District Chief, DD

District Chief, DD-1 Agency Texas Division of Emergency Management Department R1 Preparedness and Response Section

Proposed Minimum Salary $7,875.00 monthly

Job Location:

Canyon, Texas

Job Type: Staff

The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) is an emergency response entity, and this status can affect working hours, travel, and change in duties as needed. The District Chief is responsible for daily programmatic interactions with local officials, state and federal partners, and volunteer and private-sector partners located within the assigned district. Work involves planning, developing, and implementing the state emergency management program and assisting locals.

The District Chief provides technical assistance to program staff, governmental agencies, community organizations, or the public. Responsible for directing, coordinating, and operating the Disaster District Emergency Operations Center (DDEOC) during planned and unplanned events and shall identify and train council members according to applicable laws and/or orders. The District Chief, under general direction, provides leadership and direction to County Liaison Officers assigned within the district.

Availability for after-hours and weekend work is required. Must have the ability to operate outside of regular working hours during activations in the field, DDEOC, or State Operations Center, and able to deploy from their assigned duty station for extended periods in the aftermath of a disaster without relief or with minimal rest. Must have availability for extensive travel as needed by vehicle or other mode of transportation.

Position is assigned a fleet vehicle. This position is at-will.
* Salary is a fixed rate and is non-negotiable.
* This position is located on-site and not subject to telecommuting.

• Facilitates the state emergency management program within the assigned district, promoting the mitigation of, preparedness for, response to, and recovery from all hazards within the district.
• Identify representatives from the Texas Emergency Management Council, with a focus on representatives from the State Emergency Response Commission, within the disaster district to serve on the Disaster District Committee (DDC).
• Train DDC members in emergency operations, applicable state law, statutes, and rules.
• Coordinate the equipping of the DDEOC, identify alternate locations for DDEOC use, and develop, train, and exercise DDEOC operating procedures to reflect the Emergency Support Functions (ESF) within the DDEOC.
• Activate the DDEOC and convene the DDC.
• May convene the DDC as a whole or may require only specific agencies to work at the DDEOC.
• For less severe incidents or events, the DDC may coordinate emergency response support by phone/virtually.
• Establishes the Operational Emergency Readiness Level within the District.
• Maintain active communications with local, state, federal, and cooperative partnerships on DDC activation levels and district concerns that potential impacts on local jurisdictions.
• Receive requests from local governments for state assistance; validating such requests, approving requests, and coordinating response to those requests by tasking DDC member agencies or forwarding requests for assistance to SOC if they cannot be satisfied at the district level.
• Provide direction and control for state resources, including any federal and out-of-state resources dispatched to the incident or event within the district, and monitoring the use of those resources.
• Coordinate with regional chain of command, External Affairs, and Media and Communications on all outside inquiries related to day-to-day and emergency operations.
• Provide various incident or event situational reports to the regional chain of command and SOC.
• Deploy as needed to incident sites to assess damages, identify urgent needs, advise local officials regarding state assistance, and coordinate the deployment of state emergency resources to assist local emergency responders in coordination with the DDC members.
• Provide coordination and support to the Texas preparedness program, assisting local jurisdictions and entities with preparedness activities such as planning, training, and exercising.
• Coordinate state resources if necessary to fulfill those needs.
• Provide coordination and support to the Texas hazard mitigation program, including but not limited to the following:
  Provides information to local partners about accessing FEMA Hazard Mitigation…