Deputy Chief - Fire

The City of Chico is ideally located in the Northern Sacramento Valley, approximately ninety miles north of Sacramento. The City has grown to over 34 square miles with a population of nearly 114,000. Chico is home to medical, retail, financial, and agricultural services for the North State. Chico is known as a well-managed city that values quality infrastructure and services, and maintains a special sense of community and small-town living. It is also a vibrant regional center for business, recreation and cultural activities. Residents pride themselves on preserving local heritage and natural resources, with emphasis on sustainability. There are many recreational opportunities in Chico, including Bidwell Park — one of the largest municipally owned parks in the country (3,670 acres). Other recreational opportunities accessible from Chico include the Sacramento River; lakes Oroville, Almanor, and Shasta; the Sierra Nevada Mountains; Lassen Volcanic National Park; and various ski areas. The City is conveniently located within three hours of the San Francisco Bay Area and Lake Tahoe regions.

The Chico Fire Department seeks a Deputy Fire Chief with demonstrated expertise in fire protection, emergency medical services, administration, and training, as well as the financial acumen and technological savvy needed to lead the organization collaboratively with confidence and vision.

This is a management sworn classification responsible for planning, organizing, reviewing, and evaluating the delivery of Fire Department programs and services to the City of Chico with responsibility for all related activities including frequent interface with public officials, State/Federal/local agencies, other public/private organizations and the general public, and assist the Fire Chief in the development, proposal, and implementation of programs designed to provide quality fire protection services and maintain excellent customer service within the Department’s jurisdiction. Performance of the work requires the use of considerable independence, initiative, and discretion with broad guidelines. This classification is distinguished from the Fire Chief in that the latter class is responsible for all department activities.

Qualifications:

Knowledge of:

• Standards, principles, practices, and procedures of modern fire suppression, emergency medical services, rescue, and hazardous materials response and organization;
• Operation and maintenance of fire and rescue apparatus;
• Geography, demographics, building types, water supply, and special hazards in the City of Chico;
• Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes pertaining to fire prevention, emergency services, and worker safety standards;
• Methods and techniques of fire service training;
• Operation and maintenance of fire and rescue apparatus and equipment;
• Principles and practices of public administration including organization, fiscal affairs, and personnel management;
• Basic computer applications;
• Various fire apparatus or command vehicles, fire pumps, personal protective equipment, hoses and other standard firefighting equipment, hazardous materials response, and rescue equipment, ladders, emergency medical equipment, radio, pager, personal computer, phone.

EDUCATION AND EXEPRIENCE: 

Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

Education:

Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in Fire Administration, Fire Protection Engineering, or a related field, supplemented by substantial professional education including all course work for State Board of Fire Services Chief Officer Certification or Chief Fire Officer (CFO) from the Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE) or Executive Fire Officer (EFO) from the National Fire Academy (NFA). 

Experience:

Seven years of increasingly responsible experience in fire prevention, fire suppression, or fire training including at least two years experience performing duties similar to a Fire Captain or Battalion Chief preferably in a municipal fire department.

Licenses and Certifications: 

• Possession of a valid California Class C Driver License.
• Current first aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation certification per CCR 1797.182.
• Certification at the Hazardous Materials First Responder-Operational level.

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