Fire Training Coordinator-Captain

Fire Training Coordinator-Captain

Lead with purpose. Serve with integrity. Strengthen your fire service legacy.

The Chatham County Fire Department (CCFD) is accepting applications for the position of Fire Training Coordinator-Captain. Based in the coastal and rapidly growing community of Chatham County, Georgia, CCFD is committed to delivering outstanding emergency services across 242 square miles, serving over 109,000 residents.

As the department evolves and expands its operational capabilities, including high-angle rescue, water rescue, community paramedicine, and behavioral health response, CCFD is seeking experienced and driven fire service professionals to take on key leadership roles within its frontline operations.

Under the direction of the Training and Safety Division Chief, the Fire Training Coordinator - Captain is responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating, delivering, and evaluating all fire and rescue training activities within the fire department. Core duties include developing and implementing annual training priorities, goals, and objectives; coordinating recruit academies, promotional development, and continuing education programs; conducting competency evaluations and certification testing;

providing classroom, field, and live-fire instruction; maintaining accurate training records; ensuring compliance with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Georgia Firefighter Standards and Training Council (GFSTC), ISO, OSHA, and departmental standards; and managing assigned training programs and projects.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the mission, vision, goals, objectives, and organizational values of the department with the highest ethical and moral standards, contributing to the overall operational excellence and service to the community;
• Adhering to department and county rules and regulations, protocols, general orders, and standard operating policies and procedures, ensuring compliance and professionalism;
• Setting a positive example regarding personal fitness and wellness by supporting initiatives that encourage a healthy workforce and embodying the philosophy that everyone goes home safely at the end of the shift and retires free of disability;
• Working collaboratively to foster a compassionate, functional, and positive organizational culture, promoting accountability, competence, discipline, engagement, recognition, and continuous professional development;
• Supervising and mentoring assigned personnel by conducting timely performance evaluations, providing formal and informal counseling, addressing work deficiencies, fostering skill development, issuing corrective action when needed, and offering guidance on professional growth to maintain high operational standards;
• Developing, coordinating, scheduling, and delivering department-wide fire and rescue training programs supporting annual training priorities, strategic goals, and operational readiness;
• Coordinating recruit academies, company officer development programs, promotional assessment preparation, and continuing education for all suppression personnel;
• Developing lesson plans, practical skill evolutions, live fire exercises, simulations, and competency evaluations consistent with NFPA and GFSTC standards.;
• Coordinating and evaluating instructor performance while mentoring department instructors and assisting personnel in obtaining Fire Instructor certifications;
• Overseeing training records, certification compliance, state reporting requirements, and documentation necessary to maintain ISO, accreditation, and regulatory compliance;
• Evaluating emergency incidents to identify training opportunities and develops corrective training based upon after-action reviews, near misses, firefighter injuries, and operational trends;
• Coordinating regional training with neighboring fire departments, state agencies, and educational partners;
• Assisting with development and revision of Standard Operating Procedures, training manuals, task books, and department instructional materials;
• Coordinating specialized training programs including technical rescue, hazardous materials, driver/operator, officer development, incident command,…