Deputy Fire Chief

Thank you for your interest in the Deputy Fire Chief position for the City of St. Cloud Fire Department. The St. Cloud Fire Department Deputy Fire Chief serves as a member of the Fire Department's Senior Leadership Team. The Deputy Fire Chief aids the Fire Chief in providing leadership to the Fire Department staff and helps the Fire Chief define, establish, and attain overall goals and objectives of the Department. The Deputy Fire Chief is responsible for the day-to-day operations of their assigned area and performs complex, technical, and analytical work involving budgeting, planning, and program evaluation. The Deputy Fire Chief is responsible for engaging in political and community-based problem-solving strategies, as well as working with other senior city officials regularly.The Deputy Fire Chief may be assigned to any of the department's organizational branches, divisions, or programs. Examples include:Developing priorities and strategic implementation of new and existing activities.Representing the department and city in public forums, the news media, and with government agencies, fostering cooperation and support.Overseeing technical operations of the department and maintaining compliance systems for legal and financial components.Making recommendations to the Fire Chief regarding current and future operations of the department.Managing personnel performance, labor relations, and policies.Establishing and monitoring progress of short- and long-term plans.The St. Cloud Fire Department is a full-service, fully-career organization currently operating out of five fire stations, with a sixth station including training facility coming soon. We have a motivated team that enjoys strong external stakeholder support within the community, quality equipment, and ongoing training for excellence. Located in the heart of downtown St. Cloud, Fire Station 1 serves as the department's headquarters, housing our prevention services, administration, training and education services, and fire apparatus maintenance, in addition to housing three full-time emergency response units. Our crews staff stations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, which allows for a quality response anywhere in the city. Our emergency units respond to over 10,000 incidents per year. The St. Cloud Fire Department also provides hazardous materials incident response. Our Chemical Assessment and Emergency Response Teams provide primary coverage for eleven counties in central Minnesota. The St. Cloud Fire Department offers quality Emergency Medical Services to ensure the highest level of care is provided by the closest unit responding. Additional services provided by the St. Cloud Fire Department include airport rescue and firefighting, confined space rescue, extrication and complex rescue services, ice and water rescue, technical and high-angle rope rescue, fire inspection and plan review and public fire education.Process Specifics: Candidates who successfully meet all requirements will be contacted and invited to the assessment process.Application Process: The city application must be filled out completely, to include identified supplemental information. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. Submittal of applications can be via US Postal Service (or equivalent) or by emailing one PDF attachment to Human Resources Email.Additional Resources:Deputy Fire Chief Position ProfileSt. Cloud Fire Department Recruitment VideoQualifications