prefer EVT Level 1 certification for Fire Apparatus, Ambulance, or ARFF.
• Knowledge of OSHA, ANSI, ASME, OEM standards and, optionally, U.S. military vehicle regulations.

Required skills

• Diesel engine repair and heavy automotive maintenance.
• Hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical system diagnostics.
• Use of electronic test equipment, computerized diagnostics, calibration devices, and gauges.
• Reading and interpreting schematics, blueprints, and technical drawings.
• Rebuilding hydraulic cylinders, valves, planetary drive units, suspensions, springs, bushings, and kingpins.
• Air‑conditioning system repair and load‑monitoring indicator calibration.
• Seal, bearing, axle brake replacement and crane rigging.