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Fire Chief

Mescalero Apache Tribe
Mescalero, NM Full Time
POSTED ON 7/31/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/30/2026
  • Improves staff effectiveness by hiring, counseling, training and recommending disciplinary action for employees; planning, delegating, monitoring, and appraising job tasks and results in a timely manner.
  • Ensures appropriate departmental staffing levels based on efficiency and cost effectiveness; yet, maintaining operational requirements as dictated by internal controls and management.
  • Oversees procurement and disposition activities; prepares bid offerings as appropriate; opens and analyzes bids and recommends acceptance.
  • Establishes, implements, and communicates goals, objectives, policies, and procedures in accordance with strategic plan.
  • Maintains positive relations with community members and agencies.
  • Achieves financial objectives by preparing and administering the annual budget, inclusive of operational plans and objectives, homeowner invoicing, and recommends staffing and expenditures.
  • Plans, administers and directs all Fire Department activities, including fire prevention, firefighting, inspections, emergency medical service, rescue work, evacuation of personnel, training, enforcement of regulations and the design of fire protection systems.
  • Coordinates, monitors and evaluates all technical and administrative aspects of the paramedics and other EMS activities.
  • Coordinates assigned activities with other departments and outside agencies.
  • Plans, organizes and directs a progressive public fire department.
  • Analyzes and resolves operational and procedural problems.
  • Analyzes fire service needs, as well as the availability of resources, existing programs and other related factors in developing department programs to meet those procedures applicable to administrative functions.
  • Plans for departmental and community responses to catastrophic and hazardous materials emergencies.
  • Reviews operations and adjusts staffing as necessary. Plans for accomplishment of special assignments and peak workloads. Adjusts staffing to meet special situations.
  • Performs public relation activities and acts as a representative for the department and the county.
  • Manages training and development of Fire Department staff.
  • Ensures all equipment, materials, and work conditions are adequately maintained to prevent accidents.
  • Keeps abreast of developments in the field of fire prevention, fire protection and emergency medical
    services, of laws, ordinances and policies and directs changes in accordance with new developments;
    operates emergency and/or non-emergency Fire Department vehicles as may be required.
  • Maintains confidentiality of all information.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

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