Fire Captain

INTRA-DEPARTMENT

JOB OPENING

CITY OF FARMINGTON

JOB POSTING #107: Fire Captain

NUMBER OF VACANCIES: Hiring List

DEPARTMENT: Fire Department

WORK LOCATION: Varied

PAY RATE: $26.13/Hour

PAY GRADE: 04s

HOURS WORKED: Rotating Shift Work

TYPE OF POSITION: Regular, Full-Time

DAYS WORKED: Fire Shift Schedule

JOB DUTIES

JOB SUMMARY

The Fire Captain serves as the frontline supervisor responsible for leading an assigned fire company in the delivery of emergency and non-emergency services. Under the general supervision of the Battalion Chief, the Fire Captain provides leadership, direction, and oversight for assigned personnel while ensuring the safety, readiness, and operational effectiveness of the company.

The Fire Captain directs emergency operations, supervises daily station activities, oversees company training, manages personnel performance, and ensures apparatus, equipment, and facilities remain in a constant state of operational readiness. The position is responsible for implementing departmental policies, maintaining compliance with City regulations and collective bargaining agreements, promoting firefighter health and safety, and delivering exceptional customer service to the community.

Through effective leadership, mentoring, and accountability, the Fire Captain develops employees, promotes teamwork and professionalism, and ensures the Department's mission, values, and service standards are consistently demonstrated during emergency responses and daily operations.

Performance in this position shall be measured in accordance with the Farmington Fire Department Company Officer Expectations and Competencies, applicable City of Farmington policies, departmental guidelines, and established performance evaluation standards.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Leadership and Supervision

Provides leadership, supervision, and direction for assigned personnel by establishing performance expectations, promoting accountability, conducting evaluations, mentoring employees, resolving workplace issues, and fostering a professional, respectful, and team-oriented work environment.

Operational Readiness

Maintains responsibility for the readiness of assigned personnel, apparatus, equipment, and station facilities by ensuring inspections, maintenance, inventories, documentation, and corrective actions are completed in accordance with departmental standards.

Training and Professional Development

Plans, coordinates, conducts, and evaluates company training to maintain operational proficiency while mentoring employees, developing future leaders, supporting probationary firefighters, and ensuring required certifications and training are maintained.

Administrative Responsibilities

Completes incident reports, employee evaluations, scheduling records, training documentation, inspections, and other administrative records while ensuring compliance with departmental policies, City regulations, and applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Health and Safety

Promotes a culture of firefighter health and safety by ensuring compliance with departmental safety policies, risk management practices, PPE requirements, health and wellness initiatives, and applicable occupational safety standards.

Community Relations

Represents the Department in a professional manner through public education, community outreach, fire prevention activities, customer service, and cooperative relationships with partner agencies and the public.

Station and Equipment Management

Oversee the maintenance, cleanliness, security, and operational readiness of assigned facilities, apparatus, and equipment while ensuring deficiencies are promptly identified, documented, and corrected.

Emergency Operations

Responds to and directs emergency operations involving fire suppression, emergency medical services, technical rescue, hazardous materials incidents, aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF), wildland fire suppression, and other emergency responses. Performs an initial size-up, establishes tactical priorities, assumes command when appropriate, and directs company operations until command is transferred in accordance with the Incident Command System.

Maintains situational awareness throughout emergency incidents, continually evaluates changing conditions, communicates effectively with Command, and ensures firefighter accountability and safety remains the highest operational priority. Exercises sound judgment while balancing strategic objectives with accepted risk management principles and departmental operating procedures.

OTHER DUTIES:

Performs additional duties and special assignments as directed to support the operational and administrative needs of the Fire Department.

Using excellent customer service skills, establishes and maintains effective working relationships with other employees, officials, and all members of the general public.

Operates personal computer, radio, other communications and IT equipment.

Performs general maintenance work in the upkeep of fire facilities and equipment.

Participates, and is responsible for, company/station training, drills, inspections, pre-plans and physical training. Instructs personnel in fire suppression and extinguishment, EMS, rescue, Haz-mat, ARFF, safety, inspections and prevention, and other related subjects.

Maintains and documents all company records, logs, and reports.

Works under the supervision of the Battalion Chief and is responsible for managing shift staffing including station assignments, vacation scheduling, stand-in scheduling, overtime scheduling, recall of personnel, and record keeping for the shift. Also, prepares employee evaluations and Initiates discipline while being fair and consistent.

Coordinates with the Battalion Chief with administration of the Fire Department's health and safety program for their shift.

Operates a motor vehicle to assist in carrying out the business of the department and the city.

Attendance at work is an essential function of this position.

NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

May serve in various acting capacities as assigned or appointed for vacancies, or for employee development.

May be assigned to, or assist with, special projects as directed.

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:

Emergency medical aid equipment, extrication equipment, fire apparatus, fire pumps, hoses, and other standard firefighting equipment, ladders, radio, pager, personal computer, phone.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands 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 frequently required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers, handle, or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and occasionally drag up to 200 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus (outlined in NMAC Reg. 11.5.2.10 C (5) and (6)).

The employee is required to perform shift work in a rotation of days, evenings, and nights including weekends and holidays.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside-weather conditions. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in extreme heights, precarious places, and is exposed to intense heat and/or cold, wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and vibration.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, except during certain firefighting or EMT activities when noise levels may be loud.

QUALIFICATIONS

This position is subject to the City of Farmington's Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy which includes pre-employment testing, post-accident testing, random testing, reasonable suspicion testing, return to duty testing, and follow-up testing.

Must have completed the Farmington Fire Department "Acting in Capacity (AIC)" Captain program prior to the date of promotional exam.

Must have passed their annual evaluation and are current on all required position requirements ie: trainings, station reports.

Must have successfully completed the examination process for Fire Captain and be placed on the Captain's Promotional Eligibility List.

Must be able to react quickly, calmly and with good judgment under emergency conditions.

Must be familiar with the city areas, including streets, hydrants, target hazards, and addressing system.

Must be New Mexico certified EMT-B (Emergency Medical Training - Basic) or higher.

Must meet current physical requirements for National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards.

• NFPA 1582 (Comprehensive occupational medical program for Fire Departments)
• NFPA 1583 (Standard on Health-Related Fitness Program for Fire Department Members)

This position has the responsibility to participate in and comply with the City's Environmental, Health, and Safety program.

Must pass annual physical assessment, arduous level per NWCG guidelines.

Employees must meet annual medical requirements outlined in NMAC Reg. 11.5.2.10 C (5) and (6).

Must have a valid driver's license applicable for the operation of emergency vehicles and fire apparatus.

Working knowledge of driver safety.

Working knowledge of inspection techniques, building and fire codes.

Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.

Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

Ability to establish effective working relationships with employees, other agencies, and the public.

Works under the general supervision of a Fire Battalion Chief.

TESTING REQUIREMENTS:

May be any or all the following; written examination; assessment center; tactical exercise; oral interview.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, M/F/D/V

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