Fire Chief & Incident Commander - EMS, Training & Safety

Ketchikan (KGB) — Manager's Office; Ketchikan (AK); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ketchikan (KGB) — Manager's Office seeks a Chief to lead the South Tongass Volunteer Fire Department and oversee combined career and volunteer staff across fire suppression, EMS, rescue, prevention, and training. The role requires directing operations, budgeting, and emergency response coordination within the Borough and Service Area Board framework.

The incumbent will supervise personnel, maintain NFPA and state certifications, and lead public safety education while engaging with partner

Qualifications

• Eight years of experience with a recognized fire department, including four years of supervisory fire or EMS experience.
• Experience leading and coordinating both volunteer and career personnel.
• Knowledge of fire service and EMS management, fire prevention and suppression, incident command, budgeting, and local government operations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with the service area board, the public, and other agencies, including in complex or adversarial situations.
• Ability to make sound decisions quickly under hazardous and stressful conditions.

Responsibilities

• Supervise all Service Area personnel, career staff and volunteers.
• Prepare and manage the department budget, plan for apparatus, equipment, and facility replacement, and pursue and administer grant funding.
• Direct emergency operations using the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command System; assume command as needed.
• Head fire prevention, community risk reduction, and public education programs.
• Coordinate fire cause investigations with the State Fire Marshal’s Office and law enforcement, and prepare incident and after-action reports.

Skills

Leadership

Emergency management

Budgeting

Communication

Decision making

Public speaking

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Associate or bachelor’s degree in fire science or emergency services administration

Executive Fire Officer Program / CFO designation

Tools

NFPA standards

Job description

Ketchikan (KGB) — Manager's Office seeks a Chief to lead the South Tongass Volunteer Fire Department and oversee combined career and volunteer staff across fire suppression, EMS, rescue, prevention, and training. The role requires directing operations, budgeting, and emergency response coordination within the Borough and Service Area Board framework.

The incumbent will supervise personnel, maintain NFPA and state certifications, and lead public safety education while engaging with partner