Fire captain job description
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Example fire captain requirements on a job description
Fire captain requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in fire captain job postings.
Sample fire captain requirements
- Valid Fire Captain certification
- Minimum 5 years firefighting experience
- Proficiency in firefighting tactics & strategies
- Comprehensive knowledge of fire safety regulations
- Valid driver’s license and clean driving record
Sample required fire captain soft skills
- Strong leadership abilities
- Excellent verbal & written communication
- Analytical & problem-solving skills
- Ability to work in a team environment
Fire captain job description example 1
Global Medical Solutions fire captain job description
Firefighter Captain
IMMEDIATELY HIRING! FIREFIGHTER CAPTAIN FULL-TIME/Temporary Opportunity in Utah
$ 22.00 -$25.00 per hour
Capstone Fire Management is seeking experienced and motivated, fire officers to join our Capstone Team. We are looking for team-oriented fire captains/engine bosses who posses outstanding leadership and communication skills. The perfect candidate makes good decisions based on our established operational policies, procedures, and practices. They can be trusted to make sound decisions and/or exercise good judgement on behalf of the Capstone Fire & Safety Management organization. Working in the private sector offers many challenging and rewarding opportunities. We work with commercial, utility, and industrial customers during their critical infrastructure projects, outages, shut downs, and emergency call out situations across the Western and Central Regions of the United States.
If you meet the required qualifications and are motivated to support the "Capstone Way", we welcome you to apply for a Fire Officer position with Capstone Fire & Safety Management.
Description
Supervisor:
Battalion Chief
Captain:
*Get paid to work with your friends! GMR is looking for people like you!
GMR Employees, if you know someone like you, have them add your name to their application and receive a Referral Cash Bonus!
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#referralbonus
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#firefighter
#capstonefire
#ruralmetro
#firehire
EEO Statement:
Global Medical Response and its family of companies are an Equal Opportunity Employer, which includes supporting veterans and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with a disability.
IMMEDIATELY HIRING! FIREFIGHTER CAPTAIN FULL-TIME/Temporary Opportunity in Utah
$ 22.00 -$25.00 per hour
Capstone Fire Management is seeking experienced and motivated, fire officers to join our Capstone Team. We are looking for team-oriented fire captains/engine bosses who posses outstanding leadership and communication skills. The perfect candidate makes good decisions based on our established operational policies, procedures, and practices. They can be trusted to make sound decisions and/or exercise good judgement on behalf of the Capstone Fire & Safety Management organization. Working in the private sector offers many challenging and rewarding opportunities. We work with commercial, utility, and industrial customers during their critical infrastructure projects, outages, shut downs, and emergency call out situations across the Western and Central Regions of the United States.
If you meet the required qualifications and are motivated to support the "Capstone Way", we welcome you to apply for a Fire Officer position with Capstone Fire & Safety Management.
Description
- Highly Desirable - NWCG ENGB (I-200, S-230, S-231, S-290) with signed Task Book .
- Supervises a team of Firefighters, Fire Engineers, Driver Operators, and Rescue Technicians.
- Participates in fire, rescue, EMS stand by, training events, and related tasks.
- May fill single resource positions of Fire Marshal, Fire Coordinator, and Safety Officer.
Supervisor:
Battalion Chief
Captain:
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Minimum Qualifications:
- 21 years old (min insurance requirement) AND
- Five (5) years Wildland firefighter and structure experience
- Three (3) Fire Service supervisor experience AND
- 1 or more years' experience at CFMI or equivalent
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Minimum Training Requirements:
- State Fire Marshal Firefighter 1 OR
- Military Driver Operator Equivalent OR
- NWCG FFT1 with S-131, S-133, S-216 (PMS 419) and signed Task Book
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Desirable Qualifications:
- NWCG ENGB (I-200, S-230, S-231, S-290) with signed Task Book
- L-280, S-200, S-215, S-270, Fire Command 1A, Fire Command 1B, Fire Command 1C, Fire Prevention 1A.
- Haz FRO
- EMT-B
*Get paid to work with your friends! GMR is looking for people like you!
GMR Employees, if you know someone like you, have them add your name to their application and receive a Referral Cash Bonus!
#WeAreGMR
#referralbonus
#hiring
#captain
#firefighter
#capstonefire
#ruralmetro
#firehire
EEO Statement:
Global Medical Response and its family of companies are an Equal Opportunity Employer, which includes supporting veterans and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with a disability.
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Updated March 14, 2024