King County Fire District 27
Location: Fall City, WA
FIRE CHIEF
King County Fire District 27
Fall City, Washington
Salary: $130,000 - $144,000
Fall City is located in western Washington, just 30 minutes east of Seattle, and surrounded by stunning views of the Snoqualmie River, Raging River, and Cascade Mountains. The area offers residents and visitors an abundance of hiking, mountain and road biking, fishing, kayaking, skiing and golfing amenities. Fall City is a quaint bedroom community with roughly 5,400 fulltime residents and is an unincorporated community considered one of three areas that together create the Snoqualmie Valley.
King County Fire District 27 is a combination fire department that provides emergency response to the community of Fall City. Services provided include Fire Suppression, EMS, Surface and Swift-Water Rescue, and Wildland Firefighting. KCFD27 has a 2020 budget of $2,440,700 and operates from one fire station. The District has 13 FTEs, including the Fire Chief, an Administrative Assistant, 3 Shift Officers, and 8 paid Firefighters, and has 13 on call volunteer firefighters.
Under the direction of the Board of Fire Commissioners, the Fire Chief is the executive and administrative officer of the District, responsible for the supervision and direction of paid and volunteer personnel. The Fire Chief establishes and monitors the goals and objectives of the District and possesses and applies modern techniques and methods in the areas of fire prevention, fire suppression, emergency medical and hazardous materials incident response services.
A bachelor’s degree in fire administration, public administration, or a closely related field is highly preferred, though an AA degree with a successful combination of education, training and experience that clearly demonstrates the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position will be considered. Candidates must have 5 years of progressively responsible, full-time, paid experience in a career or combination career/volunteer department, and at least 3 years of which are in a command, management or a supervisory level position of Battalion Chief or higher. The ideal candidate will have experience working in a combination career and volunteer workforce, management experience in the delivery of training programs, and experience in interagency coordination.
For a complete position profile and to apply online, visit Prothman at https://www.prothman.com/, click on "Open Recruitments" and then click the position title. For questions, call 206-368-0050. King County Fire District 27 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. First review of applications: October 18, 2020 (open until filled).
Fire Chief Position Profile