Fire Department Plan Checker I - Oakland, United States - Alameda County

Alameda County

Verified Company

Oakland, United States

2 days ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Date Opened

5/8/2024 12:00:00 AM

Filing Deadline

6/7/2024 5:00:00 PM

Salary
- $ $61.98/hour; $106, $128,916.00/year

Employment Type

Permanent Full-Time Employment
HR Analyst
Maria Tabora

Department

Alameda County Fire Department

Work Location

Dublin

Introduction:

THIS IS A NEW ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION. The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year but can be extended.

Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing.

APPLICATIONS AND SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED ONLINE.

DESCRIPTION:

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

THE ALAMEDA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT (ACFD) provides all-risk emergency services to the unincorporated areas of Alameda County (excluding Fairview), the cities of San Leandro, Dublin, Newark, Union City and Emeryville, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

With 28 fire stations and 34 companies serving a population of 394,000, the ACFD serves densely populated urban areas, waterways, industrialized centers, extensive urban interface, agricultural and wildland regions.

Over 400 personnel and 100 Reserve Firefighters provide a wide variety of services to an ever expanding, dynamic and diverse community of roughly 508 square miles.

These services include:

Advanced Life Support
Fire Suppression
Hazardous Materials Response
Urban Search & Rescue
Water Rescue
Community Outreach & Education
Disaster Preparedness
Fire Prevention and Code Compliance
Regional DispatchThe Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD) was formed on July 1, 1993 as a dependent special district with the Alameda County Board of Supervisors as its governing body. This consolidation brought together into a single jurisdiction the Castro Valley Fire Department, Eden Consolidated Fire Protection District and County Fire Patrol.

Subsequently, the following communities have contracted with the ACFD:

July 1, 1995 City of San Leandro-
July 1, 1997 City of Dublin-
August 1, 2002 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory-
October 1, 2007 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory-
May 1, 2010 City of Newark-
July 1, 2010 City of Union City-
July 1, 2012 City of EmeryvilleOn January 20, 2008, the ACFD became responsible for the administration and operation of the Alameda County Regional Emergency Communications Center (ACRECC). The dispatch center provides dispatch and regional communication center services for the ACFD, the Alameda County Emergency Medical Services Agency, Camp Parks Combat Support Training Center, and the cities of Alameda, Fremont, Livermore and Pleasanton. ACRECC is also the Dispatch/System Status Management Center for Falck ambulance service.

For more information about the agency, please visit: Alameda County Fire Department.

THE POSITION

This classification specification describes the entry level of the Fire Department Plan Checker classification flexibly staffed series. Under close supervision, reviews nonstructural building plans, site plans, and fire protection system plans for compliance with Federal, State, and local fire safety regulations, laws, standards, and codes; and performs related duties as assigned.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES
This classification is part of a twolevel flexibly staffed series of the Fire Department Plan Checker classifications. Fire Department Plan Checker I is a nonsafety classification located in the Alameda County Fire Department. Incumbents of this class are in a training capacity and are primarily responsible for the review of plans and designs for nonstructural fire safety elements and fire protection systems in new and remodeled buildings. Incumbents report directly to a Fire Department Plan Checker II, Fire Department Plan Checker Supervisor, Fire Code Official, or Division Chief, who is responsible for supervising and assigning tasks. Fire Department Plan Checker I's are expected to gain experience and demonstrate proficiency which qualifies them to promote to the higherlevel class after the equivalent of three (3) year of fulltime experience and completion of State Fire Marshall Plans Examiner task book.
For detailed information about the classification, please visit: (#8127) Fire Department Plan Checker I

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EITHER I:

Education:

Possession of an Associate of Arts Degree or higher from an accredited college or university with a major in architecture, construction technology, building inspection, fire science, or a closely related field.

AND

EITHER I:

Experience:

The equivalent of one (1) year of full-time experience in Fire plan check.

OR II:

Experience:

The equivalent of three (3) years of full-time experience within fire code administration/ prevention office.

**AND*