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Fire Chief
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 29 days ago
About the Role
Serves as the Fire Chief for a VA Medical Center Fire Department, in Tomah Wisconsin. Responsible for the overall management, administration, supervision, and operation of fire protection, fire prevention, emergency response, hazardous materials, and emergency management programs. Ensures compliance with VA, NFPA, OSHA, EPA, and Joint Commission requirements while directing firefighting, fire prevention, training, inspections, emergency preparedness, and personnel management activities.
What You'll Do
- →***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Major duties and responsibilities include: Directs and administers fire suppression, fire prevention, hazardous materials response, and emergency management programs for the medical center.
- →Supervises fire department personnel by assigning work, evaluating performance, coordinating training, and addressing employee relations matters.
- →Develops, implements, and maintains fire protection policies, procedures, and Standard Operating Guidelines (SOGs).
- →Conducts and oversees fire and life-safety inspections, fire prevention activities, and code compliance programs to identify and eliminate hazards.
- →Directs emergency response operations involving fires, hazardous materials incidents, rescues, medical emergencies, and disaster situations.
- →Develops and delivers training programs for firefighters, medical center staff, and emergency responders to maintain operational readiness and regulatory compliance.
- →Manages fire protection systems and equipment, including alarms, sprinklers, fire suppression systems, apparatus, communications equipment, and emergency response vehicles.
- →Coordinates emergency preparedness, evacuation planning, disaster response exercises, and mutual aid activities with local, state, and federal agencies.
- →Investigates fires, hazardous incidents, and safety concerns, prepares reports, and recommends corrective actions to prevent future occurrences.
- →Ensures compliance with applicable VA policies, NFPA standards, OSHA regulations, EPA requirements, and Joint Commission accreditation standards related to fire protection and life safety.
- →Performs other related duties as assigned DESIGNATED DRUG-TESTING POSITION: Applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- →Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- →Applicants will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test result is received.
- →Work Schedule: Full-Time; 56 hr shifts, 112 hrs/pay period.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
Personality Fit
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