Fire Chief

Fire Chief

Major duties:

• Conducts initial and refresher training classes in fire fighting, medical self help, safety and evacuation carries.
• Ensures all fire fighters are trained in the skills of driving, equipment operation and various fire fighting positions like hoseman, nozzleman, etc.
• Directs on the job training for employees, broadens employee training, and provides backup skills by cross training.
• Ensures all fire fighters are trained and qualified for current positions held and progressively trained for promotion to the next level of responsibility.
• Assigns work to subordinates and formulates, prepares, and implements SOG's for fire department operations.
• Determines shift requirements, prepares schedules, and assigns duties and equipment to cover pre scheduled duty hours, standby duty within the established tour and during hazardous operations.
• Explains work requirements, methods and procedures as needed, giving special instruction on difficult or different operations. Answers technical questions about the work.
• Plans, organizes, directs, trains, and supervises the Fire Department personnel, all fire protection service, and as required, performs firefighting and first responder tasks.
• Assists in managing the hazardous materials spill response and ensures department hazardous materials response readiness.
• Manages the installation ambulance service and managing the implementation and training requirements for Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) program for the installation.
• Protect residents on the campus whose physical or mental condition limits their ability to protect themselves in the event of a fire or emergency.
• Initiates personnel action requests relating to human resource issues such as anticipated vacancies, increases in workload, promotions, reassignments, or other status changes to assigned personnel.
• Resolves complaints of employees through contacting higher levels of supervision, the service, or other organizations.
• Implements provisions of personnel management programs where established procedures exist such as equal employment opportunity action plans; career development plans; training plans; time, leave, and overtime policies and practices, etc.

Work Schedule: Full time, 56 hr shifts, 112 hrs/pay period. The Fire Chief works a 56 hour week (40 hours during administrative period and a 16 hour work period during non-administrative hours).

Compressed/Flexible: Not authorized

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Fire Chief / PD04089O

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized