Fire Captain
Job Description
The Fire Captain will direct and coordinate the activities of an assigned shift. They will be responsible to ensure that appropriate fire/EMS support isprovided in the controlling and extinguishing of fires; rescuing persons endangered by structural fires; preventing fire by reducing or eliminating potentialfire hazards; responding to and providing assistance for medical aid calls, vehicle accidents, and Hazmat incidents.
This is considered a safety sensitive position and is subject to both, the Company’s and the Client’s Industrial Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy, whichincludes: pre-employment testing, post-accident testing, random testing, reasonable suspicion testing, return to duty testing and follow-up testing.
Position is contingent upon contract award
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Supervises all subordinate personnel in their assigned duties.
- Provides effective leadership for all personnel necessary to carry out the business and mission of the Department.
- Maintains discipline and ensures that personnel follow department rules and regulations. Renders corrective action per company policy/procedures.
- Implements department goals and objectives, establishes work priorities, schedules and coordinates work to be accomplished per shift. Responsible fordaily log, emergency calls and reports, overtime and injury reports.
- Response to alarms as an offi cer of a firefi ghting company (shift); performs variety of firefi ghting and EMS (if applicable) functions, including IncidentCommand Offi cer.
- Participates in daily training exercises and classroom lectures and prepares and conducts trainings for the department when assigned.
- Conducts fire inspections, supervises shift inspections, assigns work projects and approves completed work.
- Participate in the development and implementation of continuous quality improvement (CQI) programs.
- Conducts demonstrations, tours, participates in providing training/lectures on fire safety, fire prevention, CPR, fire extinguishers, first aid and other subjects.
- Will stay up-dated on latest Fire Department/EMS standards and trends and evaluate possible implementation.
- Provide expertise in fire prevention, fire suppression and fire investigation strategies.
- Ensure safe and effective command of incident operations.
- Assigns personnel and equipment to such duties and uses as the Department requires.
- Responsible for cleanliness of station and maintenance of apparatus, tools, equipment and all other Fire/EMS equipment/supplies.
- Performs routine Safety Specialist work tasks, such as Hot work permitting, Fresh air permitting, Basic confi ned space entry permitting, HazMatescorting and other safety related task.
- Performs other duties as required by superiors.
- Projects a positive attitude and image to the client as a fire service professional to meet the client’s needs.
Job Requirements
Qualifications
- Must have 7+ years of experience in this field.
- HS or GED.
- Must meet Emergency Services Certification Program (F&ESCP) standards.
- Fire Officer II.
- Fire Inspector I.
- Firefighter II.
- Driver Operator.
- Hazmat Mat Operations.
- Technical Rescue.
- EMT - Basic.
- Fire Instructor I (Desired).
- Hazardous Materials Incident Commander (Desired).
