This is an internal promotional recruitment, open to all City of Napa full-time employees. ***

The City of Napa Fire Department's culture is one of great pride; both in customer service and servant leadership. Positive personal and professional relationships are some of the keys to their success. A career in the Fire Department offers many rewards: competitive salaries and excellent benefits; chances to create significant, positive impacts on people in your community; an outstanding variety of work and challenges; and a satisfying public service career.

Recruitment Goals

Our goal in this selection process is to identify candidates who are ready to step into the role of Deputy Fire Chief, have shown a strong commitment to a career with the City, and are dedicated to continuous professional growth and leadership development.

Napa Fire Department Purpose Statement Is

“Always Here, Always Ready, Serving You, with Pride and Excellence”

Napa Fire Department Core Values Are

Collaboration, Professionalism, Responsibility, Integrity, Fortitude, Service, Inclusion and Knowledge.

Information Session: Interested candidates are invited to an information session to learn more about the expectations for the Deputy Fire Chief role, as well as selection process preparation. The information session will be held on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at 1:00pm at 1541 Second Street, Napa, CA 94559. If you would like to attend the Information Session virtually via Microsoft Teams, then please email hr@cityofnapa.org for instructions on how to participate remotely.

Testing Timeline (Tentative)

June 20, 2025 - Application Submittal Period Opens
June 24, 2025 - Information Session
July 1, 2025 - Application Submittal Period Closes (Applications due by 11:59 PM)
July 9, 2025 - Deputy Fire Chief Testing Process
July 21, 2025 - Civil Service Commission Meeting
July 23, 2025 - Chief's Interview

Ideal candidates for the Deputy Fire Chief role will have a record of successfully demonstrating the following:

Technical Knowledge and Skills - Having achieved a satisfactory level of technical and professional skill or knowledge in functional areas related to fire operations procedures/practices and emergency scene operations.
Emotional Intelligence - Establishing and sustaining trusting relationships by accurately perceiving and interpreting own and others' emotions and behavior; leveraging insights to effectively manage own responses so that one's behavior matches one's values and delivers intended results.
Interpersonal Communications - Develops and maintains effective relationships with others; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and in different situations; shows understanding, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness.
Continuous Learning / Self-Development - Actively identifying new areas for learning; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learning through their application.
Managing Work - Effectively managing one's time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently; ability to self-manage and practice independent judgment.
Decision Making - Identifying and understanding issues, problems, and opportunities; comparing data from different sources to draw conclusions; using effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions; taking action that is consistent with available facts, constraints, and probable consequences.
Mentoring - Providing timely guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas needed to accomplish a task or solve a problem.
Leadership Disposition - Demonstrating the traits, inclinations, and dispositions that characterize successful leaders; exhibiting behavior styles that meet the demands of the leader role/using interpersonal styles and methods to inspire and guide individuals toward higher levels of performance.
Planning and Organizing - Establishing courses of action for self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently.
Resolving Conflict - Effectively deal with an antagonistic situation to minimize damage to the relationships and promote shared goals; using appropriate interpersonal methods to reduce tension and facilitate agreement.
Building a Successful Team - Using appropriate methods and a flexible interpersonal style to help build a cohesive team; facilitating the completion of team goals.
Diplomacy - The ability to exhibit confidence and professional diplomacy, while effectively relating to people at all levels internally and externally.
Data Gathering and Analysis - Seeks or collects and synthesizes information from a variety of stakeholders and sources in an objective and unbiased manner to reach a conclusion, goal, or judgement.
Aligning Performance for Success - Focusing and managing individual performance by helping others set performance goals and then, tracking results and evaluating performance effectiveness.

This recruitment and examination is being conducted to fill one (1) vacancy and may be used to fill future full-time vacancies as they occur during the active status of the employment list. The active status of this employment list will be at least six (6) months unless abolished sooner or extended beyond that date in accordance with the Civil Service Rules.

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