Fire Chief
Classified Details
- Classified ID
- 1382
- Description
Date: 11/04/2024
Title: Fire Chief
Department: Fire
Overall Job Objective:
The Fire Chief performs professional technical, administrative, and supervisory work in planning, organizing, and directing the operations of the Brattleboro Fire Department. This is a full-time management position which includes responsibility for department personnel, budget development, financial management, emergency preparedness, and community engagement.
The Fire Chief is responsible for the effective delivery of Fire and EMS services to the community. The Fire Chief is responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, controlling, and staffing all activities of the department and training its personnel. The Fire Chief is also responsible for its continued and efficient operation, including the department’s relations with the public, local government, and other related agencies. Responsible for enforcement of rules, policies and regulations within the department, creating a climate where people want to contribute their best; able to motivate different kinds of people and teams.
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 4:00 pm with occasional evening meetings as required or requested. The Fire Chief is responsible for Fire Department operations 24/7/365. This position may also require a substantial amount of evening and weekend work, and emergency scenes, often without advanced notice.
Wage: FY’25 108,403.47 - $121,722.32 annually.
A town vehicle is provided; driving is essential to this position; and you must operate town and private vehicles in a safe manner and maintaining a valid driver’s license is required.
Residency: All Brattleboro Fire Department employees shall, for the duration of their employment with the town, be required to have their place of abode in Brattleboro, or in a location that is no greater than approximately 30 minutes, arriving safely at the Central Fire Station, 103 Elliot St, as calculated and displayed by Google Maps.
The Town of Brattleboro is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We strongly encourage people of color, people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ applicants, and people from other underrepresented groups to apply, recognizing and respecting those diverse perspectives and experiences are valuable to our team and essential to our high performance in public service.
Apply by visiting our career site: TOB Careers or by clicking on the Employment Opportunities tab on our home page, brattleboro.gov.
- Title
- Fire Chief
- Application Deadline
- 03/13/2025
- Location
- Brattleboro, VT
- Application URL
- https://secure4.saashr.com/ta/6155296.careers?CareersSearch=&lang=en-US
Contact Information
- Name
- Sally Cruz Nix
- Phone Number
- (802) 251-8137
- scruznix@brattleboro.gov
- Best Method of Contact