04-07-26 City Council Meeting Packet

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POSITION TITLE Fire Captain DEPARTMENT: Fire REPORTS TO: Assistant Fire Chief GRADE LEVEL: 7 FLSA STATUS: Full-Time, Non-Exempt SCHEDULE: This position is normally assigned to a 2,912 (annual) hour shift. Each shift is responsible for working seven inconsecutive days within a 21-day period. POSITION SUMMARY This position protects life and property by performing fire suppression, rescue and emergency medical services, hazardous materials incident mitigation, and fire prevention. This position provides leadership ensuring suppression, emergency medical services and specialized responses are conducted within the expectations of the Lake Elmo Fire Department. This position is primarily responsible for the following areas of impact: •The Captain maintains fire equipment, apparatus, and facilities, participates in training; and performs intermediate troubleshooting and analysis, makes recommendations, and keeps records as required. This position makes decisions that are non-routine but within established precedence of choices; troubleshooting is intermediate; and financial impacts are isolated and managed. •The Captain provides daily analytical and tactical support towards Fire Department operations and is responsible for a wide range of duties that need to be performed completely with attention to detail and in a timely fashion. •The Captain is responsible for providing work direction to firefighters and upholding fire department operating standards and procedures to ensure consistent and effective service is provided to the community. Work is performed under limited supervision. •The Captain supervises the members of their assigned shift, other shifts as necessary, and through the Chain of Command, a paid-on call Lieutenant and squad of paid on call Firefighters. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Emergency Response / Essential Functions •Provides work direction and supervision to firefighters through training, open communication, coaching and mentorship to ensure that Fire Department Standard Operating Guidelines are followed. Ensures positive public relations are upheld and practiced by firefighters on and off scene during a scheduled shift. Directs firefighters on shifts to perform tasks and ensure that all details are completed for each duty day. •Perform firefighting activities including driving fire apparatus, operating pumps and related equipment, laying hose and performing fire suppression, containment, ventilation and extinguishing tasks. •Performs medical aid and rescue activities including administering first aid, operating EMS equipment such as monitor/defibrillator, portable suction units, etc., performing extrication and providing other assistance as required. •The Captain serves as the designated crew and/or shift leader (in absence of a Chief Officer). •Performs salvage operations including removing excess water, shoveling out debris, patching windows and holes, placing tarps and performing other cleanup tasks as directed. •Attends regular and assigned training, drills and meetings to maintain and upgrade skills including drills, demonstrations, and technique training. •Inform Command Staff of performance assessments and fire department updates observed on shift to