Assistant Fire Chief

Primary Purpose of Job

The primary purpose of this position is to manage all fire and emergency services operations and preparedness for fire suppression, fire prevention, emergency medical, natural disasters, air emergencies, search and rescue, and emergency management programs for the Fire Department. This position serves as second in command to the Fire Chief. This position is also designated as the CBS Fire Marshal responsible for conducting life safety inspections and other related duties.

Under the supervision of the Fire Chief, the Assistant Fire Chief exercises considerable independent judgement and discretion as a professional with technical expertise to perform the position’s daily tasks and responsibilities within department established policies and procedures. The Assistant Fire Chief directly supervises the Senior Fire Engineer.

The Assistant Fire Chief is a management employee who assists and acts in a confidential capacity to the Fire Chief, Municipal Administrator, Assembly, and other department heads who formulates, determines, or effectuates management policies.

• Manages and coordinates the activities of staff and volunteers involved in all aspects of emergency operations for the Fire Department
• Serves as the Fire Marshal and exercises the authority and administers those responsibilities as assigned by the Alaska State Fire Marshal
• Performs fire and life safety inspections of existing buildings and facilities
• Serves as a fire/arson investigator, investigating the cause, origin and circumstances of all fires within the CBS and maintaining accurate and detailed records for documentation and prosecution purposes
• Prepares detailed records of all case files involved in codes inspections
• Initiates and pursues formal enforcement action, as appropriate, to enforce code compliance
• Ensures the efficient operations and supervision of all personnel, including the accurate and timely completion of all reports according to prescribed policies and guidelines
• Responsible for the development and implementation of training programs and coordinates with state officials to provide desired training
• Trains, assigns, prioritizes, supervises, motivates and evaluates the performance of work
• Assists the Fire Chief with the annual budget and monitors expenditures during fiscal year
• Serves as an incident commander under the Incident Command System
• Performs emergency fire protection by responding to fire calls and implements fire suppression techniques to rescue victims and protect private and public property
• Provides emergency medical services, including responding to emergency calls, assessing patient’s condition upon the arrival of a scene, implementing emergency patient treatment, transporting patients to a hospital for further examination and ensuring the stability of all individuals at all times
• Performs other duties as assigned

• Fire and emergency medical services operations, including the supervision of employees and volunteers performing such operations
• Current fire suppression and firefighting techniques, including all related equipment.
• Fire and emergency medical services recordkeeping requirements and systems
• Fire and emergency medical services vehicles and equipment
• Safety practices involved in fire suppression, firefighting, and emergency medical services
• Fire and life safety inspections

• Operating a personal computer and Microsoft software such as Word, Excel, and Outlook and any specialized software for fire and emergency medical services operations
• Dealing with a wide range of persons, including situations in which individuals may be upset over some issue involving fire and life safety codes or enforcement of such codes
• Presenting technical information and building and life safety code explanations to others in an understandable and productive manner
• Investigating fires and fire-related situations and preparing required reports of such investigations

• Supervise, coordinate and evaluate the work of others
• Recognize and maintain confidential information
• Work under extremely stressful situations which result from responding to emergency situations,…