1. Three years of management level experience that included significant County/District wide fire operational, administrative and logistical responsibilities; or,
2. three years of experience performing duties equivalent to those of Fire Battalion Chief with Santa a Barbara County, including significant County/District-wide fire operational, administrative, and logistical responsibilities; or,
3. five years of experience performing duties equivalent to those of Fire Captain with Santa Barbara County, including experience in emergency operations, fire code enforcement, and logistical activities, and 24 semester (36 quarter) units in fire science, fire administration, public administration, or the State Fire Marshal's Fire Management series, and current status on a Santa Barbara County eligibility list for the Class of Fire Battalion chief; or,
4. a combination of training, education, and experience that is equivalent to one of the employment standards listed above and that provides the required knowledge and abilities.
Additional Qualifications: Possession and maintenance of a valid California Class C Driver License.
Knowledge of: principles and practices of public administration as applied to the management of fire and other emergency services; county government organization, powers, functions, and relationships with other governmental jurisdictions; principles and practices of personnel management, budgeting, and fiscal management, and records management; fire fighting problems, techniques, and equipment; national and state fire codes and administrative regulations; fire related provision of the Uniform Building Code; standards of the National Fire Protection Association; fire chemistry; current techniques of building inspection and arson investigation.
Job Description:
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Definition: Under the general direction of the Fire Chief,
Deputy, performs responsible administrative work in planning,
organizing, staffing, directing, and evaluating the activities of a
major division of the Fire Department; commands department
operations at major emergencies; and acts as Fire Chief as assigned.
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