Deputy Fire Chief

City of Bentonville•Bentonville, AR

About The Position

Direct, manage, supervise and coordinate the activities of Administration or Operations within the Fire Department. This includes supervising day-to-day activities and operations, developing and reviewing policies and procedures, ongoing strategic planning and visioning, coordinating assigned activities with other divisions, departments and outside agencies, and providing highly responsible and complex administrative support for the Fire Chief. Also, in the absence of the Fire Chief, serves as the City’s Emergency Management Coordinator. Performs these duties either directly or through subordinate supervisors.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university and 15+ years of firefighting and fire management experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience MUST be progressively more challenging.
MUST have at least 2 years of progressive supervising and personnel management experience at the level of Battalion or Division Chief, or higher.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.
Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Able to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
State EMT(B) Certification or State EMT(P) Certification
Valid Drivers License

Responsibilities

Manage the day-to-day operation of the Fire Department through subordinate managers and supervisors.
Administer and implement Department standards and policies.
Interact with community and governmental agencies.
Maintain effective public relations with all agencies that you interact with.
Foster and initiate high standards of performance, training, and ethics of subordinates.
Review personnel actions including investigating serious personnel matters, coordinating with Human Resources with respect to disciplinary actions and recommending personnel actions to the Fire Chief.
Participate in departmental administration by assisting in the development of department goals, strategic and operational plans, budget, administrative policies and operational procedures.
Develop and implement internal and external customer service improvements and programs.
Coordinate communications with other divisions in the Department and the City.
Participate on City committees or groups as a representative of the Fire Department.
Monitor and evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery methods and procedures.
Plan, direct, coordinate, and review the work plan for assigned staff.
Oversee and manage the development and administration of your respective budget.
Serve as the liaison with other areas of the Department, departments in the City, outside agencies and service providers including negotiating and resolving sensitive or controversial issues.
Prepare and make presentations to City Council, City Administration, and community groups to include preparing and presenting staff reports or other correspondence as required.
Conduct a variety of organizational reviews in order to recommend modifications to assigned programs, policies and procedures as appropriate.
Respond to and resolve difficult and sensitive citizen inquiries and complaints.
Respond to major emergencies and assist command or assume command if necessary.
Serve as Fire Chief as assigned.
Oversee the Department's emergency response operations and guidelines while maintaining consistent application of policies and procedures among the various shifts.
Represent, directly or through a subordinate, as the Fire Department representative for policies and procedures for our Emergency Communications Center (Dispatch).
Oversee records management for fire, Haz-Mat, and technical rescue incident reporting.
Oversee the Fire Department's share of the city's Emergency Radio System.
Oversee the operations and maintenance of fire department and other city emergency-oriented facilities (i.e., tornado sirens, etc.), and fire department vehicles.
Oversee the Department's emergency medical service and programs.
Provide management oversight of departmental recruiting, testing, and hiring programs.
Oversee records management for EMS incident reporting, and Arkansas Department of Health, DEA, etc.
Oversee EMS equipment allocation, ordering, accountability, and maintenance.
Be the lead contact for the City and Department for medical aspect of exposure control.
Provide management oversight of required yearly equipment testing and maintenance.