FIRE CHIEF
LIVINGSTON, MT

Plans, directs, manages and oversees the operations of a combined (fire/EMS) municipal department, including fire protection, fire and injury prevention, fire suppression, disaster response/recovery, emergency medical services and extensive mutual-aid support to Park County.

Fifteen departmental staff, includes four shift captains, one training/inspector (captain), one EMS director (captain). 2007-08 budget of $730,000. Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of progressively responsible experience, including five in command capacity, OR necessary combination of education and experience. Experience with union environment preferred. Starting salary range: $50s.

Job description at www.ci.livingston.mt.us/firedepartment.shtml

Send resumes to:

Attn: Fire Chief Search
City Manager
City of Livingston
414 E. Callender Street
Livingston, MT, 59047

First review after May 19, 2008.

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BILLINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT

The Billings Fire Department provides fire suppression; pre-hospital emergency response at the EMT-D level; hazardous materials incident response; technical rope rescue; fire prevention activities including code enforcement, public education, and fire cause investigation; dispatch and communication services for police fire and ambulance services.

The City of Billings Fire Department is staffed with 97 shift personnel (4 Battalion Chiefs, 27 captains, 27 Engineers, and 39 Firefighters), one Fire Chief, one Assistant Fire Chief, one Fire Marshall, one Assistant Fire Marshall, three Deputy Fire Marshals, one Training Officer, one Fire Maintenance Officer, two administrative personnel, and thirty-three Communications Center personnel.  Department fire suppression equipment consists of six engines, one truck, three grass/wildland units, two water tenders, one hazardous materials response vehicle, one rescue vehicle, one breathing air van, one Battalion Chief/Incident Command vehicle and three reserve engines.

The Department has a contractual agreement with the Billing Urban Fire Service Area (BUFSA) to provide the services listed above. The Department also contracts equipment and manpower to the State Department of Natural Recourses for wildfire suppression in times of need.  The Department also has mutual aid agreements with Cenex Refinery, Conoco Refinery, Exxon Refinery, Lockwood Fire Department, Billings Logan International Airport Aircraft Rescue Firefighting, and the Laurel Volunteer Fire Department.

The Billings Fire Department tests through the Montana Firefighters' Consortium.  For more information, please contact:

Billings Fire Department
Headquarters Station
2305 8^th Avenue North
Billings, MT 59101
(406) 657-8423

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