Battalion Fire Chief

$ max top-step salary with all incentives, if eligible.

incentives:

• 5% bilingual
• 7.5% education
• 5% haz cert pay
• 8% holiday pay
• 2.
  
  -4.5 longevity pay

under administrative direction, may serve as a duty or staff chief. The battalion fire chief will be assigned duties and responsibilities that involve interaction with fire personnel, city personnel, and the community; respond to and assume command at emergencies or as part of the incident command team; and assume various emergency and non-emergency duties, and committee work as assigned.

this job class functions at a management level of classification and serves as a member of the fire department management team. The battalion fire chief will be assigned either a 5 day/8 hour shift, a 4 day/10 hour shift, or to a 24 hour platoon duty as decided by the fire chief.

• serves as incident commander at emergencies
• serves as acting division chief
• serves as part of the incident command team
• serves as duty chief, or staff chief as assigned
• plans, organizes, and coordinates projects and programs as assigned
• understands the principles of the incident command system
• understands, interprets, and enforces federal, state, and local laws and regulations as they relate to fire and life safety, training standards, fire prevention codes and fire investigation.
• performs fire and life safety inspections under the direction of the division chief, fire marshal and/or fire chief
• serves on various work groups, advisory groups or committees as assigned
• attends meetings day or night as the fire department representative
• implements orders, regulations, ordinances, and laws relative to the mission of the fire department
• analyzes data, researches new methods, and communicates verbally and in writing that relate to a project, program, or work assignment
• effectively interacts with the public, fire personnel, and city employees to solve problems, identify solutions, and implement programs and projects
• implements fire department training and work safety programs
• revises and prepares fire department rules, regulations, projects, programs, principles and procedures
• reviews, understands, and assists in the preparation of the fire department’s annual budget
• ensures the proper operation and maintenance of all fire department apparatus and equipment
• reviews and prepares activity reports, training bulletins, fire suppression and prevention reports, staff reports and other written reports as directed
• serves in the department’s management role in the city’s emergency operations center
• provides training, guidance, and leadership to all members of the fire department
• provides assistance in the fire department’s operation and administration
• performs other related duties as assigned by the division chief and/or fire chief
• supervises the work of the fire captain assigned to shifts
• perform fire prevention duties as assigned.

knowledge of:

• modern principles, practices, and techniques of department administration and operation
• methods and principles of fire suppression, investigation, and prevention
• proper use and operation of firefighting apparatus and equipment
• analytical techniques and effective methods of solving problems
• principles of supervision and training
• knowledge and development of accounting and budgeting principles
• incident command system, hazardous materials recognition, ems/paramedic procedures, confined space rescue, urban search and rescue techniques, multi-casualty incidents and wildland fires
• cultural awareness, gender, and personnel issues

• provide supervision and training to personnel
• effectively and tactfully communicate in both oral and written forms
• prepare written staff reports and training bulletins
• prepare oral reports; make effective presentations to department personnel, city council, and community organizations
• prepare budget estimates and control expenditures
• represent the fire department with high standards of ethics, professionalism, and dedication
• focus on multiple tasks simultaneously
• respond to negative feedback appropriately
• drive fire department vehicles and maintain safe driving record
• establish and maintain effective work…