PROMOTIONAL
EXAMINATION
71-713
CHIEF
OF FIRE RESCUE SERVICES
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice
· LAST FILING DATE: OCTOBER
15, 2018
· WRITTEN TEST DATE: NOVEMBER
3, 2018
· COUNTY ANNUAL SALARY $68,740
· GRADE 30
SPECIFICATION # 5129
APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE and FEE WAIVER
The
application processing fee is $40. Application may be made via the internet at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice. Payment must be made
by VISA or MasterCard credit card and there will be an additional convenience
fee of $1.95. An acknowledgement of
receipt of application will be sent to all internet
applicants via e-mail. Application may also be made using the Suffolk County application for
promotional examination (Form CS-203). Make your check or money order payable
to the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service. Do not send cash. Please indicate the examination title and the
last four digits of your social security number on the face of your check or
money order. A separate application and
processing fee are required for each examination (identified by examination
number) for which you are applying. The application processing fee is non-refundable and
non-transferable. The application processing fee may
be waived for Suffolk County residents who are veterans, auxiliary police,
members in good standing of a local fire district or ambulance company and
volunteer CERT members. Internet
applicants should complete the “Request for Application Fee Waiver and
Certification” form on-line. All other applicants should complete a “Request
for Application Fee Waiver and Certification” form and submit it with your
application (Form CS-203). All claims
for application fee waiver are subject to verification.
DUTIES
An
employee in this class is responsible for directing and coordinating the
individuals responsible for the daily activities of the functional divisions of
the Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services. Functional divisions
include, but are not limited to, the Fire Marshal's Office, Fire-Rescue
Communications, Emergency Management Office and fire training center
maintenance. The incumbent is responsible for planning and implementing
divisional and departmental policies and procedures. Work is performed
under the general direction of the Commissioner, and is reviewed through
conferences and reports. Does related
work as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
To be eligible, a candidate must now be
serving and have served on a continuous basis with permanent or contingent
permanent competitive status as a(n) Assistant Chief of Fire Rescue
Communications, Chief County Fire Marshal or Director of Emergency Preparedness
for at least two (2) years or as a Coordinator of Emergency Medical
Services in the Suffolk County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Services
for at least three (3) years immediately preceding the written examination
date.
Necessary
Special Requirements
At
the time of appointment and during employment in this title, candidates will be
required to possess a valid license to operate a motor vehicle in New York
State. At the time of appointment,
candidates are required to hold the following licenses and certificates, and
have completed training requirements as listed below:
1.
NYS
Hazardous Materials Technician; and,
2.
ICS
400 certification; and,
3.
Fifty
(50) hours of emergency management training; and,
4.
Minimum
of twenty-four (24) hours of NYS DHES grant training at the time of
appointment; and,
5.
NYS
Emergency Medical Technician-Basic (or higher) certification attained within
ten (10) years
prior to appointment,
or within one (1) year after appointment.
All
employees hired after January 1, 1985, must successfully complete the required
basic training program entitled Minimum Standards for Code Enforcement
Personnel, established by the State of New York Fire Fighting and Code
Enforcement Personnel Standards and Education Commission. The program must be completed in the
appropriate time period as specified in the
regulations, and upon completion, the required in-service training programs
shall be attended as scheduled.
Candidates must enroll and complete the NYS DHSES Emergency Management
Certification and Training program (Tier 2) in the appropriate time period specified by regulations while employed in this
title.
SCOPE OF THE EXAMINATION
The
written test will cover knowledge, skills, and/or abilities in such
areas as:
1.
Administrative
techniques and practices;
2.
Ensuring
effective inter/intra agency communications;
3.
Preparing
written material;
4.
Understanding
and interpreting written material.
Note: The use of calculators is
allowed for this examination.
Note: The New York State Department of Civil
Service has not prepared a test guide for this examination. However, candidates may find information in
the publication “How to Take a Written Test” helpful in preparing for this
test. This publication is available
online at: https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm.
NOTES
1.
Should
it become necessary to amend any part of this announcement, the Civil Service
Department reserves the right to make such amendment on the Department’s web
page without notification to applicants.
The most current copy of this announcement is available during the
filing period at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice.
2. Expanded Description of the examination subtests is available by requesting a copy from the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service in Hauppauge. A self-addressed, stamped 9 ½” X 4” envelope must accompany this request.
3.
Candidates
who apply for this examination and who have not heard from the Suffolk County
Department of Civil Service by October 31, 2018 are advised to contact
the Civil Service Department before the written test date at (631) 853-5500.
4.
You
can view your room assignment and exam site on our home page at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice
under “Candidate Exam Room Assignment Search” seven days prior to the
examination date.
N.Y.S. DATE
PREPARED: July 31, 2018
DATE AMENDED: October 2, 2018
GENERAL CONDITIONS
PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
1.
Paper
applications are available at the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service in
Hauppauge and at the Riverhead County Center display, or by sending a stamped,
self-addressed 9 ½” X 4” envelope for each title to: Suffolk County Department of Civil Service,
P.O. Box 6100, Hauppauge, New York 11788-0099.
2.
Applications
postmarked after midnight of the last filing date may not be
considered eligible for this examination.
3.
Unless
otherwise stated, candidates must meet the minimum qualifications by the date
of the written test, or last filing date in the case of training and experience
evaluations.
4.
Candidates
found ineligible to compete in a written examination may appeal to the
Department of Civil Service for reconsideration prior to the written test date
appearing on this announcement. Appeals
received on or after the announced written test date
will not be considered.
5.
Candidates
who fail the examination, or who fail to appear for the examination as
scheduled, will be eliminated from further
consideration for purposes of the competition.
Unless otherwise specified, the final rank order of the eligible list
will be determined on the basis of the scores received
on the written test, plus seniority and veterans’ credits where appropriate.
6.
Eligible
applicants will be notified when and where to appear for examination. If an application is rejected, due notice
will be sent.
7.
Unless
specifically prohibited by the examination instructions, candidates are permitted to use quiet, hand-held, solar or battery
powered calculators. Devices with
typewriter keyboards, spell-checkers, personal digital assistant, address
books, language translators, dictionaries and any similar devices are prohibited.
8.
In
accordance with Section 52 of the Civil Service Law, for county service, first
consideration in appointment will be given to
employees in the department where a vacancy occurs, after which appointments
will be made from the general eligible list.
9.
Eligible
lists resulting from promotional examinations are only
certified to the jurisdiction in which a candidate is employed.
10.
When
the examination is prepared and rated by the Suffolk County
Department of Civil Service, the provisions of the Suffolk County Civil
Service Rules dealing with the rating of examination will apply.
11.
When
the written examination is prepared and rated by the New York State Department
of Civil Service in accordance with Section 23-2 of the Civil Service Law, the
provisions of the New York State Civil Service Rules and Regulations
which deal with the rating of examination will apply.
12.
The
eligible list established as a result of this
examination will remain in force for at least one year and may be extended by
the Civil Service Department for a maximum of four years. Changing conditions may make it necessary to
certify to future vacancies at higher or lower salaries than those announced.
13.
Information
regarding eligibility for veterans’ credits appears on the promotional
application form.
14.
For
each six months of continuous permanent competitive service within the
jurisdiction, to a maximum of 20 years, .10 credits for seniority will be added to the scores of passing candidates only.
15.
Candidates
must be medically, physically and psychologically capable of performing the
duties of the job. Candidates who are appointed to positions in the Suffolk County service may
be required to pass qualifying medical and/or physical and/or psychological
evaluations.
16.
Saturday
Sabbath Observers and handicapped persons:
If special arrangements for testing are required, indicate this on your
application.
17.
No
smoking is permitted in the building or on the grounds
of the examination site.
18.
If
you will be on active military duty with the armed forces of the United States
on the date of this test, please contact the Suffolk County Department of Civil
Service before the last filing date appearing on this announcement for
alternate test date information.
19.
Multiple Examinations Scheduled for the
Same Day: If you have applied to take a
written test announced by either one or several local jurisdictions (county,
town, city) scheduled to be held on the same test date as this written test,
you must notify each of the local jurisdictions no later than two weeks before
the test date, so they can make arrangements for taking all tests at one test
site. All examinations for positions in State
government will be held at a State examination
center. If you have any questions please
call the Suffolk County Department of Civil Service at (631) 853-5500.
20.
For
information regarding a weather-related cancellation of this examination,
please refer to our website at www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice
click on the “Weather-Related Exam Cancellations” link. Civil Service Announcements are shown at the bottom of that page. The following stations will broadcast notice
of cancellation:
WALK PATCHOGUE 97.5 FM
WBAB BABYLON 102.3
FM
WBLI BABYLON 106.1
FM
WLNG SAG HARBOR 92.1 FM
WBZO FARMINGDALE 103.1 FM
WRCN MEDFORD 103.9
FM
NEWS
12 LONG ISLAND TV CHANNEL 12 website: www.news12.com
SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
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COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
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LINDSAY COUNTY COMPLEX, BLDG. #158 Information Display Unit,
P.O. BOX
6100, HAUPPAUGE, NY 11788-0099 Phone: 853-5500 County Center, Riverhead