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The City of Orono is an Equal Opportunity Employer <br /> <br />CITY OF ORONO <br /> <br />Position Title: Battalion Chief <br />Document Date: August 24, 2023 <br />Department: Fire <br />Accountable to: Assistant Chief <br />FLSA Status: Non-exempt <br /> <br />Nature of Work <br />The Battalion Chief provides leadership to the firefighters ensuring suppression and emergency rescue <br />services are running smoothly. They will bid on weekly shifts to be assigned as the Battalion Chief on <br />Duty. While on shift, they respond to all most emergency calls for service in the Battalion Chief Vehicle. <br />To assist in coordinating assigned activities with other City departments and outside agencies; and to <br />provide highly responsible and complex executive level support to the Fire Chief as a member of the Fire <br />Chief’s management team. <br /> <br />Supervision Received and Exercised <br />The Battalion Chief is supervised by the Assistant Chief. <br />Examples of Work <br />Essential functions listed below are intended as illustrations of the various types of work that <br />may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them if the <br />work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. <br /> <br />• Responsible for the supervision of the captains, lieutenants and firefighters while in the role of <br />incident commander; improves and maintains the Department’s training, performance, conduct, <br />morale, and attendance. <br />• Maintains efficient communication with the captains, lieutenants and firefighters on Fire Department <br />related matters; handles grievances, problems, suggestions, and other personnel input in a timely <br />manner per department policy; performs disciplinary actions and settles disputes and disagreements <br />within the department in a timely, fair and just manner. <br />• Directs squad of firefighters to perform tasks as assigned by the Incident Commander; on an <br />emergency, assumes command until relieved by an officer of higher rank or until completion of <br />duties. <br />• Enforces security on all information, which is not open for communication; ensures that fire <br />prevention details are completed per directive and department policy; establishes operating <br />procedures internal to the Department for the purposes of efficient Department operation.