Full-Service Fire & Life Safety Inspector

• Location 217 Main Street Southeast,Albany, OR, 97321,United States
• Base Pay $48.00 - $57.00 / Hour
• Job Category Full Service Fire Inspector, Life Safety Inspector
• Employee Type Non Exempt - Full Time
• Required Degree High school
• Manage Others No

Description

Position: Full-Service Fire & Life Safety Inspector

Location: Albany, OR or Newport, OR — we are hiring in both markets (must reside within approximately one hour of your assigned office)

Reports To: Oregon General Manager

Employment Type: Full-time, hourly, non-exempt

Bargaining Unit Status: Non-union

Travel: Daily travel within your assigned territory; occasional travel between the Albany and Newport markets, and occasional travel to Medford, Washington, and Idaho

Valley Fire Control is a fire and life safety company serving customers across Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. We design, install, inspect, and service pre-engineered and engineered fire suppression systems, portable fire extinguishers, kitchen suppression systems, fire alarm systems, and fire sprinkler systems.

In 2025 we joined Columbia Safety Services. Between our sister companies we deliver full-scope fire protection: fire alarm, fire sprinklers, clean agent suppression, backflow prevention, kitchen suppression systems, portable extinguishers, and related life safety equipment. FFF Protection, our Idaho operation, is a trade name of Valley Fire Control, LLC.

We are part of a growing multi-state fire protection group focused on building something long-term. We respect the trades, run a disciplined operation, and care about doing the work right.

Our core values guide how we operate:
Customer First, Grit, Effective Communication, Own the Outcome, Take Pride in the Work, and Do the Right Thing.

Most building owners would rather call one company for every inspection on their property. Many of ours are already calling us for kitchen systems and portable extinguishers and asking whether we can take the rest. We can — if we have inspectors who can carry every scope.

This is the seat we would most like to fill. An inspector who can walk into a building and handle the fire alarm, the sprinkler system, the backflow assemblies, the hydrants, the kitchen suppression, and the portable extinguishers in a single visit is worth more to us and to the customer than three people making three trips.

We also know this person is rare. If you are that inspector, this posting is for you, and we will pay accordingly.

If you hold most of these scopes but not all, apply anyway.

We are also hiring a dedicated Fire Sprinkler Inspector & Service Technician and a dedicated Fire Alarm Inspector & Service Technician in these same markets. We would rather talk with you about the right fit — and a paid path toward full scope over time — than have you screen yourself out.

This is a field-based, inspection-weighted role covering the full range of fire and life safety systems we service. You will perform inspection, testing, and maintenance across alarm, sprinkler, backflow, hydrants, kitchen suppression, and portable extinguishers, and handle the minor repairs and deficiency correction that come out of your own inspections.

Complex repairs, system modifications, and installation work are carried by our service technicians and install crews. Your value here is breadth and inspection quality, not swinging a pipe wrench all day.

You will work independently, manage your own day and route, communicate directly with customers, and represent the company well.

Every field fire alarm position in our companies is expected to become Edwards certified. If you are not certified yet, we pay for the training.

• Perform fire alarm inspection and testing in accordance with NFPA 72
• Perform sprinkler inspection, testing, and maintenance in accordance with NFPA 25 on wet, dry, preaction, deluge, and antifreeze systems
• Perform backflow assembly testing and complete required Oregon Health Authority documentation
• Inspect and flow test fire hydrants and private water supply components
• Inspect, test, and service portable fire extinguishers in accordance with NFPA 10
• Inspect, test,…