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Page | 4 • Responsible for maintaining and complying with mutual aid contracts. • Promotes and provides collaborative relationships with other Departments (i.e. Sheriff’s Office, Building Inspectors), and surrounding municipalities, counties and state agencies for coordination of emergency response and protection plans as well as disaster readiness. Assures NFPA and OSHA compliance. • Represents the Fire Department at City events, and to other City Departments, elected officials, the general public, and outside organizations. Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Knowledge of: • Firefighting and emergency rescue techniques and practices. • Fire behavior and fire chemistry and the effects that various fuels and materials have on fire. • Principles and practices of fire operations management. • Emergency dispatch operations. Skill in: • Maintaining the comradery within the department and providing for open and honest communication. • Operating firefighting equipment, tools, vehicles, and apparatus. • Effectively leading first responders. Ability to: • Maintain a positive, collaborative and inclusive culture within the current paid on-call department. • Plan, coordinate, direct, and evaluate fire operations. • React effectively under pressure and to make quick and appropriate decisions. • Respond professionally to stressful situations and with good stress management skills. • Assess emergency situations; coordinate and direct firefighting and rescue efforts as rapidly as possible. • Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, including report preparation, meeting facilitation, and presentations before groups. • Stand, walk, and sit for extended periods of time. • Operate radio communication equipment, a telephone, and vehicle. • See, hear, and speak to perform daily administrative responsibilities and occasionally to direct operation at a fire or rescue scene.