Fire Lieutenant

Rural Metro Fire•Westlake, LA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

We are hiring an Industrial Fire Lieutenant with a passion for firefighting and a demonstrated commitment to cultivating a positive, collaborative work environment. The Fire Lieutenant will direct and coordinate the activities of an assigned shift. They will be responsible to ensure that appropriate fire/ems support is provided in the controlling and extinguishing of fires; rescuing persons endangered by structural fires; preventing fire by reducing or eliminating potential fire hazards; responding to and providing assistance for medical aid calls, vehicle accidents, and Hazmat incidents. This is considered a safety sensitive position and is subject to both, the Company’s and the Client’s Industrial Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy, which includes: pre-employment testing, post-accident testing, random testing, reasonable suspicion testing, return to duty testing and follow-up testing.

Requirements

Valid state Driver’s License, DUI within last 5 years is disqualifying.
Current NFPA 1001 Firefighter I with Hazardous Materials-Operations (State, IFSAC, or Pro-Board issued).
Current Advanced – EMT certification (State or National Registry issued).
Current CPR/AED
Completion of NIMS ICS-100, 200, 700, and 800 at time of hire.
Must be able to work any shift assigned, including nights, holidays and weekends to include scheduled and unscheduled overtime and as needed on an emergency basis.
Must be a high school graduate or possess a GED certificate.

Responsibilities

Supervises subordinate personnel in their assigned duties.
Provides effective leadership for all personnel necessary to carry out the business and mission of the Department.
Maintains discipline and ensures that personnel follow department rules and regulations. Renders corrective action per company policy/procedures.
Implements department goals and objectives, establishes work priorities, schedules and coordinates work to be accomplished per shift. Responsible for daily log, emergency calls and reports, overtime and injury reports.
Response to alarms as an officer of a firefighting company (shift); performs variety of firefighting and EMS (if applicable) functions, including Incident Command Officer.
Participates in daily training exercises and classroom lectures and prepares and conducts trainings for the department when assigned.
Conducts fire inspections, supervises shift inspections, assigns work projects and approves completed work.
Participate in the development and implementation of continuous quality improvement (CQI) programs.
Conducts demonstrations, tours, participates in providing training/lectures on fire safety, fire prevention, CPR, fire extinguishers, first aid and other subjects.
Will stay up-dated on latest Fire Department/EMS standards and trends and evaluate possible implementation.
Provide expertise in fire prevention, fire suppression and fire investigation strategies.
Ensure safe and effective command of incident operations.
Assigns personnel and equipment to such duties and uses as the Department requires.
Responsible for cleanliness of station and maintenance of apparatus, tools, equipment and all other Fire/EMS equipment/supplies.
Performs other duties as required by superiors.
Projects a positive attitude and image to the client as a fire service professional to meet the client’s needs.