Job description
Introduction
Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing.
Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires will only be accepted online.
DESCRIPTION
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
THE ALAMEDA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT (ACFD) provides all-risk emergency services to the unincorporated areas of Alameda County (excluding Fairview), the cities of San Leandro, Dublin, Newark, Union City and Emeryville, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. With 28 fire stations and 34 companies serving a population of 394,000, the ACFD serves densely populated urban areas, waterways, industrialized centers, extensive urban interface, agricultural and wildland regions. Over 400 personnel and 100 Reserve Firefighters provide a wide variety of services to an ever expanding, dynamic and diverse community of roughly 508 square miles. These services include:
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Advanced Life Support
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Fire Suppression
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Hazardous Materials Response
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Urban Search & Rescue
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Water Rescue
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Community Outreach & Education
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Disaster Preparedness
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Fire Prevention and Code Compliance
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Regional Dispatch
The Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD) was formed on July 1, 1993 as a dependent special district with the Alameda County Board of Supervisors as its governing body. This consolidation brought together into a single jurisdiction the Castro Valley Fire Department, Eden Consolidated Fire Protection District and County Fire Patrol. Subsequently, the following communities have contracted with the ACFD:
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July 1, 1995 City of San Leandro
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July 1, 1997 City of Dublin
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August 1, 2002 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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October 1, 2007 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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May 1, 2010 City of Newark
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July 1, 2010 City of Union City
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July 1, 2012 City of Emeryville
On January 20, 2008, the ACFD became responsible for the administration and operation of the Alameda County Regional Emergency Communications Center (ACRECC). The dispatch center provides dispatch and regional communication center services for the ACFD, the Alameda County Emergency Medical Services Agency, Camp Parks Combat Support Training Center, and the cities of Alameda, Fremont, Livermore and Pleasanton. ACRECC is also the Dispatch/System Status Management Center for Falck ambulance service.
For more information about the agency, please visit: Alameda County Fire Department.
THE POSITION
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Either I
Experience:
Special Requirement:
Incumbent is subject to emergency recall while off duty.
License:
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Knowledge of:
- Modern techniques of fire prevention and suppression
- Fire and life safety systems
- Relevant building codes and ordinances
- Building construction
- Local, state and federal laws relative to fire department regulated activities
- Fire cause and origin determination
- Practices, procedures and equipment used in fire suppression
- Principles of modern supervision
- Communicate orally and in writing
- Read and understand pre-construction and construction plans
- Read and understand fire extinguishing system plans and calculations
- Recognize potential fire hazards
- Negotiate and use persuasion techniques to deal effectively with confrontational situations
- Organize and prioritize assignments
- Provide leadership
- Train and develop staff
- Adapt to stressful situations
- Work without direct supervision
EXAMINATION COMPONENTS
The examination will consist of the following steps:
- A review of candidate's application to verify possession of minimum requirements. The Supplemental Questionnaire will be used for further screening of minimum qualifications. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process.
- A review candidates' supplemental questionnaire to select the best qualified applicants to continue in the process.
- An oral interview which will be weighted as 100% of the candidate's final examination score. The oral interview may contain situational exercises.
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