Performs difficult advanced protective services and administrative work coordinating emergency services programs, assisting with drills, training, and emergencies, maintaining financial and grant records and files, preparing reports, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under general direction. Supervision is exercised over assigned personnel.
- Coordinates emergency services programs and training; ensures compliance with laws, rules, and regulations related to emergency services; coordinates training and preparedness activities with City staff, emergency service providers, and outside agencies.
- Develops and coordinates emergency management preparedness activities and contingency plans externally with local industry, other public safety agencies, and internally with department heads in relation to identified emergency responsibilities for those departments.
- Responds to and assists with on-scene emergency management operations for emergency response calls as required, such as fires or chemical spills.
- Develops and implements National Incident Management System (NIMS) training programs for City employees.
- Identifies and prepares grant applications for emergency management and public safety activities; maintains records and files in compliance with local, State, and Federal mandates.
- Oversees the activation and management of the Emergency Operations Center during emergencies.
- Conducts regular assessments of the City's Emergency Operations Plan to include the identification of risks and hazards.
- Assists the Fire Chief in development of emergency response policy for special hazards such as active shooter, chemical and industrial site response, terrorist attacks, etc.
- Develops, coordinates, and implements citywide educational programs to enhance the public awareness of potential natural and man-made disasters.
- Develops mutual aid Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with local industry and surrounding jurisdictions.
- Manages the Public Information and Warning Systems and Integrated Public Alert and Warning (IPAWS) programs for the City.
- Procures and maintains Emergency Operations Center equipment.
Minimum Education And Experience
- High school diploma or GED. Bachelor’s Degree with coursework in fire, public safety, or related field preferred, and considerable progressively responsible experience in emergency operations, emergency management, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Licenses And/or Certifications
- Obtain National Incident Management System (NIMS) ICS-100, ICS-200, ICS300, ICS-400, ICS-700, ICS-800, IS-247, and IS-251 certifications within one year of hire.
- Obtain Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Professional Development and Advanced Professional series certifications or EM Basic/Advanced Academy within two years of hire.
- Valid driver’s license in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- Virginia Professional Emergency Manager Certification within timeline agreed upon with supervisor.
Knowledge
- Thorough knowledge of the fundamentals and principles of emergency preparedness.
- Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and administrative policies involved in disaster and emergency management planning.
- Emergency services and communications systems and equipment, and procedures utilized in staffing and coordinating activities within an emergency operations center.
Skills
- Leadership and strategic-thinking, analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
Abilities
- Ability to analyze the potential for disasters and oversee development and production of a comprehensive plan for mitigation, response, and recovery including research and modification of elements of existing comprehensive emergency response plan.
- Ability to work with volunteers.
- Ability to manage multiple projects/issues at the same time.
- Work effectively with a variety of governmental and community officials and maintain cooperative working relationships as well as build and maintain inter-departmental cooperation.
- Communicate effectively both orally and in writing and make effective presentations.
- Prepare clear, concise and accurate reports; plan elements, procedures, correspondence, media information, and other written materials.
Work Environment
- Much of the work is performed indoors, but the worker is routinely exposed to outdoor environments.
- Worker is exposed to outdoor weather conditions or extreme heat/cold, heights, odors, noise, dust, fumes and hazardous materials.
- Must wear uniform, including safety equipment.
- Ability to endure physical and emotional challenges and to go without sleep for long periods of time.
Essential Physical Activities
- Work regularly requires sitting and speaking or hearing, frequently requires standing, walking and using hands to finger, handle or feel.
- Requires climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, tasting or smelling, pushing or pulling, lifting and repetitive motions;
- Work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception and color perception; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels;
- Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities;
- Bend, stoop, balance, and crawl on uneven terrain; withstand varied environmental conditions such as extreme heat, cold, and moisture;
- Ability to lift, carry, and balance up to 125 pounds (250 with assistance)
DISCLAIMER: The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
