Essential Functions: -- Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge, and skills. Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following: 

• Plans, directs, and manages a comprehensive municipal fire prevention, investigation, public education, and emergency management program for enforcement of local, state, and federal laws and codes as they pertain to fire safety.

• Empowers, develops, and manages assigned personnel involved in fire prevention inspection, arson investigation, and fire safety work; resolves conflicts, promotes teamwork, and ensures communication among shifts and districts.

• Ensures uniformity of life safety management and facilitates coordination of activities among shifts, districts, and other departments and agencies.

• Manages, directs, and monitors the coordination of Emergency Management Plans and Procedures, the Department's fire investigations, Fire Code Enforcement Operations, and Public Education programs.

• Plans and prepares the Life Safety Management annual budget and manages operations within that budget. Promotes innovation, improvement, and employee development to achieve the vision of the department. 

• Plans, develops, prepares, and implements the Fire Prevention and Investigations Bureau annual budget and manages operations within that budget, tracks and monitors expenses.

• Promotes innovation, improvement, and employee development to achieve the vision of the department; participates in policy and protocol development; implements new procedures and encourages staff development. 

• Supervises, oversees, and manages the fire staff and personnel; administers appropriate disciplinary action as necessary, provides performance evaluation and feedback, and monitors department goals and objectives.

• Investigates cause and origin of fires; collaborates with other staff and personnel to investigate and gather information about fire and emergency incidents.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge of – 

• Modern techniques of fire prevention, inspection methods, and fire hazards 

• Methods of eliminating hazards 

• Ordinances and laws regarding fire prevention and fire safety 

• Building construction and materials 

• Emergency management and planning 

• Administration, budget management, and personnel management 

• Training and educational coordination and planning 

• Department policies and protocols 

Skill in –

• Communicating effectively with diplomacy and tact 

• Writing complete and accurate reports 

• Delegating duties and responsibilities, providing feedback and follow up 

• Evaluating performance and counseling subordinates 

• Providing effective leadership 

• Reading and interpreting plans and blueprints 

• Conducting analyses, writing reports, and making presentations 

• Setting priorities and managing time 

• Identifying, defining, and evaluating the objectives, activities, and methods of the department 

• Establishing and maintaining good relationships 

• Dealing tactfully with the public