Job Description:

• 1) Directs activities of municipal fire department: Directs training of personnel and administers laws and regulations affecting department.

• 2) Evaluates fire prevention and fire control policies by keeping abreast of new methods and conducting studies of departmental operations.

• 3) Assumes personal command at multiple-alarm fires.

• 4) Supervises firefighters engaged in operation and maintenance of fire stations and equipment.

• 5) Coordinates mutual fire protection plans with surrounding municipalities.

• 6) Surveys buildings, grounds, and equipment to estimate needs of department and prepare departmental budget.

• 7) Confers with officials and community groups and conducts public relations campaigns to present need for changes in laws and policies and to encourage fire prevention.

• 8) May investigate causes of fires and inspect buildings for fire hazards.

• 9) May control issue of occupancy permits and similar licenses.

• 10) May perform duties of BATTALION CHIEF in smaller communities.

• 11) May be designated Chief Of Field Operations; District Fire Chief; or Fire Chief, Deputy in larger organizations.