Part-time (Contractual) Fire Safety Inspector

About this role

<p data-pasted="true"><strong><u>GENERAL</u></strong></p><p>The City of Kettering is recruiting to fill the <u>Contractual Part-Time</u> position of <strong><em>“Fire Safety Inspector”.</em></strong> Under direction from the Fire Chief, the Fire Safety Inspector issues fire permits, conducts fire permit inspections and fire education to the public, identifies, investigates and resolves potential violations of municipal, state, national, and international laws, ordinances, codes and regulations including, but not limited to, building and fire codes and nuisance abatement regulations, and provides information and general assistance to business owners, homeowners, tenants, and the public.&nbsp;</p><p><strong><u>QUALIFICATIONS</u></strong></p><p>Candidates should have thorough knowledge of fire hazards and fire prevention techniques and applicable building, fire and related codes and laws; considerable knowledge of fire alarm and protection systems; general knowledge of fire control; strong knowledge of the principles, practices, methods and equipment employed in modern firefighting and the emergency medical services; ability to instruct fire inspection classes; knowledge of the hazard

Requirements

<strong><u>EXAMPLES OF WORK: (Illustrative Only)</u></strong><br>Ensures compliance and provides technical advice on the interpretation of fire safety codes/regulations and building codes to business owners, departmental offices/staff and the general public; <br><ul style="margin-bottom: 3pt"><li>Schedules, coordinates and performs fire safety inspections in businesses;</li><li>Prepares inspections reports;</li><li>Maintains statistics and records of inspections;</li><li>Identifies corrective actions to be taken by business owners and monitors activities to ensure conformance with codes, laws and regulations;</li><li>Issues infraction/misdemeanor citations for violations of the Fire Code;</li><li>Investigates and documents complaints of violation of international, state and local laws, ord