Battalion Chief - Operations

The Battalion Chief position provides leadership, supervision, and management of personnel and departmental operations. Assignments may include operational or administrative responsibilities based on the needs of the department. Operational assignments include providing command, control, and supervision of fire, rescue, and EMS emergency operations and overseeing field personnel.

Battalion Chiefs are required to respond to emergency incidents and administer all aspects of assigned programs while ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of department services.

If assigned to Operational Battalion Chief (56-hour work week):
* Coordinate emergency response activities throughout the County.
* Respond to fires, emergency medical incidents, technical rescue incidents, hazardous materials incidents, wildland fires, and other emergencies.
* Direct and coordinate deployment of personnel, apparatus, and resources during emergency operations.
* Manage multi-agency emergency incidents and coordinate mutual aid and automatic aid responses.
* Establish and manage command posts, programs, groups, branches, and other ICS functions as required.
* Supervise fire suppression, rescue, salvage, overhaul, EMS, and special operations activities.
* Monitor battalion staffing levels and resource availability to ensure operational readiness.
* Provide oversight of station operations, apparatus readiness, equipment readiness, and personnel accountability.
* Participate in emergency planning, preparedness activities, disaster response, and large-scale incident management.
* May perform fire suppression, rescue, EMS, and special operations functions as necessary.

Requirements: Associate's degree required; Bachelor's degree in Fire Science, Fire Administration, or Emergency Medical Services preferred; 7 years career fire/EMS experience with minimum 3 years in lead/management capacity; New Mexico Class E or Texas Class B driver's license; Current EMT-Basic license or above; ICS 100, 200, 700, 800; ICS 300, 400 required within 6 months; IFSAC or ProBoard Firefighter I and II; IFSAC or ProBoard Hazardous Materials A/O; IFSAC or ProBoard Fire Instructor I; IFSAC or ProBoard Fire Officer I and II; Pass physical abilities test, background check, medical screening per NFPA 1582

Salary: $29.25 - $47.71 Hourly

Application Deadline: 2026-12-27