• Provides assistance in the planning, organizing, and deployment of local Emergency Management activities; coordinates Emergency Management programs/activities associated with preparation for, response to, and recovery from natural or man-made disasters or emergencies affecting lives and property of citizens. • Performs a variety of assessments to determine or recommend protective action required for safeguarding the community and its citizens. • Assists in maintaining and operating… Show more • Provides assistance in the planning, organizing, and deployment of local Emergency Management activities; coordinates Emergency Management programs/activities associated with preparation for, response to, and recovery from natural or man-made disasters or emergencies affecting lives and property of citizens. • Performs a variety of assessments to determine or recommend protective action required for safeguarding the community and its citizens. • Assists in maintaining and operating the Emergency Operations Center. • Receives advisories and forecasts, reads various type maps, and interprets weather data; issues alerts for severe weather to the media for broadcast to the general public. • Attends meetings, seminars, workshops, and training sessions as appropriate; maintains a comprehensive, current knowledge and awareness of emergency management strategies and applicable laws/regulations. • Develops and updates emergency operations plans for emergencies such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and hazardous materials situations.• Develops and participates in emergency situation exercises and activities.• When activated, directs Emergency Operations Center activities.• Ensures that all personnel are trained in accordance with relevant state and federal guidelines and certification requirements.• Advises local government officials of the nature and effects of various emergencies; coordinates the county’s response to disasters and serves as local liaison with state and federal emergency management officials.• Ensures that all plans, operating procedures, and protocols are developed and implemented in compliance with the requirements of federal and state regulatory agencies.• Responds to emergency situations as needed.• Coordinates and develops mutual-aid agreements with surrounding municipalities.• Provides information to the public during major emergencies and disasters.• Show less

• Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff consisting of 12 full-time and 150 volunteer firefighters, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals.• Coordinates, monitors, and directs, either personally or through subordinate supervisors, daily operations and activities of the Suppression, Fire Prevention, Training and Equipment Maintenance Division.• Establishes priorities for department… Show more • Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff consisting of 12 full-time and 150 volunteer firefighters, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals.• Coordinates, monitors, and directs, either personally or through subordinate supervisors, daily operations and activities of the Suppression, Fire Prevention, Training and Equipment Maintenance Division.• Establishes priorities for department activities; delegates assignments to and placement of personnel on assigned shift; ensures proper allocation of personnel and other resources; disseminates information and special orders. • Responsible for preparation of long range management plans; evaluates and determines proficiency level of assigned division personnel; identifies areas requiring improvement; formulates and executes action plan to correct deficiencies.• Responsible for initiation and decision making for all departmental personnel actions; makes decisions in the areas of hiring, promotions, demotions, terminations, and interdepartmental transfers; makes decision on disciplinary and grievance actions. • Interacts with other agencies throughout the county; coordinates mutual fire and rescue protection plans with surrounding municipalities. • Instructs and directs subordinates regarding proper procedures and protocol of the department; reviews all work for compliance with standards, policies, and procedures; schedules and coordinates in-service training for personnel. • Prepares and administers the annual budget allocations for appropriate divisions; monitors expenditures for fiscal compliance; enters/retrieves data to/from computer system as required.• Performs other related duties as assigned. Show less

• Develop specific Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) response Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the entire jurisdiction of the South Health District.• Develop local Disease Exposure Control Plans to ensure consistent control of EVD spread within the jurisdiction of the South Health District. • Facilitate training and orientation meetings on district EVD plans to identified Healthcare Coalition leads and assist with implementing applicable EVD plans and SOPs.• Facilitate educational… Show more • Develop specific Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) response Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the entire jurisdiction of the South Health District.• Develop local Disease Exposure Control Plans to ensure consistent control of EVD spread within the jurisdiction of the South Health District. • Facilitate training and orientation meetings on district EVD plans to identified Healthcare Coalition leads and assist with implementing applicable EVD plans and SOPs.• Facilitate educational workshops on District EVD plans to district healthcare and first responder partners.• Participate in a state funded regional EVD healthcare coalition based tabletop exercise. • Participate in EVD conference calls scheduled by the state.• Work with Healthcare Coalition to ensure awareness level knowledge of plans, policies, and procedures relating to local EVD Response. Show less

At Southern Cleaning System my main duties consisted of mixing batches of product, taking orders and/or making sales calls on new and existing customers, making deliveries, organizing the warehouse, doing light repair work on pressure washers, selling pressure washers and managing DOT and other regulatory compliance issues. Being a small business every employee had to be able to do pretty much everything.

• Respond to all types of rescue, fire suppression, medical, and non-medical emergency calls and implements actions required to save lives and property including basic life support, CPR, and assists fire paramedics when necessary.• Participate in continuing study, training, and drill activity to achieve and maintain required skills including regular fitness programs to maintain adequate health and physical strength.• Maintain apparatus, living quarters and grounds; answers phones and… Show more • Respond to all types of rescue, fire suppression, medical, and non-medical emergency calls and implements actions required to save lives and property including basic life support, CPR, and assists fire paramedics when necessary.• Participate in continuing study, training, and drill activity to achieve and maintain required skills including regular fitness programs to maintain adequate health and physical strength.• Maintain apparatus, living quarters and grounds; answers phones and monitors access to the station house.• Conduct public education, fire prevention, pre-incident planning, safety inspections, and drills for local businesses, schools, apartment buildings, and private residences; performs public relation/community service functions.• Test, check, maintain, and operate equipment necessary in fire suppression such as fire hoses, nozzles, gas powered generators, exhaust fans, and various hand tools; tests and maintains other equipment used in rescue activities such as ladders, ropes, extrication tools, etc.; operates radio equipment and computers.• Test, check, maintain, and operate fire hydrants during fire ground operations and during regular maintenance schedule.• Respond to fire service calls which require use of confined space, high and low angle rope, and surface water rescue procedures.• Prepare and maintain various departmental reports and forms.• Receive specialized training to answer hazardous materials alarms with units designed to handle explosives, radioactive materials, acids, and flammable materials to ensure situation stabilization; operates necessary clean-up equipment.• Assume duties of a higher ranking officer when assigned.• Drive and operate various fire apparatus.• Operates various medical equipment, devices, or instruments necessary to treat medical emergencies and save lives.• Performs other duties as assigned. Show less