Murrells Inlet/Garden City Fire and Rescue

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The Murrells Inlet Garden City Fire District is a Class 3 combination Department that covers 45 square miles on the south end of beautiful Myrtle Beach. Our department currently operates out of 3 stations with 32 career staff and plans to build a fourth station are under way. With our districts rapid growth we are growing to meet the demands of our district. Our department provides both Fire and EMS coverage to the citizens we protect and respond to approximately 2300 calls a year.

 

Our Department operates with state of the art equipment and progressive EMS protocols. We also have on campus training center that includes a two story live burn building, training maze, LP props, and a four story rappelling tower. We host a variety of Fire classes for the SC Fire Academy and serve as a satellite American Heart Association Community Training Center.

 

The District offers an attractive benefit plan that includes major health and dental plan, State Retirement Plan (25yrs w/o age restriction), a secondary retirement plan (401k) that is paid through the 1% fund, and paid leave after probationary period of 11.08 hours per pay period.

 

Currently our department has openings for FF/Paramedics. Minimum requirements for applicants are:

NFPA FF-1 or higher

Haz-Mat Operations or higher

NREMT-Paramedic

ACLS, PALS, BTLS, and BCLS

 

Applicants who are awaiting initial results from National Registry for Paramedic or have a current NREMT-P without Fire qualifications are encouraged to apply. Interested applicants should send a completed application with a resume and current certifications to the address below.

 

MIGCFD

PO Box 648

Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 or contact
Assistant Chief Danny Lussier at 843-651-5143 Monday Thru Friday from 0800 till 1600.

Career Applications

Volunteer Applications

Hiring process

1.Applicant will be given a 100 question Firefighter/EMT or Firefighter/Paramedic  written test.
2. Applicant will then move on to an EMS based practical scenario based on applicants level of certification.
3.Applicant will move to the agility test. See below for agitlity test information.
4. Finally the applicant will move to the oral interview.

Agility Test

All applicants taking the agility test must sign a release of liabilty waiver form prior to entering the testing site. Once the waiver is signed applicants will be screened by on duty paramedics and EMTs for B/P, Heart Rate, O2 saturation, and respiratory rate. Any applicant who does not fall into the medical guidelines will not be allowed to continue with the agility test. Once the applicant has completed the test, they will return to medical screening for reevaluation of vital signs by medical personnel.

The agility test will require the applicants to wear Helmet, Turn out coat, Bunker Pants,firefighting boots, firefighting gloves, approved eye protection, and an SCBA, applicants will not be required to breath air through there SCBA during the agility test.

Agility Course Outline

 Station 1 – Carefully pick up a 14 ft roof ladder from the starting point, carry ladder to designated area of training tower and set ladder up at 1st floor window, proceed to station 2.


 Station 2 – Carefully pick up (2) 5 gallon jugs filled with water and walk to the designated area, carefully placing both jugs on the ground and proceed to station 3.


Station 3 – Carefully pick up nozzle and pull a charged 1 ¾ hand line to the designated area, carefully place nozzle on the ground and proceed to fourth station. 


Station 4 – Walk across a balance beam and proceed to station5.


Station 5– Carefully lower all 7 sandbags from there designated area and place them on the ground, once all bags are on the ground, carefully return all 7 bags to there starting position and proceed to station 6.


Station 6 – Using a roof hook provided strike a wooden plate located over test subjects head 10 times, return roof hook to starting position and proceed to station 7.


Station 7 – Carry a 50’ section of 2 ½” hose to the 3rd floor of the training tower and proceed to station 8.


Station 8– Once you reach the 3rd floor, proceed to window and pull up in a hand over hand method a donut roll 50’ section of 2 ½ “hose to 3rd floor window ledge then in the same over hand method return the hose roll to the ground, once completed pick up 50’ section of 2 ½” high-rise pack and return it to the starting position on the ground floor. Proceed to station 9.


Station 9 – In designated area under the training tower candidate will complete 10 push ups. Once completed proceed to station 10.


Station 10 – Candidate will proceed to large black pipe and crawl through the pipe to the other end. Once through proceed to station eleven.


Station 11 – Candidate will proceed to wood block and strike wood 10 times with the provided sledge hammer. Candidate will then proceed to station twelve.


Station 12 – Candidate will carefully pick same (2) 5 gallon jugs and return them to original position under the training tower. Candidate will then proceed to final station.


Final Station – Candidate will carefully lower 14’ roof ladder from 1st floor window and return it to its starting position. This will conclude the agility test. Candidate will then proceed to medical rehab.