Fire Chief

Objective

Seeking for a challenging and interesting role of Fire Chief in a company where my experience and knowledge can be utilize and enhance.

Work Experience

Fire Chiefs
Texas fire Association,
Port Lavaca, TX

• Under policy direction, manages the planning, organizing and directing of all activities and programs within the City's Fire Department.
• Plans, organizes and directs actives of the department.
• Implements operational policies, goals and objectives.
• Provides leadership and direction in development of short and long range plans & projects.
• Gathers interprets and prepares data for studies, reports & recommendations.
• Develops reviews & provides information to City Mgr. and/or City Council.
• Serves as a liaison with various local, state & national organizations.
• Prepares the annual budget and manages expenditures.
• Determines resource needs for various dept. projects & services.
• Responds to major fire or emergency scenes; may take command of incident scenes.
• Responds to and resolves complex and sensitive inquiries or complaints from general public.
• Assessed detp. Operations to ensure effectiveness, efficiency & public convenience.
• Selects and supervises staff; directs staff training and development.
• Reviews and evaluates staff performance.
• Meets, discusses and provides direction to staff regarding work assignments and projects;
• Conducts service delivery studies and research to identify innovative best practices.
• performed a variety of administrative activities that include employee scheduling, payroll reporting and report processing.
• Serves on various external committees, boards and groups as a representative of the Department.
• Performed other duties as assigned or required .

Education

• Masters in Business Management, Delaware State University (DE)

Skills

• Excellent PC abilities, experience in Word and Excel
• Spanish or Asian language skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to prioritize and execute multiple tasks.
• Function independently and possess organizational skills.