Deputy Fire Marshal

Position Overview

The Town of Vail is Now Hiring a Deputy Fire Marshal

Open Until Filled

 

The Deputy Fire Marshal’s position is an administrative position that manages and leads the Fire Prevention Division. Responsibilities include the management and supervision of all assigned fire prevention operations and staff, including plan review; construction and existing building inspections; hazardous materials compliance; short term rental inspection program; investigations; juvenile fire setting programs, pre-plan administration, and code development. Represents the Fire Chief and Deputy Fire Chief and the fire department to the public and elected officials and maintains an active role in outside activities to include meetings with the public, other public safety departments, and other jurisdictions. This position is an exempt position reporting directly to the Deputy Fire Chief of the department. 

This is a non-ranked, uniformed position reporting to the 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities. 

• This position provides overall management and supervision of all fire prevention activities within the Town of Vail.  
• Serves as a high-level representative of the department with outside agencies, political and city officials, other fire and rescue departments, and the public. May represent the Deputy Fire Chief and make commitments on behalf of the department as it pertains to fire prevention.  
• Administers fire codes to ensure protection of life and property. Develops, presents, and implements code modifications and amendments as necessary. Prepares code adoption documentation for the Town of Vail, collaborates with stakeholders, and makes presentations to elected officials. 
• Uses the Town of Vail Code, International Codes, and related Standards, manages and performs detailed and technical plan review of new buildings, tenant improvements, new site development permit applications for compliance.  
• Uses the Town of Vail Code, International Codes, and related Standards, manages and performs detailed and technical plan review of Fire Protection System plans, including water-based, clean agent, dry chemical, wet chemical, alarm systems, and other fire safety systems and equipment. 
• Assist Deputy Fire Chief with inner-governmental planning sessions related to streetscape designs, fire department access, fire hydrant placement, road design, access, staging areas, and related elements. 
• Responsible for and manages the fire permit program that includes the ability to issue permits, conduct field inspection and testing of fire and life safety systems and building elements such as emergency lighting, exiting, emergency generator operations and site access. 
• Responsible for and manages the fire and life safety inspections program of existing business occupancies and for inspecting and testing of fire protection and detection systems and equipment in accordance with adopted codes, standards, and policies. 
• Responsible for and manages the fire and life safety short term rental inspection program; supervises field inspectors, ability to also conduct short term rental inspections.  
• Develops inspection and investigation policies, procedures and priorities intended to improve fire and life safety conditions within the community. 
• Responsible for and manages all permitting for Town of Vail Special Events, Assembly Space Operational Permits, provides input and direction for all special events; including scheduling and supervising field inspectors, ability to also conduct field inspections.  
• Conduct or supervise fire investigations.  Ability to document fire scenes.  Document and preserve evidence.  Produce and provide oral or written testimony or reports. 
• May recommend criminal charges or issue summons as appropriate as they pertain to arson, fire code, and hazardous materials violations. Works closely with law enforcement agencies for the presentation of criminal cases. 
• Responds to major fire, emergency, and other rescue incidents. Functions as on-call Investigations/Division Supervisor.  

• Responsible for supervising and managing fire prevention staff, including writing and conducting employee performance evaluations. 
• Responsible for planning, staffing, budgeting and producing public education programs for schools, hotels, hospitals and guests and citizens of the Town of Vail. 
• Prepares and monitors the fire prevention budget. Reviews and approves purchases, monitors resources, and ensures budgetary compliance throughout the fiscal year. Is responsible for all expenditures and budget management. 
• Attends yearly approved trainings outside of organization pertaining to fire codes, standards, and leadership, etc.  
• Ability to work outside of normal working hour