Insight Analyst- Fire

Posting number: 23 -07665

Department: Fire

Division: Fire Administration

Job classification: Fire Insight Analyst

Posting type: Open & Promotional

Categories: Public Safety, Fire & EMS, Database Administration

Summary

Turn data into decisions that make a difference. In this role, you'll perform advanced spatial and data analysis to identify trends, model complex scenarios, and support strategic decision-making. From evaluating performance and emergency response to analyzing resource deployment, your work will help drive smarter operations and improve services for the Boise community.

Required Knowledge, Experience, And Training
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, economics, mathematics, business administration or a related field and three years of experience performing highly complex business analysis, data science or analytics, or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.

Special Requirements
Applicants must be able to pass:

• City of Boise background check processes which includes a criminal history check and reference checks in accordance with the City of Boise Hiring Process Regulation
• Boise Police Department Criminal Justice Information System Background Check (BPD CJIS)
• Hybrid Work Eligible

To ensure internal equity and alignment with the approved budget for this position, offers are made within the posted hiring range. Although the hiring range is fixed, employees receive an exceptional benefits and total rewards package that enhances the overall value of employment with the City of Boise.

Why the City of Boise? 

The benefits are real and among the best in the Treasure Valley: 

Examples of duties

Develops digital maps through a geographic information system (GIS). Integrates base maps, data layers, tabular data and other GIS analysis with records management and other software systems. Builds mapping applications and dashboards. Mines, extracts and analyzes data to support strategic projects. Reviews and evaluates current workflow processes. Acquires and maintains new datasets and corresponding metadata, including usage of the city data warehouse. 

Initiates and develops business analyses, data sets and dashboards for review. Researches and analyzes trends, practices, laws and statistics to develop options and recommendations. Identifies and measures business operations updates to evaluate performance. Identifies, develops and/or recommends outcome-based measures, forecasts, scenarios and efficiencies. Creates maps, reports, dashboards and presentations to communicate data and analysis. 

Utilizes various databases to integrate statistical data for fiscal research, resources/staffing or asset impact, performance measures and indicators and other analyses. Monitors data sets for quality control and coordinates consistency within and across data sets. Troubleshoots and resolves data matters. Defines data standards in coordination with internal and external agency partners. Participates and collaborates in data communities. 

Develops strong partnerships and learns all aspects of the business for a positive impact. Designs, plans and maintains the service deployment model. Performs resource deployment analysis. Refines data into risk categories and develops risk demand zones. Identifies and analyzes data sets to model risk and prepares deliverables. Supports emergency planning, emergency management and major disaster response events as well as the Incident Management Team (IMT). 

Prepares, analyzes and interprets data for critical department and city reports. Analyzes historical call volume data to look for trends and project future department needs. Creates custom and auto-generated reports, including data from area-specific s