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Fire Department Deputy Chief (Promotional)

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Recruitment #14-8155-01

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Introduction

THE ALAMEDA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT (ACFD) provides all-risk emergency services to the unincorporated areas of Alameda County (excluding Fairview), the cities of San Leandro, Dublin, Newark, Union City and Emeryville, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. With 4 Battalions, 30 Fire Stations, 26 Engine Companies, 7 Ladder Truck Companies and 1 Heavy Rescue serving a population of 394,000, the ACFD serves densely populated urban areas, waterways, industrialized centers, extensive urban interface, agricultural and wildland regions. Over 450 personnel and 100 Reserve Firefighters provide a wide variety of services to an ever expanding, dynamic and diverse community of roughly 508 square miles. These services include:

  • Advanced Life Support Rescue
  • Fire Suppression
  • Hazardous Materials Response
  • Urban Search & Rescue
  • Water Rescue
  • Community Outreach & Education
  • Disaster Preparedness
  • Fire Prevention and Code Compliance
  • Regional Dispatch

ACFD is also responsible for the administration and operation of the Alameda County Regional Emergency Communications Center (ACRECC). The dispatch center provides dispatch and communication center services for the ACFD, the Alameda County Emergency Medical Services Agency, Camp Parks RFTA, and the cities of Alameda, Fremont, Livermore and Pleasanton.

ALAMEDA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT'S MISSION:  To provide the highest level of service to our communities by valuing our members, promoting positive leadership, and dedicating ourselves to excellence.  For more information about the Alameda County Fire Department, please visit their website at www.acgov.org\fire. 

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THIS IS A NEW PROMOTIONAL ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION.  The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year but can be extended. Qualified applicants must be current Alameda County Fire Department employees in the class of Fire Division Chief or Battalion Chief.   (CORRECTED 8/25/14)

 

Applications must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing, Tuesday, September 16, 2014, .

 ON-LINE APPLICATIONS ONLY

to apply visit - www.jobaps.com\alameda

DESCRIPTION

Under administrative direction, assists the Fire Chief in the overall administration and operation of the Fire Department; acts in the absence of the Fire Chief; participates in departmental policy formulating and general planning; performs related duties as required.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES

The Deputy Fire Chief is the second highest executive management position within the Fire Department and is responsible for overseeing multiple Divisions of the Agency. The incumbent is responsible for providing direct administrative support in the areas of organizational policy and program development.

This class differs from the next higher class of Fire Chief in that the latter has primary responsibility for the administration and operation of the department. It is further distinguished from that of the next lower class of Division Chief in that the latter is primarily the shift commander over a Fire Battalion and overseeing a department division or administrative assignment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

- Education:

Minimum of Associate of Arts Degree with Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

And

- Experience:

Current appointment as a Division Chief or the equivalent of one year experience as a
Battalion Chief.

- Special Requirements:

Is subject to emergency recall while off duty.

NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:

- Knowledge of:

• Modern principles, practices and techniques of fire department administration, organization, and operation.
• Laws, ordinances, and regulations which govern a fire department and California fire district.
• Methods, techniques and equipment used in modern firefighting and of fire apparatus and equipment, first aid, and fire inspection and prevention.
• Principles, practices, procedures and equipment used in fighting fires saving lives and property.
• Operation and maintenance of fire and rescue apparatus and equipment coupled with the ability to supervise its effective application and use.
• Proper and effective use of officers and equipment in field tactics.
• Current trends regarding firefighting, fire administration, and fire prevention activities.
• Major fire hazards, the water supply, geography and building conditions of the district.
• Types of building construction and the building code of the district.
• Principles of public administration, including personnel administration, budgetary control, purchasing and financing.
• Principles and practices of supervision and leadership.
• Modern principles of supervision and leadership.
• Modern administrative, project management and budgetary principles and techniques.

- Ability to:

• Demonstrate teamwork.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Perform analysis and problem solving.
• Demonstrate flexibility.
• Direct and train subordinates.
• Maintain discipline and high morale.
• Prepare clear and concise reports.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Meet and deal tactfully and effectively with the public, subordinates, peers, and supervisors.
• Recognize and appraise fire hazards.
• Manage time in an effective manner.
• Exercise sound judgment and make decisions.
• Demonstrate management control.
• Demonstrate effective leadership.
• Demonstrate interpersonal sensitivity.
• Adapt to stress.

EXAMINATION COMPONENTS

The examination will consist of the following steps:

 

1.      A review of the candidates’ applications to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process.

 

2.      An oral interview which will be weighted as 100% of the candidates' final examination score. The oral interview may contain situational exercises.

 

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED EXAMINATION STEPS

 

Alameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit.  Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position.  Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position.  Other recruitments many be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.

 

To learn more about our recruitment and selection process, please visit the “What You Need to Know” section of our website, www.acgov.org/hrs.

Selection Plan

Applicants will be informed via e-mail with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance. The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the Agency:

 

 

TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN:

Deadline for Filing:

Tuesday, September 16, 2014,

5:00 p.m.

Review of Minimum Qualifications:

September 17, 2014

Civil Service Panel Interviews:

Week of October 6, 2014

ACFD Chief's Interview:

To Be Determined

 

 

 *WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT & SELECTION PLAN*

Alameda County and the Human Resource Services Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Alameda County’s Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statues.  To request an accommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other phases of the examination/selection process, please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job announcement before the last date of filing.  Alameda County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable accommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation, applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA, FEHA and applicable statues.

 

For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please visit our website, www.acgov.org/hrs

BENEFITS

*** For benefit information, please contact the Alameda County Fire Department Administrative Offices at (925) 833-3473.

Conclusion

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Please take the steps recommended above to insure you do not miss any notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. The County of Alameda is not responsible for notices that are not read, received or accessed by any applicant for a County recruitment.

NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box alamedacountyHR@acgov.org are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. If you have questions please go to our website at www.acgov.org/hrs. You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied.

Monique A. Hill,  Human Resources Analyst II
Human Resource Services, County of Alameda
510-208-4841

Alameda County is an Equal Opportunity Employer