Career Opportunity

Fire Safety Inspector II, 6281

Recruitment: REF43573I

Published: August 16, 2024

Accepting applications until: August 16, 2024

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About:

Application Opening: August 5, 2024
Application Deadline: Extended to August 23, 2024

Compensation: $171,704 Yearly

Recruitment ID: U00030

Established in 1866, the San Francisco Fire Department is rich in tradition and history. From the Great Earthquake and Fire of 1906 to the Loma Prieta Earthquake of 1989, the Department has grown to meet the many challenges along the way. Today, the San Francisco Fire Department serves an estimated 1.5 million people, providing fire suppression, fire prevention, and emergency medical services to the residents, visitors, and workers within San Francisco's 49 square miles.

Role description

Under direction, performs technical and specialized fire safety inspection of buildings, structures, and premises to enforce compliance with laws, ordinances and regulations pertaining to fire prevention and control; prepares and presents public fire education programs; coordinates Fire Department permit procedures; oversees office staff in maintaining related records and files; performs related duties as required.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES:

This is the journey-level class in the Fire Safety Inspector series. Incumbents in this class typically perform technical inspection duties requiring prior specialized experience or education. Specific assignments may be within one or more specialized areas of fire safety inspection, such as institution/hospital inspection, school inspection, hazardous materials inspection, or fire safety education. This class is distinguished from Fire Safety Inspector I in that it is fully trained and independently performs specialized and technical inspection duties.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

1. Makes on-site fire safety inspections of general buildings, structures and premises to enforce compliance with fire codes and regulations; inspects and tests fire alarms, sprinkler systems, heat and smoke detection devices and other fire protection and control devices; inspects buildings for structural conformance to fire codes including fire escapes and fire exits.

2. Performs specialized and technical fire safety inspections; inspects school structures and premises as mandated in the Health and Safety code of the State of California; inspects hospitals and institutions as required by state laws; performs inspections relating to the storage, handling and dispensing of flammable liquids, combustible gases, explosives, and other hazardous materials.

3. Investigates fire hazard complaints and violations of laws and ordinances; recommends corrective actions.

4. Develops and presents fire safety education programs to community groups of all ages; collects, assembles, analyzes and organizes data related to the development of fire safety education programs; manages on-going fire education programs; develops special programs for Fire Prevention Day and Fire Prevention Week.

5. Coordinates Fire Department permit procedures; approves or disapproves San Francisco Fire Department permit applications; inspects and processes permits referred by other governmental agencies.

6. Oversees record keeping and filing processes, prepares files for computer entry as required.

7. Assists sworn uniformed personnel in reviewing plans and specifications of proposed buildings and building modifications for adherence to fire safety laws and codes; reviews plans of fire protection and control devices, such as fire alarms and sprinkler systems; reviews structural plans for fire escapes, fire exits and other structural requirements; confers and consults with architects, engineers, and contractors as necessary.

How to qualify

Training and Experience: A minimum of an Associate of Arts degree in Fire Science or a closely related field and three years applied technical fire inspection experience.

License:  Possession and maintenance of a valid California Driver License.

Verification: 
Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. Education verification information on verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at https://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements.

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

All work experience, education, training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications. Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores.

What else should I know?

Selection Procedures

The selection process will consist of two components: an inspection exercise and a role-play exercise. If necessary to reduce the size of the applicant pool, a pass-point will be established after administration of the inspection exercise, and only those exceeding the minimum will be invited to participate in the role-play exercise.

The test components will be designed to measure candidates’ relative knowledge and ability in job-related areas. A description of and/or test preparation materials for all exercises will be made available to candidates at a later date. Candidates will be notified via email as to when and where to obtain these materials.

Test Information

Qualified applicants will be notified by email of the exact dates and times of the exercises. Candidates must successfully complete both exercises to receive a final score which will be a composite of the scores obtained on the two exercises.

Certification

The certification rule for the eligible list resulting from this test will be Rule of the List. Additional selection processes may be conducted by the Fire Department prior to making final hiring decisions.

Eligible List

The eligible list resulting from this test is subject to change after adoption (e.g., as a result of appeals), as directed by the Human Resources Director or the Civil Service Commission.

The duration of the eligible list will be 24 months and may be extended with the approval of the Human Resources Director.

Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights

Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. [Note: The correction of clerical errors in an announcement may be posted on the Department of Human Resources website at https://careers.sf.gov/. The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 110.4. Such appeals must be submitted in writing to the Department of Human Resources, 1 S Van Ness Avenue, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103-5413 by close of business on the 5th business day following the issuance date of this examination announcement. Information concerning other Civil Service Commission Rules involving announcements, applications and examination policies, including applicant appeal rights, can be found on the Civil Service Commission website at http://sfgov.org/civilservice/rules. 

Information About the Hiring Process

• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement
• Veterans Preference

How to Apply

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process.

Visit https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ and begin the application process.

• Select the “I’m Interested” button and follow the instructions on the screen

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses @sfgov.org and @smartrecruiters.com).

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Exam Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the Public Safety Team at DHR-PublicSafety@sfgov.org.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.