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0642 – Fire Chiefs and Senior Firefighting Officers
Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate firefighting operations and fire prevention activities in fire departments. Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers are employed by municipal and federal governments and by industrial establishments with firefighting services.
Profile
Index of titles Example job titles
- Airport fire department chief
- Chief, fire department
- Deputy fire chief
- District fire chief
- Division chief - fire department
- Fire chief
- Fire department assistant deputy chief
- Fire department assistant manager
- Fire department chief
- Fire department division chief
- Fire department duty officer
- Firefighters executive officer
- Industrial fire chief
- Refinery fire chief
- Sawmill fire chief
- Senior firefighting officer
- Deputy fire chief
- District fire chief
- Fire chief
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers perform some or all of the following duties:
- Develop, implement and evaluate policies and procedures for the operation of a municipal fire department, a district fire region or an industrial firefighting service
- Plan, direct and co-ordinate firefighting strategies for fire departments
- Direct the training of personnel in firefighting methods
- Develop and oversee the implementation of fire prevention campaigns
- Represent the fire department in communications with government, the media and the public.
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is required.
- Completion of a provincial or municipal firefighters training course is required.
- A minimum of ten years of experience as a firefighter is usually required before becoming eligible for a senior officer position.
Additional information
Exclusions
- Firefighters (6262)
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 0 – Management Occupations
- Skill level
- A – Occupations usually require university education.
- Major group
- 06 – Middle and Other Management Occupations
- Minor group
- 064 – Managers in Protective Service
- Version
- NOC 2006 Version 1.0