Location: Morgan,UT, USA
Job Summary:
Wasatch Peaks Ranch (WPR) is developing and building a new private club community located in the Wasatch Mountains 30 minutes north of Salt Lake City. The community encompasses 12,000 acres including 3,000 acres of ski terrain; a Tom Fazio-designed championship golf course; and hundreds of private homes/homesites being developed under a multi-phase 15+ year buildout. This multi-billion-dollar project will offer the most exclusive array of skiing, golf, and a variety of other amenities in a private club setting in the United States.
The WPR Fire District (and its sister agency WPR Road & Utility District) are state-authorized local improvement districts authorized to oversee the road, utility and fire services at WPR. District's goals, policies and budget are established by a three-person board of directors appointed/elected by district property owners. District staff are currently employees of the WPR master development entity and will transition to become employees of the District as the community grows.
WPR's Fire Chief will be responsible for managing, coordinating, and directing the operations of the WPR Fire Department, which provides 24-hour fire and emergency response coverage for the WPR community as well as supports other regional fire/emergency service agencies via an interagency agreement with Morgan County and other nearby districts. The Fire Chief will also serve as a member of the WPR Club and Development management team and have responsibilities associated with WPR's various club operations and development initiatives. The Fire Chief will be responsible for strategically planning, creating and implementing a fire department that grows with the community and prevents/minimizes loss of life, property, or injury as the result of a fire or accident within or near WPR.
Job Duties:
· Plan, direct, manage and oversee all activities of the fire district including, but not limited to, fire prevention, community risk reduction, fire suppression, emergency medical services (EMS), wildland fire prevention/suppression, technical rescue and hazardous materials response.
· Create and implement strategic plans, prevention plans, response plans, staffing plans, equipment plans and consistent assessments of performance, response and results.
· Create, administer and manage annual capital and operating budgets, cost/benefit analyses and account administration for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies.
· Recruit, select, train, motivate, and evaluate assigned personnel, develop/implement the District's performance review process and work with employees to correct deficiencies, ensure career path growth and discipline or terminate as necessary.
· Prepare District Board agendas/agenda items, attend meetings and make presentations in order to facilitate efficient and effective Board meetings/decisions and ensure necessary policies, operating procedures and financial standards are in place.
· Create personnel and equipment strategies to provide optimum response time and manner for a wide-variety of potential incidents and act as principal incident response commander by directing and supervising multi–department response to emergency fire, EMS, hazardous materials, rescue, and other incidents, including creating comprehensive notification systems and training personnel.
· Act as Fire District liaison to various county, regional, state, and federal agencies and administer the District's interagency agreement with Morgan County and other nearby districts. Constantly maintain knowledge of the latest applicable fire safety industry standards and federal, state and local codes applicable to fire safety and prevention.
· Develop, implement, and maintain the community's wildland fire interface resilience, prevention and response plans.
· Coordinate and cooperate with WPR mountain operations and club departments on trails and mountain access, wildland fire prevention, backcountry safety/rescue, emergency medical response plans and other shared initiatives.
· Coordinate and cooperate with WPR utility district personnel on fire-flow requirements, flushing/maintaining fire hydrants, coordinating structure and site fire inspections and other cooperative initiatives.
· Coordinate and cooperate with WPR development team in providing future development planning guidance, reviewing building and subdivision plans in relation to fire safety codes/standards, performing fire sprinkler inspections.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Education/Experience:
· Meet, or ultimately be able to meet, the requirements set forth by National Fire Protection Association 1021 Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications.
· Demonstrated supervisory experience with a small to medium-sized fire department (or similar size divisions of a larger fire department).
· Experience with both structure fire prevention/response, wildland fires prevention & response and emergency medical services.
· Degree or significant coursework from an accredited institution in fire administration, fire prevention technology or related equivalent coursework is a plus.
· Experience with hazardous materials prevention/response is a plus.
· Competency in modern office practices, procedures, computer equipment and software, including MS Word, EXCEL.
Licenses and Special Requirements:
· Complete company officer certification classes from California, Utah, or another State certification curriculum that meets NFPA 1021 Fire Officer 1 and Fire Officer II.
· Possess and maintain a Utah driver's license (Class “B” with “F” endorsement) or a Utah Commercial driver's license (Class “A” or “B”) or transferable equivalent from other state.
· Possess and maintain a valid Utah certified EMT-D license, with a Utah ambulance attendant license a plus.
· Must reside within thirty (30) road mile radius of Wasatch Peaks Ranch community
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
· Frequent standing, sitting, walking, climbing, balancing, kneeling, crouching, using hands/ fingers to operate tools/controls and operate equipment.
· Lifting and/or moving of objects up to 30 pounds and occasional moving of objects up to 100 pounds. Strength, stamina, and agility to utilize fire suppression equipment while wearing heavy protective clothing for long periods of time.
· Specific vision abilities required, including close vision, night vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus as well as the ability to hear rescue victims and smell odors.
· Physical fitness must be maintained to perform rescue activities. Successfully complete the Work Capacity Test at the “arduous level” per NWCG guidelines.
· High levels of mental/emotional stress associated with fighting fires and the possibility of injury, loss of life and property. Need to maintain absolute control in dangerous situations.
· Work in emergency medical situations, including vehicle accidents, water rescues, mountain rescues and other types of medical and rescue emergencies.
· Subject to varying noise levels from quiet office settings to loud emergency scenes. Occasionally work near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places
· Occasionally exposed to extreme heat/fire; wet and/or humid conditions; smoke, fumes or airborne particles; radiation; toxic, explosive or caustic chemicals; bodily fluids and infectious diseases; risk of electrical shock, and vibration; noise.
· Subject to the risk of death or injury from sudden cave-ins of floors, toppling walls, falling trees and traffic accidents. May contact poisonous, flammable, or explosive gases and chemicals, as well as other hazardous materials that may have immediate or long-term effects on health.