DEPUTY FIRE MARSHAL 1 - Kitsap County, WA

 KITSAP COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (DCD) – 

Building and Fire Safety

DCD focuses on enabling and assisting our Kitsap residents in building quality, affordable, structurally, and environmentally safe developments in the Kitsap Community. We provide our team the opportunity to learn and grow within our positive and innovative work environment; we empower our team to make decisions and pride ourselves on a culture of continuous improvement. Please learn more about the department at: https://spf.kitsapgov.com/dcd.
 
 Whether you want to join our team for just a few years or make a career with Kitsap County, we will provide the training and education to move you through an auto-progression program within the Construction Inspector series.
 
We are currently recruiting to fill two vacant Deputy Fire Marshal 1 positions to accomplish reoccurring occupancy inspections in support of the Fire Marshal’s “Risk Check” fire and occupancy inspection, and other programs.  This is an exciting opportunity for those interested in joining the Fire Marshal team within Community Development's Building and Fire Safety division regardless of your level of experience.  The positions may be filled as a Fire Technician, Fire Inspector 1, or a Deputy Fire Marshal 1 depending on qualifications.  Community Development provides development and training through an approved automatic progression process, enabling employees to automatically promote from a Technician to a Deputy Fire Marshal after meeting progression requirements.

Depending on qualifications, we will bring you on at one of the following levels in the Deputy Fire Marshal series:
 
FIRE TECHNICIAN - GENERAL OVERVIEW
This category is designed as an entry level, trainee/apprentice position to progress through the Deputy Fire Marshal series. An employee in the Fire Technician classification develops skills and assists in performing fire prevention and life safety inspections of commercial uses, and or reviewing plans and issuing permits for special uses and assisting with code compliance activities. Fire Technicians may assist in performing new construction or fire protection system inspections, and / or plan reviews of less complicated occupancies or protection systems.  Upon obtaining the ICC Fire Inspector II certification, satisfying in-grade experience requirements, and completing an in-house training and skill competency development program, Fire Technicians auto-promote to the Fire Inspector classification. ($24.35/HR - $34.41/HR)

FIRE INSPECTOR - GENERAL OVERVIEW
This classification is for applicants who have their initial fire code certification and some experience doing fire inspections in all classifications of existing occupancies, or a combination of experience in existing occupancy, new construction, or fire protection system inspection and plan review.   n employee in the Fire Inspector classification performs basic general, discipline specific on-site inspection work or plan reviews in support of the team’s Risk Check existing occupancy inspection, new construction review and inspection, permitting, or code compliance programs. Upon receiving additional approved certifications, satisfying in-grade experience requirements, and completing an in-house training and skill competency development program the Fire Inspector auto-promotes to the Deputy Fire Marshal 1 classification. ($26.25/HR - $37.08/HR)

DEPUTY FIRE MARSHAL 1 - GENERAL OVERVIEW
This classification is for applicants who have multiple fire code or related certifications and substantial experience, skill, and competency in performing inspection, plan review, permitting, or code compliance functions in support of the division’s programs. In addition to performing journey level work in all program areas, Employees in the Deputy Fire Marshal 1 classification may develop and present educational or informational programs, and receive training, develop skills, and assist with accomplishing origin and cause fire investigations throughout the county.  ($28.14/HR - $39.78/HR)