Description

Duties

What You'll Do:

• Conduct on-site technical inspections including but not limited to fire sprinkler systems, fire alarm and detection systems, and commercial hood fire extinguishing systems.
• Issue summons and complaints, notice of violations, and other similar corrective action documents.
• Conduct general business inspections, assisting crews with problem inspections, and following up on citizen complaints.
• Research and analyze applicable codes and standards, provide technical information to the public and other divisions, departments and outside agencies concerning requirements and methods of fire prevention and control.
• Conduct investigations of reported code or safety violations; identify code-related deficiencies; ensure corrective action is taken as necessary.
• Assist in providing fire prevention programs to the general public; respond to requests for fire safety information related to code enforcement.
• Serve as administrative coordinator for the Fire Department's Fire Investigations Team; investigate fires during and after business hours, implement team policy and directives, review reports, organize meetings, purchase equipment; serve as the main point of contact for support staff, internal customers, outside agencies, and citizens.
• Conduct origin and cause fire investigations; photograph, video record, and sketch incident scenes, code violations, evidence, and fire damage.
• Give expert testimony in criminal, civil, and judicial proceedings concerning incidents of fire code violations and fire investigations.
• Enforce local, state, and federal fire prevention standards, codes, laws and ordinances, and hazardous materials regulation.
• Perform other duties of a similar nature or level.

Qualifications

This position is a safety sensitive position, which means you will be subject to random drugscreens due to the nature of the work performed.
What We're Looking For:

• High school diploma or equivalent supplemented by training in fire science, fire technology, building construction, fire prevention, code enforcement, plan review or related field.
• Possession of, or the ability to obtain a valid Colorado driver license.
• Possession of or ability to obtain within six (6) months of employment, International Code Council Fire Inspector I Certificate.
• Possession of or ability to obtain within six (6) months of employment, a State of Colorado Fire Inspector I Certificate.
• Possession of or ability to obtain within six (6) months of employment, International Association of Arson Investigators - Fire Investigation Technician (IAAI- FIT).
• Possession of or ability to obtain within one (1) year of employment, International Code Council Fire Inspector II Certificate.
• Possession of or ability to obtain within one (1) year of employment, State of Colorado Fire Inspector II Certificate.
• Possession of or ability to obtain within two (2) years of employment, International Association of Arson Investigators – Evidence Collection Technician (IAAI-ECT).
• Possession of or ability to obtain International Association of Arson Investigators – Certified Fire Investigator (IAAI-CFI) is preferred.
• Possession of or ability to obtain State of Colorado Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Specialist Certificate is preferred.
• Fire inspection, code compliance, fire investigation and operational firefighting experience preferred.

• Any felony investigation or conviction.
• Any conviction for a crime of violence, specifically assaults, domestic violence, etc.
• Any conviction for a "hate crime" such as ethnic intimidation.
• Perjury conviction.
• Any theft conviction regardless of value of item.
• Theft from current employer or a previous employer.
• Drug use (including marijuana) and/or current alcohol abuse.
• An alcohol or drug conviction including but not limited to DUI/DWAI, depending on recency
• Hit and run accident conviction.
• Being under or having been under driving restraint, cancelation, suspension or revocation of driving privileges in Colorado or any other state.

Supplemental Information

• Oral Board Interview
• Suitability/Psychological Evaluation
• Computerized Voice Stress Analysis (CVSA)
• Fingerprints/Background Investigation
• Executive Interview
• Pre-employment drug, medical, and psychological evaluation screening.