Fire Inspector/Investigator

Description

FIRE INSPECTOR / INVESTIGATOR Hiring Range : $35.97 - $41.70 / Hourly

New to the City of Grand Junction Team? Receive 40 Hours Paid Time Off upon hire! This is a SWORN position that will work a 2080 schedule.

About the Position : The City of Grand Junction Fire Department is seeking a Fire Investigator / Inspector. A successful candidate will perform a variety of technical inspections related to existing structures and buildings to enforce the International Fire Code and other related codes and standards.

This candidate will also assist in providing fire prevention programs to the general public, conduct fire investigations, and perform a variety of tasks relative to assigned area of responsibility.

About the Grand Junction Fire Department : The Grand Junction Fire Department (GJFD) is the largest career fire department between Denver, CO and Salt Lake City, UT.

The GJFD is a self-sufficient organization providing a variety of services for 649 square miles of Mesa County including structural and wildland fire suppression, hazardous materials response, technical rescue, and EMS care for emergent and non-emergent services as the area's ambulance provider.

Learn more about our department's mission, vision, and values by visiting our website : gjcity.org

Our Culture :

At the City of Grand Junction, we lead the way with continuous improvement, collaborative partnerships, and exemplary service.

Our core values are demonstrated by our willingness to challenge the status quo, ability to work together using all areas of expertise to achieve a common goal, and commitment to fulfilling the needs of our community through thoughtful interactions.

What We Offer :

We know that a healthy and happy workforce is a thriving workforce, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package that supports quality work-life balance, including 32 days of paid annual leave to be used for holiday, personal, and / or sick days, health insurance options, employer-matched retirement, a City employee health clinic, a City employee day care center, wellness program, and an Employee Assistance Program.

Of equal importance, we offer an opportunity to serve the community you love and live in. Our employees find their work rewarding and fulfilling, knowing that their day job makes a positive impact.

Duties

What You'll Do :

• Conduct on-site technical inspections including but not limited to fire sprinkler systems, fire alarm and detection systems, and commercial hood fire extinguishing systems.
• Issue summons and complaints, notice of violations, and other similar corrective action documents.
• Conduct general business inspections, assisting crews with problem inspections, and following up on citizen complaints.
• Research and analyze applicable codes and standards, provide technical information to the public and other divisions, departments and outside agencies concerning requirements and methods of fire prevention and control.
• Conduct investigations of reported code or safety violations; identify code-related deficiencies; ensure corrective action is taken as necessary.
• Assist in providing fire prevention programs to the general public; respond to requests for fire safety information related to code enforcement.
• Serve as administrative coordinator for the Fire Department's Fire Investigations Team; investigate fires during and after business hours, implement team policy and directives, review reports, organize meetings, purchase equipment;

serve as the main point of contact for support staff, internal customers, outside agencies, and citizens.

• Conduct origin and cause fire investigations; photograph, video record, and sketch incident scenes, code violations, evidence, and fire damage.
• Give expert testimony in criminal, civil, and judicial proceedings concerning incidents of fire code violations and fire investigations.
• Enforce local, state, and federal fire prevention standards, codes, laws and ordinances, and hazardous materials regulation.

Perform fire investigations and other assigned duties while wearing issued personal protective equipment to include, but not limited to respirators, SCBA, and structural firefighting gear.

Perform other duties of a similar nature or level.

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The position is required to work as needed on holidays, evenings, or weekends for fire investigation and fire inspection-related activities and may be subject to stand-by and call-out.

On-call, standby, and modified schedules are an essential part of this job.

Qualifications

This position is a safety sensitive position, which means you will be subject to random drugscreens due to the nature of the work performed.

What We're Looking For :

• High school diploma or equivalent supplemented by training in fire science, fire technology, building construction, fire prevention, code enforcement, plan review or related field.
• Possession of, or the ability to obtain a valid Colorado driver license.
• Possession of or ability to obtain within six (6) months of employment, International Code Council Fire Inspector I Certificate.
• Possession of or ability to obtain within six (6) months of employment, a State of Colorado Fire Inspector I Certificate.
• Possession of or ability to obtain within six (6) months of employment, International Association of Arson Investigators - Fire Investigation Technician (IAAI- FIT).
• Possession of or ability to obtain within one (1) year of employment, International Code Council Fire Inspector II Certificate.
• Possession of or ability to obtain within one (1) year of employment, State of Colorado Fire Inspector II Certificate.
• Possession of or ability to obtain within two (2) years of employment, International Association of Arson Investigators Evidence Collection Technician (IAAI-ECT).
• Possession of or ability to obtain International Association of Arson Investigators Certified Fire Investigator (IAAI-CFI) is preferred.
• Possession of or ability to obtain State of Colorado Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Specialist Certificate is preferred.
• Fire inspection, code compliance, fire investigation and operational firefighting experience preferred.

Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.

Notice to Applicants :

In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, we kindly request that you do not include the dates of your education to include years of attendance or graduation on your application, resume or attachments.

Important Notice : During the course of the application and hiring process, you will be asked to disclose information about your past activities.

The below list of critical admissions, which may be cause for disqualification from employment with the Grand Junction Fire Department, is provided to applicants, Computerized Voice Stress Analysis (CVSA) Technicians, and others involved in the recruitment process.

It is important that you be completely honest and forthright about this history. While a critical admission may or may not disqualify an applicant from a job, the discovery of misleading or deceitful information provided by the applicant is an immediate cause for disqualification.

• Any felony investigation or conviction.
• Any conviction for a crime of violence, specifically assaults, domestic violence, etc.
• Any conviction for a "hate crime" such as ethnic intimidation.
• Perjury conviction.
• Any theft conviction regardless of value of item.
• Theft from current employer or a previous employer.
• Drug use (including marijuana) and / or current alcohol abuse.
• An alcohol or drug conviction including but not limited to DUI / DWAI, depending on recency
• Hit and run accident conviction.
• Being under or having been under driving restraint, cancelation, suspension or revocation of driving privileges in Colorado or any other state.
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