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Title

Fire Chief 

Salary Grade 34 Min $117,653 Mid $146,869 Max $176,086  
Position Requirements

To Apply

Please submit a cover letter outlining your qualifications and your resume to: COSF_Fire@polihire.com.To assist with internal sorting, please only include your name (Last, First) in the subject line. Please submit your resume in WORD format.

Applications will be reviewed and evaluated throughout the recruitment process. Interviews are scheduled to take place in late February.

 
EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.  
Close Date 6/17/2019  
Close Date Alert open until filled  
Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time  
Description

Fire Chief

City of South Fulton (GA)____________________________________________________

The City of South Fulton Fire Department is seeking their next Fire Chief. The Fire Chief is responsible for the day-to-day operations and administrative functions of the City of South Fulton's Fire Department. The mission of the department is to protect life and property through public education, prevention, and the appropriate response to fire, medical emergencies, and other hazardous situations while serving the community in the most fiscally responsible way possible.

The City seeks an experienced, dynamic, and innovative individual to serve as the next Chief. The Fire Chief is an at-will employee reporting to the City Manager and is a member of the City's Executive Management Team. The Chief will be a visionary and experienced leader with a proven record of accomplishment. The Fire Chief will also be a strategically oriented, self-assured individual who can establish a reputation for fairness, honesty and compassion.

The Fire Chief is responsible for the entire span of the department's community service, protection, and engagement efforts, including:

  • Community Emergency Response Training
  • Emergency Medical Service
  • Fire Inspections and Code Enforcement
  • Fire Investigations
  • Fire Prevention Education
  • Fire Suppression Mitigation
  • Hazardous Material Response
  • Technical Rescue Response In this role, the Fire chief:
  • Supervises, directs, trains and evaluates assigned staff
  • Prepares long-range management plans, studies trends, assesses community needs, and develops practices, policies, and programs accordingly
  • Investigates complaints and formulates and executes action plan to correct deficiencies
  • Consults with commanding officers, supervisory personnel, other public safety agencies, and other officials to improve performance
  • Attends and participates in various committees, hearings, official functions, Board meetings and other community meetings; makes presentations and public speeches to civic groups and schools
  • Ensures departmental compliance with all applicable codes, laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies and procedures

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will possess a bachelor's degree and at least ten (10) years of firefighting experience, including five (5) years of progressively responsible experience as a fire company officer in firefighting or, an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. A valid Georgia driver's license (maintained) will be required, as well as a State of Georgia Firefighting Certification, and Emergency Medical Technician certification.

 

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