Fire safety supervisor job description
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complete job description concludes Fire safety supervisor key
duties/responsibilities, Fire safety supervisor job qualifications (knowledge,
education, skills, abilities, experience…KSA model) and other ones such as
daily tasks, key activities, key/core competencies, job functions/purpose…
I.
List of Fire safety supervisor duties:
- Provides oversight and program management of pre-suppression/readiness by planning, coordinating, conducting and leading projects such as live fire training, water hole development, etc. Maps and maintains water source locations.
- Maintains knowledge of local weather patterns and National Fire Danger Rating System; knowledge of protection district/units, roads, topography, landowners, and other jurisdictions.
- Oversees initial attack and extended attack resource readiness and response. Locates fires using forest maps, compass, Global Positioning Systems and directs resources to fire location. Orders detection flights.
- Functions as Incident Commander or Division Supervisor to make assignments of personnel and fill in for resource shortages.
- Conducts initial fire size-up assessments, determines fire fighting resource needs, and orders appropriate resources.
- Communicates needs to dispatch or supervisor; orders additional resources as needed.
- Determines ownership and/or responsible parties for fire area.
- Sets control objectives, determines strategy and tactics, directs actions of resources, directs location and provides oversight for fireline construction, and provides for safety of: equipment, crews, engines, aircraft, overhead and other agency resources.
- Provides strategies and oversight for burn-out operations by personnel using ignition devices to remove fuels between the fire line and the main body of the fire.
- Determines location and configuration of hose lays. Locates and oversees the use of pumps, fold-a-tanks, and other water sources. Delivers fireline briefing for incoming resources.
- Determines logistical fire support needs; orders meals, water and supplies.
- Makes initial recommendation for ordering Incident Management Team (IMT).
- Assists in IMT briefing preparation and assists in IMT in-briefing. Acts as, or provides liaison for, IMT. Assumes responsibility for the return of a project fire from the IMT back to the host district.
- Resolves issues with landowners relating to fire suppression action.
- Effectively communicates via person to person, radio, telephone and in writing.
- Provides direction and oversight of mop-up standards and procedures.
- Functions as a fire investigator to conduct fire cause determination including: origin protection, evidence collection, witness interviews, and preliminary report writing.
- Identifies, coordinates, documents and supervises fire area rehabilitation needs.
- Makes recommendations to supervisors for off district assignments of personnel and equipment.
- Uses portable and mobile radios.
- Responsible for Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) suppression activities, including providing exterior structure protection and responding to rural vehicle fires.
II.
List of Fire safety supervisor qualifications
- Five (5) years of wildland fire suppression or emergency dispatching which includes one (1) year of leading/supervising the work of others;
- Bachelor's degree in forestry or closely related natural resources field AND two (2) year of wildland fire suppression or emergency dispatching which includes one (1) year of leading/supervising the work of others.
- Thorough knowledge of equal employment opportunity policies and procedures.
- Thorough knowledge of management, supervisory, and training techniques and principles.
- Thorough knowledge of labor relations and fair employment practices.
- Thorough knowledge of employee policies and procedures.
- Extensive knowledge of the specific departmental inspector activity and related state and/or federal licensing laws, rules, regulations, and policies.
- Extensive knowledge of inspector techniques and procedures.
- Thorough knowledge of basic investigative techniques and practices.
- Ability to prioritize, organize, and coordinate work assignments of lower-level inspectors.
- Ability to instruct, supervise, and evaluate employees.
- Ability to interpret and apply laws, rules, and regulations relative to the work.
- Ability to prepare reports.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.