What are the responsibilities and job description for the Fire Battalion Chief position at City of Sutherlin?
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Sutherlin Fire Department is an all-hazards, combination fire department that is currently recruiting for a Battalion Chief. We are staffed with a Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chief, Division Chief/Training Officer, three Battalion Chiefs, nine Student Firefighters, and 17 volunteer Firefighters. In 2024, Sutherlin Fire Department responded to 2,225 calls for service. Sutherlin Fire Department currently runs out of two fire stations with three type-1 engines, two type-6 engines, one type-3 engine, one quint, one water tender and multiple support vehicles. Salary ranges from $7,509 - $8,046 monthly and is an exempt position. The Battalion Chief will be supervisor to assigned career staff, volunteer firefighters, and students. This position exists to provide critical organization, supervision and ongoing management for assigned personnel, equipment and departmental operations. Additionally, this position shall perform the full range of firefighting duties, including combating, extinguishing and preventing fires, and protecting life and property, and leading other assigned departmental firefighters throughout the entirety of fire response events. For scheduling purposes, this position is classified as a 56-hour workweek position.
Sutherlin Fire Department is an all-hazards, combination fire department that is currently recruiting for a Battalion Chief. We are staffed with a Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chief, Division Chief/Training Officer, three Battalion Chiefs, nine Student Firefighters, and 17 volunteer Firefighters. In 2024, Sutherlin Fire Department responded to 2,225 calls for service. Sutherlin Fire Department currently runs out of two fire stations with three type-1 engines, two type-6 engines, one type-3 engine, one quint, one water tender and multiple support vehicles. Salary ranges from $7,509 - $8,046 monthly and is an exempt position. The Battalion Chief will be supervisor to assigned career staff, volunteer firefighters, and students. This position exists to provide critical organization, supervision and ongoing management for assigned personnel, equipment and departmental operations. Additionally, this position shall perform the full range of firefighting duties, including combating, extinguishing and preventing fires, and protecting life and property, and leading other assigned departmental firefighters throughout the entirety of fire response events. For scheduling purposes, this position is classified as a 56-hour workweek position.
Salary : $7,509 - $8,046