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Yancey County

Emergency Management/Fire Marshall - Full-Time Position

Yancey County, Burnsville, Minnesota, United States, 55337


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The Emergency Management/Fire Marshall shall have the following specific duties and responsibilities: Thorough knowledge of emergency management services administration, practices and procedures. Thorough knowledge of laws and regulations pertaining to emergency response systems and capabilities. Thorough knowledge of federal, state, and local policies, procedures, laws, regulations, principles, and modern practices and processes pertaining to fire inspections, emergency evacuation planning, fire investigations and prevention, and hazardous materials handling, storage, and reporting. Knowledge of, or the ability to learn, the geography of the County and surrounding area. Knowledge of firefighting principles and procedures, fire association and state fire protection and prevention codes, standards, and guides, laws and ordinances, fire prevention and public education programs, building construction and systems, fire sprinkler and standpipe systems, arson investigation, fire department organization structures, fire investigation skills. Ability to efficiently plan, organize, and coordinate work of county and/or volunteer staff. Ability to use standard computer office equipment. Ability to promote public awareness of program activities. Ability to courteously deal with the public and co-workers under stressful conditions. Ability to express ideas effectively in oral and written forms. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with emergency services organizations and the general public. Qualifications

Any combination of education and experience equivalent to an Associate’s degree, from an accredited college or university, in a field such as emergency management, fire science, engineering, public safety, or a related field and three years of planning and/or public safety working experience. Special Requirements

• Possession of a valid North Carolina driver’s license. • Emergency Management Coordinator I Certification. • State Level III Fire Inspector Certification. Submit a Yancey County Application to the Yancey County Manager, 110 Town Square, Room 11, Burnsville 28714. Applications are available at the Yancey County Manager’s office at 110 Town Square, Room 11, Burnsville or online at

www.yanceycountync.gov/employment . The Yancey County Manager is the hiring authority for this position. Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Category: Open Positions Status: Open Salary: Pay Rate dependent upon education/experience. Posted: September 20, 2024 Closing: Open Until Filled

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