Assistant Fire Marshal

City of Charleston•Pasadena, TX

1d•$81,931 - $137,072

About The Position

The purpose of this position is to support the mission, vision and values of the Charleston Fire Department through prevention and control of property destruction by fire, preservation of public order and protection of life and property through proactive community risk reduction, emergency management, and the detection of fire related crimes.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in fire science, or related field, from an accredited college or university or must have the ability to attain by a date established by the Fire Chief.
Five (5) years of fire service experience as a firefighter, fire inspector, public fire safety educator or similar.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows, Outlook, Excel and Word or similar software.
Valid state issued driver’s license
Emergency First Responder/CPR Certification
Firefighter II (IFSAC/NFPA Curriculum or equivalent)
Fire Inspector I (ICC, NFPA, Pro Board, or equivalent)
Hazardous Materials – Operations
ICS 100 & 200, ICS/IS 700 & 800
At least 80 hours of training in fire science, inspections, investigations, or fire safety education (beyond FF2)

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in fire science , or related field, from an accredited college or university.
Fire Inspection Principles (R0390 or 40 hrs. of inspection related training)
ICC Fire Inspector 1
South Carolina Fire Marshal Rules and Regulations
South Carolina Resident Fire Marshal Certification
Fire Investigations for First Responder (FI80, SO770 or equivalent 16 hr. program)
NFA: Introduction of Strategic Community Risk Reduction (Q0841)
Principles of Building Construction (Non-Combustible & Combustible, Q751, or equivalent)
Transition of out-of-state certificates to the South Carolina Fire Academy
Ongoing training and certification requirements will be in accordance with the applicable career development matrix for the position.

Responsibilities

Performs needed emergency response, technical, and administrative work.
Responds to structure fires, large emergency events, terrorist events, storms or other emergency situations to assist with emergency operations.
Participates in emergency operations or assigned command role to mitigate emergency incidents.
Participates in a scheduled rotation and remains available to respond to emergency incidents 24 hours a day to engage in fire department operations to minimize the further destruction of property by fire or other hazards.
Provides assistance to the Incident Commander at fire scenes or other emergencies in support of the required effort.
Conducts assigned fire and life safety inspections of existing structures, new structures and modifications within existing structures including construction features, automatic sprinklers and other fire protection systems, fire alarm systems, life safety features, and hazardous materials and processes in order to evaluate compliance with the Fire Code and related South Carolina construction codes for compliance.
Assists/coordinates inspections with fire department personnel.
Electronically and manually documents inspections, identifying and documenting corrective action required for Code compliance.
Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with City departments, State agencies, schools, medical facilities and other groups in relation to fire regulations and ordinances.
Interprets and applies regulations in a variety of circumstances with multiple variables.
Communicates in writing and orally with the public, contractors, vendors, architects, engineers, State Fire Marshal, law enforcement etc., in compliance and enforcement activities.
Investigates fires to determine the origin and cause and pursues criminal charges when appropriate.
Collaborates with Law Enforcement, Solicitor, and court personnel in conducting criminal investigations involving fire related crimes, arson, suspected arson, or fire code infractions.
Issues citations, testifies in court, obtains warrants, and submits depositions.
Collects evidence, interviews witnesses and occupants, photographs the scenes, documents events, transports evidence for analysis and maintains chain of custody of all reports, photos, and evidence, and prepares final reports and summaries.
Assist supervisors in development, review, and implementation of needed operating procedures and guides for fire inspections, fire code enforcement, public education, and investigations.
Designs, develops, and delivers well planned, organized, informative fire prevention and community outreach training involving all members of the CFD.
Provides fire consultation services and fire prevention materials to business and the general public, including surveys, inspections, written materials and information.
Reads, reviews and interprets building and fire protection plans.
Conducts systematic review of fire and life safety plans and develops detailed plan review comments.
Prepares reports, gathering all appropriate data regarding activities for analysis.
Performs other duties as assigned.