Emergency Services Coordinator

Boulder County is a forward-thinking community with over 2,000 employees serving the needs of nearly 300,000 residents. From the peaks of the Rocky Mountains to the thriving agricultural lands and urban centers on the plains, Boulder County's 740 square miles include some of the most diverse, natural landscapes and smart-growth development along the Front Range. Our county's leaders and employees have long held a commitment to being stewards of our land, environment, and community. From visionary open space, land use, and sustainability policies to award-winning wellness and public service programs, our county government helps foster a vibrant, healthy and active community.  As individuals and an organization, we value and respect diversity, striving for a high quality of life for all employees and residents. Our policies and practices reflect our dedication to providing the very best in public service. 

This position works under the direction of the Emergency Services Unit Supervisor but may report directly to another Sergeant, Commander, Division Chief, or Sheriff depending on assignment or incident.

The Emergency Services Unit plays a critical role in ensuring the Sheriff's Office's compliance in managing search and rescue operations, hazardous materials incidents, and supporting the management of large-scale incidents within the Sheriff's jurisdiction such as wildfires and floods. The Unit develops and implements programs and training that enhance the response capabilities of the Sheriff's Office and EMS agencies to a variety of emergency incidents, including active harmer, mass casualty events, natural disasters, and similar situations.

The Emergency Services Coordinator is primarily responsible for programs supporting the coordination and implementation of Search and Rescue and hazmat in Boulder County.  The Coordinator will function as Incident Command for Search and Rescue (mountainous and water/swift water), hazmat and assists on other emergency incidents. Please note, this is a field Incident Command position, and NOT an Office of Disaster Management position.  Office of Disaster Management plans for and coordinates large-scale incidents. 

Additional duties are program/project management (most working hours), and include acting as a liaison to fire, EMS, and rescue partners, ensuring good working relationships, promoting sound planning, and assisting with conflict resolution within emergency services agencies throughout Boulder County.  The Coordinator develops, maintains and provides training/programs surrounding emergency services topics for law enforcement personnel.  These programs can include major event planning and management, flood detection and warning, spring snowmelt and creek flow monitoring, avalanche and winter storm monitoring, search and rescue, hazardous materials response and representation at a variety of meetings. Other programs include off-road machine training, grant application and management, Local Emergency Planning Committee, internal training management, training for deputies, Sartopo account management, grant program development and management, and other activities.

1. Available for response 24 hours-a-day to emergencies.  Rotating on-call responsibilities 24/7/365, this includes nights, weekends, and holidays; typically, seven to eight, 24-hour shifts per month. Responds out to calls within five minutes.
2. Provides on-scene Incident Command and resource ordering as required for search and rescue, hazardous material incidents, weather events, spring water flow/flood recommendations/prediction and other natural and human caused catastrophes. 
3. Regularly attends meetings during and outside normal business hours. 
4. Enhances Boulder County Sheriff's Office relations with county fire protection districts/departments, ambulance service providers, city, county, state and National Park rangers, United States Forest Service (USFS) fire and law enforcement personnel, and is the liaison for BCSO contracted emergency rescue agencies.  Assists with writing contracts, memorandums of understanding and scopes of work to define the working relationships amongst agencies. 
5. Administers and maintains the snowmobile, ATV, and UTV programs. 
6. Develop/facilitates, writes, and implements annexes to the Emergency Operations Plan (EOP). 
7. Writes and administers grants related to Emergency Services. 
8. Aids the Boulder County Sheriff's Office Operations Division in internal training on emergency services topics. 
9. Administers the ambulance contracting and compliance program for all ambulance transport agencies in Boulder County.   
10. Attends MAC Meetings and may be a group member fulfilling the role in Emergency Support Function (ESF) 9 - Search and Rescue, ESF 10 - Hazmat and ESF 13 - Public Safety. 
11. May be the liaison from an incident/event to the Emergency Operations Center (EOC). 
12. Represent the Sheriff's Office at meetings with local, state, and federal cooperators. 
13. May be a member of the Boulder Incident Management Team (IMT) Type III Team. 
14. Completes proper incident reports and records. 
15. Furthers the mission of the Sheriff's Office and effectively carries out agency and unit goals and objectives. 
16. May be reassigned in the case of an emergency. 
17. Carry out other duties as assigned by the Emergency Services Unit Supervisor. 
18. You will be assigned a full-time, take-home truck for on-call response.

High School diploma or equivalent (copy must be presented at time of hire), supplemented by specialized courses and hands-on search and rescue (mountainous) and emergency service disciplines.  

College degree or additional education preferred.  

Prior experience with the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command System (ICS) to include certification of ICS 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800. 

Previous experience in acting as incident command for search and rescue, natural disasters, and hazardous materials. Certification in hazmat awareness/operations. Serves as an incident commander on Type IV/III incidents.

Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Colorado Driver's License.  Must have had a 21 or over driver’s license for one year.

Required to pass the Boulder County Sheriff's Office background check, aptitude testing, polygraph, physical agility test, medically based physical, drug test, and psychological tests.

• Appropriate voice skills to be clearly understood on the telephone, radio, and in public contacts; may be required to talk extensively on the telephone or radio.  Must also have acceptable hearing to hear well on the telephone, radio and in public contacts. 

• Must pass, on an annual basis, the Arduous Duty NWCG physical fitness test (complete a three-mile walk, while carrying a 45 lbs. pack in 45 minutes). 

• Must have acceptable eyesight, correctable to 20/20, to perform job related responsibilities. 

• May be required to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.  May be required to run for short distances or hike up to 3 miles in class 2 terrain (based on the Yosemite decimal rating system), with a 35-pound pack for investigative purposes. 

• Possess the ability to travel in 4th class terrain and ascend and descend a rope in lower 5th class terrain (based on the Yosemite decimal rating system). 

• Must be able to work, hike, and travel in inclement weather conditions.  

• Must be capable of working under stressful situations. 

• Must have good cognitive skills and awareness of work accuracy.

Desired Traits:

• Demonstrated ability to coordinate small and large-scale operations of personnel and equipment under emergency conditions involving life threatening danger to responders and the public.

• Accomplish assigned tasks during stressful situations.

• Has a comprehensive understanding of all rescue resources, including air, land, and water, available to the Sheriff's Office, when and how to order them for incidents.
  Liaisons between outside agencies and represent the Sheriff's Office in a manner that effectively coordinates the efforts and abilities of multi-agency response to emergencies.

• Communicates tactfully, diplomatically, and effectively with the public, co-workers, partner agencies, and the general public.  

• Displays effective time management skills. Must have project management experience and can demonstrate having had the responsibility of the planning, procurement and execution of a project, including defining scope, start and finish.  

• Displays effective planning for incident and programmatic skills – both short and long term.

• Ability to work without direct supervision to organize activities and incidents, both in day-to-day operations and on emergency incidents.

• Demonstrates a thorough understanding of modern emergency service principles, strategies, tactics, methods, procedures and management.  This includes hazardous materials, incident management, and search and rescue.

• Organizes material and presents information clearly and concisely in verbal or written form.

• Capable of using two-way radio systems and capable of emergency driving.

Salary : $78,684 - $109,992