Fire Chief

Job Description

The Fire Chief/Fire Marshall is responsible for managing and directing the operations and administration of the fire department. He/she provides information to the Director of Public Safety and oversees the role of supervising all sworn and civilian employees.MUST SUBMIT COVER LETTER AND RESUME WITH APPLICATION.

Job Responsibilities

DUTIES AND REPONSIBILITIES:

The duties and responsibilities described below are indicative of what the Fire Chief/Fire Marshall may be asked to perform; other duties may be assigned.

Management :

• Provides leadership in administration of all department operations
• Develop and implement department policies; procedures and standard operating guidelines.

• Prepares budgets; controls and monitors expenditures to meet recognized objectives of the City of Huntsville.

• Creates initiatives to accomplish the mission of the department.
• Plans and develops department operations; both administrative and technical.
• Oversees the implementation and evaluation of department operations.

• Develops and communicates the vision; mission; roles and functions of the Fire Department and the City both internally and externally.

Leadership :

• Provide departmental leadership and direction by developing and implementing a department strategic plan that collaborates with the vision; mission and values of the City.
• Assist with employee development through proper delegation and participation practices.
• Creates an environment that promotes team building; encourages creativity and acceptance or responsibility and accountability and recognizes accomplishments.

Training & Safety :

• Facilitate the integration of training programs as required by state; federal and local practices.
• Identify and coordinate safety-training needs for the City.
• Assist in a risk assessment including implementation of policies; procedures; and practices relating to training and safety matters.
• Ensure the department and the City is in compliance with OSHA safety; health and other state standards.

Emergency Situations :

• Oversee and assist incident command during emergency situations.
• Provide experience in command emergency situations.
• Ensure that all facilities; during construction; or damaged by fire or other factors are safe for use; and/or should be destroyed. Report such investigations to the City.

Supervision :

• Recruits; selects; supervises; trains and appraises Fire personnel and conducts orientations for new staff.
• Ensures the city personnel policies and procedures are carried out.
• Works with supervisory staff to ensure that performance standards are in place and that staff receives appropriate training; coaching; and counseling to meet the Department's objectives of service.

• Investigate and take action with personnel problems while following all department; state and federal regulations.
• Develop and implement personnel policies and procedures.

Administrative :

• Makes reports to the Texas Commission on Fire Protection.
• Represents the department in all activities; including networking with County; State; International Fire Chief's Associations and other agencies as appropriate.
• Acts as the primary source for media releases for the department.
• Oversee the purchase of supplies; equipment; clothing; etc. for the department.
• Develops and administers the department budget and present budget to the Office of Public Safety.
• Implements change to improve operations or reduce expenditures.
• Must meet the minimum ICS training requirements to be able to perform Emergency Management Coordinator duties as needed.

Intergovernmental Relations :

• Coordinate with other regulatory agencies when necessary on matters involving emergency services.
• Develop relationships with other agencies within the City; County; or others as appropriate to support the culture of the City.

• Responsible for representing the Fire Department to all members and facets of the community to promote the department's vision and objectives.
• Participates in local; regional; state and national professional organizations by attending meetings; conferences and educational activities.
• Maintains good working relationship with other city departments.

QUALIFACTION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully; an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge; skill and/or ability required at the time or hire or for continuation of employment.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• High School diploma or equivalent. Prefer bachelor's degree related to fire science.
• Experience as a firefighter.
• Experience preferred as a EMT-B; EMT-I or EMT-P.
• Minimum of five (5) years experience in a supervisory and/or management capacity.
• Minimum of two (2) years experience in budget planning and administration.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to cooperate with elected officials; staff; and the public.
• Ability to provide expert advise without formal supervisory responsibility.
• Ability to instruct and train other staff in methods and procedures.
• Ability to maintain all types of records including staff personnel records and monitor budgets.

• Ability to make hiring and promotional recommendations.
• Ability to prepare performance evaluations and make recommendations regarding unsatisfactory employees.
• Ability to respond to complaints and grievances
• Ability to negotiate and resolve all types of conflicts.
• Ability to establish rules and regulations and carry out disciplinary procedures.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of materials.
• Ability to work in a hectic; busy; and sometimes stressful environment.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as policies and procedure; federal; state or NFPA regulations; teaching materials-handbooks; manuals; computer manuals.
• Ability to communicate effectively with employees; officials and the public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• Ability to perform basic math skills - add; subtract; multiply and divide in all units of measure whole numbers; common fractions; and decimals.
  REASONING SKILLS:
• Ability to organize time and resources.
• Ability to define problems and deal with a variety of situations.
• Ability to think quickly; maintain self-control; and adapt to stressful situations.
• Ability to use good judgment and effectively solve problems.
• Ability to plan work and establish priorities

PHYSICAL WORK ENVIRONMENT: The physical demands and work environment described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• An employee must regularly be required to stand; walk; sit; talk; and hear; use hands to finger; handle or feel. Also; regularly must be able to bend; stoop; twist; and reach with hands and arms. On occasion; an employee must be able to climb or balance.
• An employee may be asked on a regular basis to lift no more than 30 pounds.
• Vision requirements are close; distance and color vision; peripheral and depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Employees may be expected to perform duties outdoors in all types of weather on emergency scenes.
• At emergency scenes the employee may be required to lift persons and objects in excess of 100 lbs. Additionally; employees will be required to stand; walk; stoop; reach; bend; climb and/or balance.
• Employees at emergency scenes will be required to work at excessive heights via use of ladders or lifting devices and will be exposed to excessive heat; cold; wet and hazardous situations.
• Must be able to respond within 30 minutes in an emergency.
• Must be available 24/7.

Exempt : No

Type : FT Employee

Department : Public Safety-Fire

Location : DEFAULT