Fire Chief

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Full Time Business Support Galveston, TX, US

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

Texas International Terminals (TXIT) is a premier multimodal terminal and logistics operator strategically positioned at the intersection of rail, storage, and deep-water marine access along the Texas Gulf Coast. We specialize in efficiently moving bulk, breakbulk, and liquid commodities from inland rail networks directly to blue-water vessels, enabling our customers to access global markets with speed, reliability, and scale.

TXIT’s operations support a wide range of industries, including energy, agriculture, industrial materials, and bulk commodities. Our terminals are equipped with robust rail capacity, modern material handling systems, storage solutions, and marine infrastructure capable of accommodating high-throughput operations and demanding customer requirements. Safety, reliability, and environmental stewardship are foundational to how we operate, and our teams are experienced in navigating complex regulatory environments while maintaining best-in-class operational standards.

The Fire Chief provides senior technical and operational leadership for the Company's industrial firefighting and fire-response capabilities across refinery, terminal, pipeline, and marine operations.

The position supports the Emergency Response Manager (ERM) in maintaining a highly capable emergency response organization and serves as the Company's subject matter expert for refinery/terminal firefighting, fire suppression tactics, fire protection systems, emergency response team (ERT) readiness, training, pre-incident planning, exercises, and mutual aid.

The Fire Chief complements the ERM by providing the specialized expertise in refinery and terminal fire scenarios, including hydrocarbon fires, tank fires, pump and process-unit fires, vapor releases, flammable-liquid incidents, firewater and foam systems, exposure protection, defensive and offensive suppression tactics, and large-scale industrial emergencies.

• Serve as the senior technical fire response expert for refinery and terminal operations.
• Develop and maintain site specific fire response strategies and tactics for high-hazard operations.
• Provide technical and tactical direction during refinery, terminal, pipeline, and marine fire emergencies.
• Evaluate fire conditions, process hazards, firewater availability, foam requirements, exposure risks, access, weather conditions, and potential escalation.
• Provide the Incident Commander with timely technical recommendations regarding fire suppression, containment, exposure protection, evacuation, resource requirements, and escalation.
• Lead or direct fire response operations within the Incident Command System when assigned.
• Maintain readiness to respond to significant emergency events and provide senior fire expertise during off hours as required.
• Provide technical expertise regarding firewater, foam, hydrants, monitors, fire pumps, fixed suppression systems, apparatus, and other fire protection resources.
• Develop and maintain fire specific pre-incident plans for tanks, refinery, process areas, loading facilities, docks, pipelines, and other high-hazard areas.
• Identify deficiencies affecting fire response capability, recommend corrective actions and drive them to completion.
• Develop and maintain the technical content of the Company’s industrial firefighting, ERT training program in coordination with the ERM.
• Conduct fire drills, tabletop exercises, and full-scale emergency exercises.
• Develop realistic refinery fire scenarios and evaluate…