Fire Captain

Summary

Under the supervision and direction of Chief Officers; will serve as a Fire Captain assigned to an engine company responsible for managing a comprehensive fire and emergency services program to include ARFF services and protecting life and property by supervising and performing firefighting, emergency aid, hazardous materials mitigation, technical rescues, fire prevention, and public education duties. This position will interface with all levels of employees and management.

• Act as the primary contact with client representatives, and generally manage shift fire operations on a minimum of 40 hours per week.
• Respond to all emergencies, including fires, Aircraft incidents, medical emergencies, vehicle accidents, hazardous materials incidents, technical rescue incidents, water leaks and flooding as requested by the client.
• Provide and/or manage emergency services including emergency first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation for the assistance and protection of on-site personnel.
• Know and carryout the facility fire prevention plan.
• Ensure and/or inspect and maintain fire protection equipment.
• Conduct monthly fire protection inspections in assigned areas throughout the facilities.
• Ensure and/or conduct monthly fire extinguisher inspections, training, and maintain records in accordance with NFPA standards.
• Ensure and/or conduct monthly fire sprinkler system inspection and testing, and maintain records in accordance with NFPA standards.
• Ensure and/or monitor all welding and cutting and provide standby support during hazardous welding operations when requested by the client.
• Participate and assist with insurance carrier and other outside agency inspections and audits.
• Ensure and/or provide rescue standby support for confined space entry operations when requested by the client.
• Ensure and/or test on-site fire pumps in accordance with NFPA Standards
• Ensure and/or test all fire protection systems such as sprinkler, fire pumps, post-indicator valves, risers, tamper alarms, fire detection systems, and specialized extinguishing systems such as NaX and deluge systems.
• Maintain all inspection and maintenance records in accordance with NFPA and client site requirements.
• Conduct initial, annual requalification and other training as necessary for all firefighter employees assigned to client facilities.
• Responsible for correcting deficiencies found in operational procedures or techniques through follow-up training.
• Assist with payroll and scheduling duties.
• Ensure fire personnel perform fire, hazardous materials, technical rescues, and EMS operations in accordance with client’s policies and procedures.
• Ensure all firefighter personnel maintain a high quality of work on fire and rescue related tasks.
• Responsible for responding to and managing emergency incident operations in accordance with client’s policies and procedures.
• May be required to perform additional duties as requested by client.

• Must undergo and meet company standards for background and reference checks, controlled substance testing, and behavioral selection survey, in addition to any mandatory licensing requirements
• Must be 21 years of age at time of hire
• Must be eligible for employment in the United States
• No felony convictions
• No misdemeanor convictions within the last 7 years
• Must have a valid commercial driver’s license appropriate for the fire apparatus to be driven for the state of residence.
• Must have a valid DMV Medical Examiner’s Certificate in accordance with 49 CFR .
• Must have clean driving record per MVR (7 year printout may be required)
• Successfully pass NFPA 1582 firefighter medical exam conducted by a licensed physician.
• Successfully pass a firefighter’s physical agilities test during the pre-employment process and then yearly thereafter.
• High School Diploma or G.E.D (Associate’s Degree in Fire Technology preferred)
• Must be a fire academy graduate from a State certified or Department of Defense certified training facility meeting the NFPA 1001 Standard for Firefighter Professional Qualifications training guidelines or possess a Firefighter II certificate from a State Fire Marshal’s office or from the Department…