Fire Prevention Officer I

Fire Marshal

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Job summary : This is a skilled, specialized type of work of varied difficulty in conducting fire and life safety inspections, public education presentations. Employees in this class are responsible for the protection and preservation of life and property primarily by conducting annual fire and life safety inspections. Employees assigned to this class must utilize special skills and training to enforce all applicable local, state, and county regulations including performing other related tasks as needed. Work is performed under limited supervision of departmental supervisors in accordance with defined policies and procedures; however, employees must be able to exercise some independent critical thinking skills in the performance of duties. Performance is reviewed by superiors through observation of work while in progress and upon completion, through review of reports and records, and in consultations with the employee and others knowledgeable of the employee's performance. Reports to the Fire Marshal / Division Chief or designee.

Essential job functions and responsibilities :

• Conducts fire inspections on an annual basis for the presence of fire hazards, and to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal fire regulations.
• Inspects and tests all fire / life safety suppression systems, recognizes and takes action to correct hazardous conditions which present an immediate danger to life.
• Documents inspection findings, reviews findings with property owners and supervisors, prepares and submits notice of violation forms for and appears before the City special magistrate hearings, and in courts to enforce fire regulations.
• May perform or arrange standby fire watch details as needed to ensure adherence to the fire and life safety regulations.
• Responds to and resolves complaints from the general public.
• May respond to specific emergencies as a first responder and perform basic life support care if appropriately medically certified.
• May demonstrate and explain appropriate fire and risk reduction messages to groups and individuals using mixed media.
• Must be available to work "on-call" and respond to fire scenes or other emergencies (both during and outside of normal business hours) as needed. Must also be available to work with the following but not limited to : Fire Operations personnel; Hollywood Police Department personnel; Building Department personnel; Bureau of Fire, Arson, & Explosive Investigation Detectives; as well as property owners and representatives.
• Effectively and positively represents the City in delivering and performing work with colleagues and clients, irrespective of gender, race, religion, age, disability, political affiliation or belief, or sexual orientation.
• Establish and maintain effective and professional relationships with work colleagues, supervisors and managers.
• Performs related work as required.

The requirements :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Knowledge of modern principles, practices and equipment related to fire prevention activities.

Knowledge of building construction and fire / life safety equipment and systems.

Knowledge of legal responsibilities and enforcement practices relative to fire inspections.

Knowledge of Hollywood Fire Department organizational rules, regulations, and procedures.

Ability to independently operate a City vehicle in a safe and effective manner while performing inspection duties.

Ability to identify and explain the general properties and storage of flammables and combustible liquids and other hazardous materials.

Ability to identify common causes of fire and its prevention.

Ability to speak to plan a presentation and deliver in front of special groups on community risk reduction topics.

Practices consistent attendance and reports to work on time.

Ability to function and cooperate as a team.

Ability to receive direction and feedback for professional development.

Ability to react quickly and calmly in difficult situations.

Ability to self-manage inspections, daily activates, return customer phone calls and emails in a timely professional manner.

Ability to establish and maintain effective and professional relationships with work colleagues, supervisors, managers and the public.

Maintains an enthusiastic, self-reliant and self-starting approach to meet job responsibilities and accountabilities. Strives to anticipate work to be done.

The physical abilities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, sit, write, hear, speak and be required to exert 10 to 20 pounds of force occasionally and / or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation and extended periods of time standing and / or walking. Some tasks require manual dexterity, in addition to visual and hearing acuity. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision, peripheral, and depth perception. Some tasks may involve identifying and distinguishing colors. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work requires the employee to be sensitive to change and responsive to changing goals, priorities, and needs. The employee regularly makes decisions that could lead to major community or organizational consequences if he or she fails to make the appropriate decision at the time. Tasks are regularly performed inside and / or outside with potential for exposure to adverse conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, fumes and / or poor ventilation, wetness, humidity, rain, temperature, and noise extremes, machinery and / or moving vehicles, vibrations, electric currents, animals / wildlife, toxic / poisonous agents, gases or chemicals, oils and other cutting fluids, violence and / or disease, or pathogenic substances.