Fire Captain

The City of Saint Paul class specifications reflect a general description of the work performed by positions allocated to the job class and includes salary ranges and a link to the complete salary schedule. A Career Ladder, referred to as the is another resource available to employees, managers, and applicants to assist in identifying career progression opportunities within the City of Saint Paul.# Fire CaptainClass Title: Fire CaptainClass Code: 610210Salary: $79,144.00 - $115,044.80 AnnuallyGeneral Duty Statement: Performs first-line supervisory work over a fire company. Coordinates the inspection of a fire station and its equipment for maintenance and serviceability purposes. Determines the best strategy for positioning the company and location of apparatus to resolve an emergency. Supervises fire ground tactical operations until relieved by a superior officer. Works as an Emergency Medical Technician or Paramedic. Performs other related duties and responsibilities as required.Supervision Received: Works under the general and/or administrative supervision and direction of a manager or a department director.Supervision Exercised: Exercises technical, general, and/or administrative supervision over assigned staff.Typical Duties (Examples may not include all duties performed): 1. Provides supervision, guidance, counseling and direction to subordinate staff; commands the activities of assigned staff in safe and proper operations; provides clear, sufficient, and timely information to the crew about plans, expectations, tasks, and activities. Works as incident commander until relieved by a superior officer. Oversees the operation of a fire station; trains personnel in firefighting and life saving techniques or procedures, and the proper operation of tools and equipment. Ensures proper maintenance of assigned facilities, equipment and apparatus. 2. Enforces Fire Department and Human Resources policies, standard operating procedures, rules and regulations; accurately, fairly, consistently and efficiently evaluates performance. Maintains internal and external cooperative working relationships through effective written and oral communication. Maintains records and provides clear, complete and detailed incident reports. 3. Responds to emergency medical calls with a company. Provides basic and/or advanced level life support of patient care to ensure that life threatening situations and potentially serious injuries are recognized and cared for appropriately. Ensures patients are protected from additional hazards and transported to an appropriate medical facility for treatment, as needed. Emergency Medical Technicians assist Paramedics in their duties. Determines nature and extent of illness or injury and prioritizes medical procedures and/or treatment plans. Lifts and moves patients. Observes, records, and reports situation/status of patient to medical facility and/or dispatch. Maintains ethical and legal standards. Is responsive and respectful to patients, families and medical facility staff. 4. Performs firefighting tasks, rescue operations, and other emergency response actions, under stressful conditions, while wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), which requires the ability to tolerate increased respiratory workload, and may cause dehydration and increased body temperature. 5. Climbs ladders and stairs, operates from heights, walks, stoops, and/or crawls including in the dark, along narrow and uneven surfaces, and in proximity to electrical power lines and/or other hazards. Performs tasks while wearing PPE weighing at least 50 pounds, and carrying equipment weighing at least 20 additional pounds. 6. Responds to fires calls with a company. Connects and handles hose lines and nozzles, advancing water-filled hose lines up to 2.5 inches in diameter from fire apparatus to occupancy, negotiating multiple flights of stairs, ladders and other obstacles. Places or hoists ladders; utilizes water or chemical extinguishers and hoses to extinguish a fire. 7. Ventilates and forces entry of burning buildings by breaking glass; springing or forcing doors, windows or gates; cutting locks, bars or wire grating; or breaking walls using appropriate safety gear and equipment. 8. Searches, finds, rescues, drags or carries victims, ranging from newborns to adults weighing over 175 pounds to safety. Locates victims in smoky areas by crawling around room near walls, below smoke level, and searching by touch when visibility is limited. 9. Assists with special rescue operations and crowd control in emergency situations. Pries open vehicles, equipment, or structures using specialized equipment such as jaws-of-life or winch in order to free trapped persons. 10. Performs salvage and overhaul operations. Carries, by hand, materials and debris such as furniture and appliances from fire areas to prevent smoke, fire, and water damage. Uses axes, bars or ceiling hooks to open walls and floors to remove sheet rock and ceiling material to check for signs of fire, hot spots, potential rekindle and extensions of fire. Drains water from floors, shovels debris, and patches windows, holes, and doors. 11. Operates in difficult, hazardous, and unpredictable work environments including but not limited to conditions of extreme hot or cold; low visibility and confined space; in interior and exterior areas; in the water; on elevated ladders or apparatus; at accident scenes; and/or under adverse weather conditions such as rain, ice, and high winds. May be exposed to toxic fumes, irritants, particulates, biological and non-biological hazards, and/or heated gases. 12. Performs critical, time sensitive, complex problem solving during physical exertion for prolonged periods of time without benefit of warm up, scheduled rest periods, meals, access to medication, or hydration, and further aggravated by fatigue, flashing lights, sirens, and other distractions. 13. Reacts effectively and efficiently under pressure, stressful conditions or in emergency situations according to standard operating procedures. Follows, interprets, applies, explains, and enforces state and local laws, departmental rules and regulations, and department standard operating procedures in responding to fires and emergency calls. Drives and operates fire apparatus or other vehicles in non-emergency and in emergency mode with emergency lights and sirens as needed. 14. Communicates while wearing PPE and SCBA under conditions of high background noise, poor visibility, and drenching from hose lines and/or fixed protection systems (sprinklers). Operates fire department communications equipment, receives and transmits messages in emergency or non-emergency situations, relays and records information that is complete, accurate, and clear. 15. Works a 24-hour shift and maintains complete response readiness at all times. Supports the safety of one another and functions as an integral component of a team where sudden incapacitation of a member can result in mission failure or there is risk of injury or death to a civilian or other team members.Competencies (Not listed in order of importance): Technical Expertise 1. Demonstrates advanced knowledge of the theories, principles, and techniques of fire science, emergency rescue, hazardous materials, and fire investigation; operation and maintenance of firefighting and emergency medical equipment, tools, and apparatus. 2. Demonstrates advanced knowledge of building construction, wiring practices, fire codes, mathematics and hydraulics. 3. Demonstrates an ability to quickly and safely respond to fire and emergency calls with the company using appropriate procedures, techniques, methods, apparatus, tools and equipment; attend to sick and injured persons; and perform all aspects of fire ground operations according to #J-18808-Ljbffr St. Paul