Fire Safety Inspector

4 weeks ago

Sebring, Florida, United States Highlands County Board of County Commissioners Full time
Job Title: Fire Inspector

Join the Highlands County Board of County Commissioners as a Fire Inspector and play a critical role in ensuring public safety and preventing fires in our community.

About the Role:

The Fire Inspector will conduct regular fire safety inspections of public facilities, including public assembly, educational, institutional, mercantile, business, industrial, manufacturing, storage, and special hazardous structures. This role requires strong communication skills to work directly with the public to provide reliable information on all fire safety issues.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Conduct periodic fire safety inspections as assigned.
  • Assist with enforcement of the Uniform Fire Code and the Minimum Fire Codes.
  • Conduct plan review for fire code compliance.
  • Inspect construction sites as necessary to ensure compliance with the approved construction documents and the Florida Fire Prevention Code.
  • Issue notices of non-compliance as necessary.
  • Checks permit applications for fire code compliance.
  • Discusses any recommended modifications or changes with contractor and/or owner.
  • Conducts origin and cause fire investigations.
  • Issues notices of violations or non-compliance.
  • Inspects storage of explosives, flammable materials, and other hazardous materials.
  • Investigates complaints of fire safety hazards which are reported.
  • Conducts re-inspections as directed.
  • Participates in promoting fire prevention and safety education throughout the County.
  • Responds to fires and other emergency conditions, to include on-the-scene fighting of fire.
  • Maintains a professional and safe unit and work area adhering to established safety policies and the image desired for the organization.
  • Follows consistently the Board policies and procedures.
  • Responds productively to change and performs all other related tasks as directed.
Requirements:
  • Graduation from high school or possession of an acceptable equivalency diploma.
  • Associates in Arts or Fire Science Degree preferred.
  • A minimum of five years' experience as an inspector or firefighter.
  • Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver License.
  • Current State of Florida Firefighter II.
  • Current State of Florida Fire Safety Inspector I.
  • Current State of Florida or National Registry EMT or Paramedic.
  • Current State of Florida Fire Investigator I preferred.
Working Conditions:

This role requires the occasional exertion of over 100 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing, frequently requires sitting and repetitive motions and occasionally requires standing, walking, using hands to finger, handle or feel, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling and lifting; work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception, night vision and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs., must meet physical and medical requirements for firefighter and hazardous material per N.F.P.A Standards.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

The Highlands County Board of County Commissioners is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, religious belief, color, national origin, disability/handicap, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetics or any other legally protected group/class.

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