Fire Inspector Investigator

REPORTS TO:DEPUTY FIRE MARSHAL

WORK SCHEDULE:40-HOUR WORK WEEK

STATUS: FULL–TIME

FLSA
STATUS:NON-EXEMPT

PURPOSE

Position is responsible for completing annual fire and life safety inspections of educational, industrial, multi-family residential, institutional, mercantile, assembly, business, storage, utility, and hazardous occupancies throughout the Westfield Fire Department’s jurisdiction. Seeking out fire hazards and inspecting fire equipment, alarm systems, hose connections, standpipes, sprinkler systems, and emergency lights. The position is also responsible for investigating the cause and origin of fires by responding to fire scenes when requested by the incident commander.

Position Responsibilities

• Conducts complaints inspections called to their attention by citizens.
• Enforces Building Codes and Fire Codes.
• Documents all fire and life safety inspections, fire investigations and other activities completed.
• Plans Review (New constructions or renovations of facility)
• Must be able to don WFD personal protective gear including mask and tank.
• Serves in public event details to maintain fire prevention regulations for public safety.
• Must be available to serve as an on-call investigator.
• Maintains fire investigation equipment.

**** This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities that the WFD Administration may deem necessary from time to time.

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Associate degree in Fire Science or related area plus three years of related experience preferred.
• Knowledge of Department Rules and Regulations: firefighting techniques, fire prevention, fire pre-planning, inspections, fire investigations and report writing.
• Public relations principles to deal effectively with the public, blueprint specifications and diagrams, Law Ordinances, and Fire Codes pertaining to fire prevention.
• Ability to:
  Interact with a wide variety of governmental and private sector agencies, read, write legibly, subtract, and divide whole numbers and pass pre-employment background check.
• Possess or have the ability to obtain and maintain a valid Indiana driver's license and acquire State Certification in Inspector I/II and Fire Investigator I within twelve (12) months of appointment or the first available offering approved by the department.

Independent Judgment

The position requires a knowledge of and adherence to department policies and procedures, which will guide most of the employee(s) actions. Some independent judgment based on experience and training may be required due to the nature of the required job functions.