What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fire Captain - Internal Recruitment Only position at City of Casa Grande?
Description
THIS OPENING IS FOR CURRENT CITY OF CASA GRANDE FIRE PERSONNEL ONLY
GENERAL PURPOSE: Under general supervision, directs the activities of an engine company in firefighting, emergency medical services, and maintenance of fire station and equipment.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The following duties ARE NOT intended to serve as a comprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in this classification, only a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional, position-specific duties.
Minimum Requirements
Education and Experience:
Supplemental Information
Physical Demands / Work Environment: Work is performed outdoors and indoors at emergency incident sites, and in fire station facilities.
The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as needed.
This is a general summary of benefits afforded City of Casa Grande employees. The information contained herein is not exhaustive, is not a contract, and is subject to change at any time without notice. Specific current benefit information is available from the Human Resources department. Questions about this information should also be addressed to the Human Resources department. This information generally applies to regular full and part time employees.
HEALTH, DENTAL AND VISION INSURANCE: The first of the month following 30 days of employment, employees are eligible for insurance coverage. The cost of employee health, vision and dental insurance is paid by the City. Employees may cover eligible dependents with the City paying one-half of the expense and the employee paying one-half.
LIFE INSURANCE: The city covers the cost of employee life insurance coverage. Employees earning more than $20,000 per year have a life insurance benefit of 50% of their annual salary .The basic employee life insurance benefit for employees earning less than $20,000 per year is $10,000.
SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE: The City allows several types of supplemental insurance offered by companies to employees through payroll deduction. The City does not endorse these products, which include supplemental life, accident, short-term disability, cancer, intensive care, legal services and identity theft.
WORKER'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE: All City employees are covered for on-the-job injuries through worker's compensation insurance. Premiums for this coverage is paid by the City and are based on payroll.
COMMUTING INSURANCE: Employees are automatically covered when traveling to and from work in the event of catastrophic injuries resulting from an accident.
RETIREMENT PLANS: City employees are assisted in planning for retirement in several ways. All employees, except firefighters, contribute a mandated percentage of their gross wages to the Social Security System and a Medicare tax, which is also matched by the City. In addition, all regular City employees are enrolled in a retirement plan, Public Safety Retirement for police officers and firefighters, and the Arizona State Retirement System for all others. The employee and City contribution rates are as follows:
Plan Employee Contribution City Contribution
State Retirement 12.22% 12.22%
Public Safety (Police) Depends on membership date into Retirement System
Public Safety (Fire) Depends on membership date into Retirement System
457 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN: The City also offers a voluntary 457 Deferred Compensation Plan through ICMA Retirement Corporation. The City does not match employee contributions.
SHEAKLEY FLEXIBLE BENEFITS: Qualified expenses, such as dependent insurance premiums, dependent care and health care expenses can be deducted directly from your paycheck and claimed for reimbursement when used. These deductions are taken before taxes, reducing your taxable income.
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides free, confidential counseling to employees and their immediate family members.
LONG-TERM DISABILITY PROGRAM: Employees enrolled in the Arizona State Retirement System pay premiums to be covered by the System's Long-Term Disability Program (LTD). Benefits are provided to qualified members who are unable to work due to a disability after six months.
HOLIDAYS: The City of Casa Grande observes ten holidays each year, including one floating holiday.
PAID TIME OFF: All regular, full-time and eligible part-time employees will accrue/earn Paid Time Off (PTO) beginning on the employee's first day of employment with the City. Employees are eligible to utilize accrued/earned PTO immediately. There is an annual graduated accrual schedule, capping at 12 years. Regular part-time employees who work less than full-time but more than 1040 hours per year shall accrue PTO at a rate of 3.077 hours per pay period worked.
FAMILY DEATH LEAVE: The City has a policy, which allows time away from work in the event of the death of a family member as defined by our Personnel Policy.
MILITARY LEAVE: The City grants military leave in accordance with the provisions of State law.
JURY LEAVE: Employees required to serve as a juror shall be entitled to leave according to the provisions of the Personnel Policy.
FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA): Eligible employees are granted up to 12 workweeks of unpaid leave during a 12-month period according to the law.
PAYROLL DIRECT DEPOSIT: Employees may have their paychecks deposited directly into checking or savings accounts at their bank through the direct payroll deposit plan offered by the City.
CREDIT UNIONS: City employees may participate in credit union membership through payroll deduction. Local credit unions have payroll deduction slots and employees may make savings or checking account deposits or have loan payments deducted through payroll deduction authorization.
SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM: Each month, employees may request and take two hours off with pay to volunteer their time in classrooms or at other qualified school programs. Employees do not need to have children in school to participate in this volunteer program. A School Involvement Program form must be filled out by the employee and signed by a teacher or administrator from the school in which the volunteer activity took place.
UNIFORMS/EQUIPMENT: Equipment and uniforms provided to employees varies by department.
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Do you have a minimum of four (4) continuous years of full-time service with the Casa Grande Fire Department?
Do you possess an Associate's degree in Fire Science or any Associate's degree or Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university?
Are you on the most recent Fire Engineer's Promotional list?
Do you possess a completed Fire Captain Task Book (Safety Officer, Instructor, and ICS 300)?
Are you Blue Card Command Certified?
THIS OPENING IS FOR CURRENT CITY OF CASA GRANDE FIRE PERSONNEL ONLY
GENERAL PURPOSE: Under general supervision, directs the activities of an engine company in firefighting, emergency medical services, and maintenance of fire station and equipment.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The following duties ARE NOT intended to serve as a comprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in this classification, only a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional, position-specific duties.
- Serves as operational supervisor of an engine company; responds to emergencies and performs fire suppression, rescue, and emergency medical duties as required
- Assumes emergency incident scene command according to Fire Department guidelines; determines the proper course of action and coordinates actions under stressful conditions; mitigates hazards, emergency situations and hazardous materials incidents
- Directs the daily activities of the staff; prioritizes and assigns tasks and projects; monitors work, develops staff skills, and evaluates performance
- Meets regularly with staff to discuss and resolve workload and technical issues; develops goals and priorities; monitors operations to identify and resolve service delivery issues
- Assures that firefighters are ready and prepared for duty, are adequately trained and equipped, and are held accountable for duties and responsibilities assigned
- Maintains discipline, and assures compliance to Department policies and general orders; evaluates and resolves training and operational issues; assures effective communications
- Directs preventive maintenance and repairs of facilities, vehicles and equipment
- Operates and inspects emergency, fire, rescue, medical and life saving tools and equipment.
- Inspects and maintains personal protective equipment and assures that all equipment is in a state of readiness and available for immediate use
- Assists with inspection of buildings for fire hazards and compliance with fire prevention ordinances; assists with Department programs to promote safety, risk reduction and fire prevention
- Supervises skills and physical training, and readiness drills, according to Department guidelines
- Updates and maintains files, records, charts and other documents; gathers, compiles and synthesizes data; maintains required records and prepares reports as required
- Performs other duties as assigned or required
Minimum Requirements
Education and Experience:
- Associate’s degree in Fire Science or any Associate’s degree or Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university along with completion of accredited college level coursework as outlined in AzCFSE Fire Officer I certification.
- Incident Safety Officer
- Arizona State Certified Fire Instructor I
- NIMS: IS 700, NRF IS 800
- ICS 100, 200 & 300
- Blue Card Incident Command Certification
- A minimum of four (4) years of continuous full-time service with the Casa Grande Fire Department and must be on the current Engineer’s Promotional list; Must Possess Current Fire Engineer certification as defined in the Position Task Book; Successful completion of the Fire Captain Position Task Book.
- Fire Department general orders, guidelines, policies and procedures
- Firefighting and emergency services techniques and procedures, and related safety issues
- City geography; the location of all streets, sites and building locations; and the hazards of these facilities, to assure that firefighting activities are accomplished in a fast, effective and safe manner
- Tactics for deployment of personnel and equipment in fire and emergency situations
- Assuming incident command responsibilities and making appropriate decisions
- Effectively supervising and leading staff, and delegate tasks and authority
- Directing the maintenance and repair of firefighting vehicles, facilities and equipment
- Firefighting, rescue, and emergency medical services under emergency conditions
- Recognizing the design, construction, utilization and contents of buildings in order to apply appropriate standard firefighting techniques
- Assessing emergency medical patient needs, and provide emergency medical care
Supplemental Information
Physical Demands / Work Environment: Work is performed outdoors and indoors at emergency incident sites, and in fire station facilities.
The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as needed.
This is a general summary of benefits afforded City of Casa Grande employees. The information contained herein is not exhaustive, is not a contract, and is subject to change at any time without notice. Specific current benefit information is available from the Human Resources department. Questions about this information should also be addressed to the Human Resources department. This information generally applies to regular full and part time employees.
HEALTH, DENTAL AND VISION INSURANCE: The first of the month following 30 days of employment, employees are eligible for insurance coverage. The cost of employee health, vision and dental insurance is paid by the City. Employees may cover eligible dependents with the City paying one-half of the expense and the employee paying one-half.
LIFE INSURANCE: The city covers the cost of employee life insurance coverage. Employees earning more than $20,000 per year have a life insurance benefit of 50% of their annual salary .The basic employee life insurance benefit for employees earning less than $20,000 per year is $10,000.
SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE: The City allows several types of supplemental insurance offered by companies to employees through payroll deduction. The City does not endorse these products, which include supplemental life, accident, short-term disability, cancer, intensive care, legal services and identity theft.
WORKER'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE: All City employees are covered for on-the-job injuries through worker's compensation insurance. Premiums for this coverage is paid by the City and are based on payroll.
COMMUTING INSURANCE: Employees are automatically covered when traveling to and from work in the event of catastrophic injuries resulting from an accident.
RETIREMENT PLANS: City employees are assisted in planning for retirement in several ways. All employees, except firefighters, contribute a mandated percentage of their gross wages to the Social Security System and a Medicare tax, which is also matched by the City. In addition, all regular City employees are enrolled in a retirement plan, Public Safety Retirement for police officers and firefighters, and the Arizona State Retirement System for all others. The employee and City contribution rates are as follows:
Plan Employee Contribution City Contribution
State Retirement 12.22% 12.22%
Public Safety (Police) Depends on membership date into Retirement System
Public Safety (Fire) Depends on membership date into Retirement System
457 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN: The City also offers a voluntary 457 Deferred Compensation Plan through ICMA Retirement Corporation. The City does not match employee contributions.
SHEAKLEY FLEXIBLE BENEFITS: Qualified expenses, such as dependent insurance premiums, dependent care and health care expenses can be deducted directly from your paycheck and claimed for reimbursement when used. These deductions are taken before taxes, reducing your taxable income.
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides free, confidential counseling to employees and their immediate family members.
LONG-TERM DISABILITY PROGRAM: Employees enrolled in the Arizona State Retirement System pay premiums to be covered by the System's Long-Term Disability Program (LTD). Benefits are provided to qualified members who are unable to work due to a disability after six months.
HOLIDAYS: The City of Casa Grande observes ten holidays each year, including one floating holiday.
PAID TIME OFF: All regular, full-time and eligible part-time employees will accrue/earn Paid Time Off (PTO) beginning on the employee's first day of employment with the City. Employees are eligible to utilize accrued/earned PTO immediately. There is an annual graduated accrual schedule, capping at 12 years. Regular part-time employees who work less than full-time but more than 1040 hours per year shall accrue PTO at a rate of 3.077 hours per pay period worked.
FAMILY DEATH LEAVE: The City has a policy, which allows time away from work in the event of the death of a family member as defined by our Personnel Policy.
MILITARY LEAVE: The City grants military leave in accordance with the provisions of State law.
JURY LEAVE: Employees required to serve as a juror shall be entitled to leave according to the provisions of the Personnel Policy.
FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (FMLA): Eligible employees are granted up to 12 workweeks of unpaid leave during a 12-month period according to the law.
PAYROLL DIRECT DEPOSIT: Employees may have their paychecks deposited directly into checking or savings accounts at their bank through the direct payroll deposit plan offered by the City.
CREDIT UNIONS: City employees may participate in credit union membership through payroll deduction. Local credit unions have payroll deduction slots and employees may make savings or checking account deposits or have loan payments deducted through payroll deduction authorization.
SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM: Each month, employees may request and take two hours off with pay to volunteer their time in classrooms or at other qualified school programs. Employees do not need to have children in school to participate in this volunteer program. A School Involvement Program form must be filled out by the employee and signed by a teacher or administrator from the school in which the volunteer activity took place.
UNIFORMS/EQUIPMENT: Equipment and uniforms provided to employees varies by department.
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Do you have a minimum of four (4) continuous years of full-time service with the Casa Grande Fire Department?
- Yes
- No
Do you possess an Associate's degree in Fire Science or any Associate's degree or Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university?
- Yes
- No
Are you on the most recent Fire Engineer's Promotional list?
- Yes
- No
Do you possess a completed Fire Captain Task Book (Safety Officer, Instructor, and ICS 300)?
- Yes
- No
Are you Blue Card Command Certified?
- Yes
- No
- Required Question
Salary : $10,000 - $20,000