Municipal Fire Fighting and Prevention Supervisors

• Assign firefighters to jobs at strategic locations to facilitate rescue of persons and maximize application of extinguishing agents.
• Assess nature and extent of fire, condition of building, danger to adjacent buildings, and water supply status to determine crew or company requirements.
• Instruct and drill fire department personnel in assigned duties, including firefighting, medical care, hazardous materials response, fire prevention, and related subjects.
• Inspect and test new and existing fire protection systems, fire detection systems, and fire safety equipment to ensure that they are operating properly.
• Compile and maintain records on personnel, accidents, equipment, and supplies.
• Perform maintenance and minor repairs on firefighting equipment, including vehicles, and write and submit proposals to modify, replace, and repair equipment.
• Prepare activity reports listing fire call locations, actions taken, fire types and probable causes, damage estimates, and situation dispositions.
• Evaluate the performance of assigned firefighting personnel.
• Direct the training of firefighters, assigning of instructors to training classes, and providing of supervisors with reports on training progress and status.
• Maintain required maps and records.
• Recommend personnel actions related to disciplinary procedures, performance, leaves of absence, and grievances.
• Present and interpret fire prevention and fire code information to citizens' groups, organizations, contractors, engineers, and developers.
• Direct firefighters in station maintenance duties, and participate in these duties.
• Attend in-service training classes to remain current in knowledge of codes, laws, ordinances, and regulations.
• Evaluate fire station procedures to ensure efficiency and enforcement of departmental regulations.
• Coordinate the distribution of fire prevention promotional materials.

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• Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

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