Fire captain vs deputy fire chief

Differences between fire captain and deputy fire chief duties and responsibilities

Fire captain example responsibilities.

• Achieve a long time department goal by exceeding the NFPA and DPSST standards by recreating the fire district's training program.
• Manage the combat logistics operations center's daily operations and ensure efficient information flow between internal and external organizations.
• Certify as CPR and defibrillator instructor.
• Fulfill a specialize function in the HAZMAT discipline.
• Train local nationals and Americans on EVOC and CPR.
• Establish incident command and mitigate all fire, medical, hazmat emergency scenes.
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Deputy fire chief example responsibilities.

• Achieve advance levels of Fire/EMS management certification.
• Provide performance oversight of inspections/preventive maintenance of fire apparatus and firefighting equipment.
• Maintain department personnel and equipment records in accordance with privacy act and NFPA requirements.
• Conduct plans reviews of building construction projects ensuring compliance with NFPA, local and regional reference code compliance documents.
• Serve as incident commander of firefighting activities.
• Develop and implement rapid training and replacement program to fill critical personnel shortages in support of combat logistics operations in Afghanistan.
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