Fire Lieutenant

Overview

City of Orangeburg, South Carolina

Classification Specification

Internal Candidates Only!

FIRE LIEUTENANT
Fire Engineer IV
Grade 11

Salary: $57,089.00

The responsibility of this position is to supervise the day-to-day operations and staff involved in preventing, suppressing and extinguishing fires, providing emergency medical services, and other firefighting activities on an assigned shift for an assigned company or fire station.

This is a single level supervisory classification.

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Supervises and assists personnel in aspects of emergency and non-emergency scene activities to include safety, accountability, and welfare. May assist and serve as the acting company officer at the assigned station; may function as officer in charge at an incident. Performs command duties to include overseeing and directing the work of others at an incident unless or until relieved by a superior officer.
  
  Monitors all inspections for assigned fire station. Prepares reports, monitors fire station maintenance and sustainment, and performs other related duties as required to supervise and direct firefighting and other emergency incident scene operations.
• Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff: plans, directs and reviews work of individuals and the team; processes employee concerns and problems and counsels as appropriate; recommends discipline, disciplinary actions, or discharge; completes employee performance appraisals and salary increases; participates in interviews and makes hiring recommendations; acts as a liaison between employees and management; and trains staff in operations, policies, and procedures.
• Organizes, prioritizes, and assigns work: prioritizes and schedules work activities in order to meet objectives; ensures that subordinates have the proper resources needed to complete the assigned work; plans, schedules, conducts and records shift/company training and drill operations to ensure current knowledge, skills and abilities in application of fire science and emergency medical response technologies and equipment/apparatus operations; monitors status of work in progress and inspects completed work;
  
  and consults with assigned staff to assist with complex/problem situations and provide technical expertise.
• Responds as part of a unit/team to emergency scenes and other critical incidents; responds to dispatcher instructions and contacts appropriate related agencies as needed.
• Provides strategic and tactical command in the absence of a superior officer: supervises transportation of fire services personnel to incidents; evaluates incident conditions and requests additional resources as needed; oversees strategic placement of equipment to address an emergency incident or fire attack; coordinates unit’s activities with other responder units; and ensures overall safety of personnel.
• Supervises and participates in providing protection of life and property and responding to medical calls: suppresses, controls and extinguishes fires; performs search, rescue, extrication of victims, forcible entries; provides basic life support treatment to patients; assists with cleanup activities; and exercises control of emergency situations until relieved by a superior officer.
• Performs related administrative and supervisory tasks: ensures adherence to department policies and procedures; distributes directives and information from command staff; documents emergency calls; enters incident data and information into department systems; prepares, completes, and maintains various logs and written reports; tracks shift and leave schedules, time sheets, training and personnel forms; conducts and prepares post-incident analyses.
• Supervises and participates in the maintenance of company/station equipment: manages and ensures routine maintenance of assigned equipment/apparatus according to NFPA…