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of Springfield Pay Grade: 40 (56-hour) FLSA Status: Exempt Bargaining Unit: Nonunion
Under the general supervision of the Deputy Chief, Operations, commands, coordinates, and directs multiple fire companies on an assigned shift to include all firefighting, emergency medical services, and other related Fire and Life Safety Department operations. Performs related duties as required. SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED Receives general supervision from the Deputy Chief, Operations. Exercises direct supervision over Fire Captains, and other employees on an assigned shift. Essential Duties 1. Directs the company units of an assigned shift (battalion) as they respond to various emergencies within the Fire Department scope of operations; directs the restoration of employees and equipment to ready status after the emergency is mitigated; may assume command of operations at the emergency scene as needed or assigned. 2. Schedules, assigns, and supervises the work of company officers and other shift personnel; participates in labor negotiations, and adjusts grievances as needed; participates in the hiring, promotion, discipline, and termination of employees. 3. Coordinates and supervises, and instructs multi-company drills or training activities; participates in major battalion drills and training as necessary, to develop efficient emergency scene operations; develops and implements individual and company developmental training plans as needed. 4. Develops personnel performance evaluation criteria and methods; evaluates the per-formance of Fire Captains and other battalion personnel; implements personnel improvement plans as necessary. 5. Prepares and reviews various monthly, quarterly, and annual activity reports, using current computer technology; participates in the annual division/department budget preparation; monitors expenditures, and authorizes purchases within the scope of the position. 6. Oversees the
care and maintenance of all battalion equipment, apparatus, and stations;
conducts and supervises the inspection of assigned companies. 8. Attends conferences, schools, seminars, and various meetings and classes to keep current on new technology and procedures in fire and life safety science, fire service resources, and supervisory techniques; maintains an awareness with new and changing legislation, as it relates to fire operations. 9. Supervises external systems required to support fire and life safety services to include fire hydrants, mapping systems, and pre-fire plans and building inspections of commercial occupancies. 10. May operate
various types of Department equipment as needed; operates various types
of office machines, to include computers and various software programs. General Knowledge,
Skills, and Abilities Physical Demands and Working Conditions While performing the duties of this position, the employee is frequently required to sit, either in an office environment, or in the context of operating a vehicle. The Battalion Chief is also required to: talk, hear, taste, smell, stand, walk; use hands and fingers to handle, operate, or operate objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and occasionally climb and/or balance their body; and stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move objects that weigh approximately 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move objects that weigh approximately 100 pounds. Duties are performed in environments that range from an office, to vehicles, to outdoor settings in all weather conditions, and on day and night shifts. The outdoor environments involve emergency, dangerous, and stressful situations that include: the presence of injured, irrational, or deceased citizens, air or bloodborne pathogens, smoke, noxious odors/fumes, chemicals, solvents, high temperatures, uneven surfaces, and collapsing buildings. Experience and Training Graduation from a two year college program with an Associate Degree in Fire Science, Fire Prevention, Public Admini-stration, Health Sciences, or a related field, and ten years of progressively responsible experience to include two years as a chief officer, or four years as a company officer. Certification as a Firefighter III and a minimum two additional years experience as a company officer or higher rank, may be substituted for the afore-mentioned education and experience, or any combination of experience, training, and education that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. Licenses and Certifications Certification as a Firefighter III; Certification as an Instructor I; Certification as a NFPA Fire Officer I, or the ability to obtain certification within one year of appointment; Certification as a Fire Officer II, or the ability to obtain certification within three years of appointment (depending on the availability of training, classes, and/or funding). Oregon Health Division certification as an Emergency Medical Technician - Basic State of Oregon Driver's License at the time of appointment Condition of Employment Employees hired after October 1986, shall refrain from using tobacco products. jc 373136
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