THE OPPORTUNITY

Working on call for 96-hour shifts, the Fire Chief’s primary responsibilities are management, planning, budgeting, supervision, and running the operational component of the Lake Louise Fire Department. The Fire Chief will respond to all incidents that occur during the 96-hour shift (or delegate as necessary and appropriate). The Fire Chief will act as Incident Commander, leading and directing paid-on-call Firefighters and Career Members during incidents and training while delegating responsibilities as required. The Fire Chief may be the only Fire Department personnel on call and may have to respond to incidents alone. Common incidents include but are not limited to Medical First and Co-Response, MVC, Fire Alarm, Wildfire, Vehicle Fire, Structure Fire and Mutual Aid Response. In addition to conducting operational response, the Career Fire Chief will ensure operational readiness of all Fire Department Equipment.

Scope: The Fire Chief reports to the Executive Director of the Lake Louise Banff Municipal Services Society.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

Are you a leader in fire services and an outdoor enthusiast? We have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated Fire Chief to lead emergency services in the vibrant community of Lake Louise and surrounding areas. The Fire Chief will have 3 direct reports and lead a team of up to 20 dedicated POC firefighters. Lake Louise is situated within Improvement District No. 9 (ID9), which serves as the municipal government for the region encompassing Banff National Park outside the corporate limits of the Town of Banff. This is your chance to make a difference in an exceptional mountain community by leading our emergency services team.

For more information, please contact: 

SANDY JACOBSON

  780.944.1327

[email protected] 

www.richardsonsearch.ca

For a complete job description with expectations and candidate requirements, please use the following link:

Job Description – Fire Chief – ID9 – LLBMSS – Lake Louise Fire Department