Job Posting Title

State Fire Marshal Law Enf Agt

Agency

310 STATE FIRE MARSHAL

Supervisory Organization

State Fire Marshal

Job Posting End Date

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

Refill a position

Job Description

Basic Purpose

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities for performing inspections, investigations, and educational work in fire prevention and arson investigation as an agent of the State Fire Marshal’s Office.

Typical Functions

• Conducts investigations of criminal violations of state law pertaining to suspected arson and other violations related to statutory authority and, based upon the evidence obtained, prepares reports, advises and assists prosecutors in filing charges, and drafts and executes legal documents for use in criminal or administrative investigations to include affidavits, search warrants, orders, and citations and appears as a witness in court.
• Processes fire, explosion and crime scenes; gathers and analyzes information; interviews witnesses; collects materials, substances, documents and other evidence including photographs, ignitable substances, fingerprints, and other items; arranges for scientific testing and analysis as needed.
• Inspects buildings and premises of facilities, such as schools, hospitals, nursing homes, theaters, apartment houses, hotels, and correctional facilities; reviews plans and specifications for construction of new buildings or major alterations to existing buildings to determine compliance with statutes, rules, building and life safety codes, rules and ordinances.
• Inspects storage locations for explosives to enforce state laws governing the manufacture, storage and handling of explosives; inspects locations which store or sell fireworks; enforces the state fireworks laws governing the sale and/or possession of illegal explosives, investigates and enforces laws in regards to licenses for fireworks shooters.
• Investigation and enforcement of the Fire Extinguisher Licensing Act.
• Speaks before a variety of groups, providing information on fire safety and prevention; assists governmental subdivisions throughout the state in instituting or improving fire and life safety programs.
• Attends conferences; prepares and presents classes on fire prevention, fire investigation, code enforcement, and safety to fire and law enforcement personnel.
• Participates in covert investigations and surveillance operations; operates computes and other equipment.

Level Descriptor

This is the specialist level of this job family where employees are assigned advanced level duties and responsibilities which may include serving as a Field Training Officer agent for probationary agents, organizing and coordinating multiple investigations or inspections within the agency or with other agencies, or participating in the development or presentation of educational programs.

Education and Experience

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of two years experience in fire investigation, and/or fire prevention, which may include service in a federal, state, county, or municipal fire department plus three additional years of qualifying experience as an agent in the Oklahoma State Fire Marshal’s Office; or two years of professional experience in conducting criminal investigations for a governmental law enforcement agency as the primary full time job responsibility plus three additional years of qualifying experience as an agent in the Oklahoma State Fire Marshal’s Office; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting the completion of 30 semester hours from an accredited college or university including 6 semester hours in fire protection and prevention for each year of the required experience plus three additional years of qualifying experience as an agent in the Oklahoma State Fire Marshal’s Office. (O.S. Title 74 Section 324.5)

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of modern fire investigative techniques; of fire prevention, life safety and building codes; of fire protection equipment, such as sprinkler systems, fire extinguishers, alarm systems, and extinguishing equipment; of state criminal law pertaining to crimes of arson and other statutory laws enforced