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Do you have a passion for supporting community emergency preparedness and management efforts? Are you eager to use your experience to develop and improve emergency management plans and programs, facilitate disaster service worker training, and ensure emergency management standards are upheld during community disasters and events?

APPLY TODAY and employ your emergency management skills while bringing value to the community we serve!

The City of Napa Fire Department is committed to delivering high-quality emergency prevention, preparedness, and response services to residents, businesses, and visitors throughout the community. The Department is comprised of the Fire Administration, Fire Prevention, and Fire Operations Divisions, which work collaboratively to support the City’s public safety mission.

The Emergency Manager is a new position within the Fire Department and will lead the City’s emergency management and community risk reduction programs, including preparedness, response, mitigation, recovery, and training activities. This position plays a key role in strengthening the City’s overall emergency management capabilities by enhancing existing plans, developing new programs, and building long-term resilience across the organization and community.

As the Emergency Manager, you will coordinate citywide emergency preparedness and response efforts, working closely with Fire Department staff, City departments, and local, regional, state, and federal partners. Responsibilities include planning, organizing, and supporting emergency management programs and ensuring effective coordination of personnel, communications, and resources during all phases of emergency management.

The successful candidate will have experience coordinating multi-agency planning and response efforts and working within established emergency management systems to ensure effective and timely response to emergencies within the City of Napa.

Save the Date – In-Person Interviews

In-person interviews are tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, July 15, 2026. This stage of the recruitment process will follow initial screening and/or phone interviews for qualified candidates. Additional details regarding the in-person interview will be provided as the process advances.

Ideal candidates for the role of Emergency Manager will have a record of demonstrating the following competencies:

Technical/Professional Knowledge & Skills - Having achieved a satisfactory level of technical skill or knowledge in position-related areas; keeping up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise; using knowledge to accomplish results.
Customer Service - Placing a high priority on the (internal or external) customer's perspective when making decisions and taking action; implementing service practices that meet customers' and own organization's needs.
Continuous Learning - 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 handling one's time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently; ability to self-manage and practice independent judgment.
Data Gathering & Analysis - Seeks or collects and synthesizes information from a variety of partners and sources in an objective, unbiased manner to reach a conclusion, goal, or judgment.
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.
Program Management - Designs, implements and manages multiple or ongoing programs/projects, and directs the related resources, personnel and activities.
Emotional Intelligence - Establishing and sustaining relationships by accurately perceiving and interpreting own and others' emotions and behavior; using insights to handle own responses so that one's behavior matches one's values and delivers intended results.

In addition to the competitive salary listed above, the City of Napa offers an attractive benefits package including:

Vacation Leave - New employees can accrue up to 104 vacation hours annually.
Paid Holidays - 15 paid holiday per year.
Sick Leave - Employees can accrue up to 96 hours annually.
Dental and Medical Insurance Plans - The City provides significant contributions to dental and medical plans.
Retirement - The City participates in the CalPERS retirement pension system.
Deferred Compensation Program - Employees are eligible to enroll in a 457 Plan and the City contributes $83.33 per month to a 457 plan.
Life Insurance and AD&D - $50,000 of coverage paid for by the City.
Phone Stipend - Up to $110 per month
Tuition Reimbursement - $2,000 per year

Please visit our Benefits webpage to view a full list of benefits offered for this position.

Job Description

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

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

MISSION STATEMENT for the City of Napa Rooted in public service, our mission is to grow a vibrant, sustainable community for all who live in, work in, and visit the City of Napa, through thoughtful leadership and dedication to excellence.

CORE VALUES for the City of Napa

Integrity - Consistently demonstrating the highest level of ethical conduct with accountability and pride.
Service - Engaging in meaningful work to care for our community through resourceful dedication and humble actions.
Inclusion - Creating a sense of ease and belonging through respect, acceptance, and mindfulness of our collective diversity.
Collaboration - Working together with a shared purpose while respectfully considering all voices to achieve common goals, solutions, and greater outcomes.
NOTE: CITY OF NAPA EMPLOYEES SHOULD USE A PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS***

SELECTION PROCESS

The City of Napa utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system is competitive and based on broad outreach efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to take part in a process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, an eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments and eligible lists may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.

Candidates who have participated in a testing process for a recruitment are not eligible to re-take the same test within six (6) months.

What happens next?

We will review your application and all supplemental materials to select the best qualified applicants to continue in the selection process. Application appraisal includes a review of qualifications, education, training, and experience related to the job, as well as supplemental questions if applicable.
Applicants moving forward in the selection process may be asked to participate in any combination of the following (at any phase of the selection process): online assessment, written examination, job-related exercise, phone interview, and panel interview. These testing steps may be conducted on a pass/fail basis, and/or percentage-based scoring methodology.
Based on the City Charter, the final phase of the selection process is the Probationary Period, which in most cases is six (6) months but may be twelve (12) months depending on the classification.
When three or fewer candidates are available, the testing procedures outlined in the Job Announcement may be waived by the Human Resources Department.

Language Equity

If you need assistance with the recruitment and selection process in Spanish, contact us at 707-257-9505. These request will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
Si necesita ayuda con el proceso de reclutamiento y selección en español, contáctenos al 707-257-9505. Estas solicitudes se evaluarán caso por caso.

Reasonable Accommodations

The City of Napa Human Resources Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination process to accommodate qualified disabled applicants. Individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation in the testing process must inform the HR Department in writing by the final filing date. A Reasonable Accommodation Request Form is available from HR and may be obtained by calling 707-257-9505, or dial 7-1-1 for the California Relay Service, offering free text-to-speech, speech-to-speech, and Spanish-language services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The City of Napa is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace will maximize our talents to benefit the residents we serve.

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