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SUFFOLK COUNTY
CHIEF OF FIRE RESCUE SERVICES
CIVIL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/civilservice
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LAST FILING DATE: OCTOBER 15, 2018
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WRITTEN TEST DATE: NOVEMBER 3, 2018
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COUNTY ANNUAL
SALARY $68,740
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GRADE 30
SPECIFICATION # 5129
All statements made on the application may be verified and the backgrounds of successful candidates
are subject to investigation by the appointing authority.
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
Employment (Forms CS-205A and CS-205B).
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. The fee may
also be waived if you are unemployed and primarily responsible for the
support of a household and for recipients of Medicaid, SSI, Public Assistance
or those in a training program under the Job Training Partnership Act/Workforce
Investment Act administered by a state or local social service agency. 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 (Forms CS-205A and CS-205B).
All claims for application fee waiver are subject to verification.
VACANCIES
The eligible list for this title will be used to fill future vacancies for this title in the
Suffolk County Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Services.
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
Graduation from a standard senior high
school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma recognized by the New
York State Education Department and six (6) years of experience as a chief
officer in a fire department that included administration of the entire
department or as coordinator of a government agency’s emergency preparedness,
management, or response program.
Note:
Additional education* in the areas of Fire Science/Administration or
Homeland Security from a college with federally-authorized accreditation or
registration by NY State will be substituted for experience on a year-for-year
basis up to a maximum of two (2) years.
Special Note: Qualifying experience as chief officer must
have been as a chief officer, assistant chief, deputy chief, or battalion chief
in a fire district, fire department or comparable fire agency. Experience as a
lower level officer such as lieutenant or captain will not be
credited.
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.
*Please attach to the application a copy
of your college transcript(s) which must have your
name, college name, and date of graduation printed on it by the
institution. Grade reports, incomplete
transcripts and other similar documents are unacceptable.
Necessary Special Requirements
continued:
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.suffolkcounyny.gov/civilservice. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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: September 12, 2018
DATE
AMENDED: October 2, 2018
GENERAL CONDITIONS OPEN-COMPETITIVE
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, NY 11788-0099. Applications postmarked after midnight of the
last filing date may not be considered eligible for
this examination.
2.
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. Unless otherwise stated
part-time experience will be pro-rated.
Candidates found ineligible to compete in the 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.
3.
Candidates
who fail the examination, or who fail to appear for the examination as
scheduled, will be eliminated from further
consideration for purposes of this competition.
Unless otherwise specified, the final rank order of the eligible list
will be determined on the basis of the scored received
on the written test, plus veterans’ credits where appropriate.
4.
Eligible
applicants will be notified when and where to appear for examination. If an application is rejected, due notice
will be sent.
5.
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-checker, personal digital assistant, address books,
language translators, dictionaries and any similar devices are
prohibited.
6.
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. 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.
7.
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.
8.
Information
regarding eligibility for veterans’ credits appears on the open-competitive
application form.
9.
Pursuant
to Section 85-a of the Civil Service Law, children of firefighters and police
officers killed in the line of duty shall be entitled to receive an additional
ten points added to a passing score attained in a competitive examination for
original appointment in the same municipality in which his or her parent
served. If you are qualified to
participate in this examination, and you are the child of a firefighter or
police officer killed in the line of duty, please so notify us in writing when
you submit your application for examination.
A candidate claiming such credit must submit appropriate documentation
to verify eligibility to receive these additional credits before the eligible
list is established.
No additional credits will be granted after the
eligible list is established.
10.
Inquiries
may be made as to character and ability and all
statements made by candidates are subject to verification. Some employers may require the candidate to be fingerprinted and to pass a background
investigation. 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.
11.
Residency
is not required for taking any examinations.
However, some non-county jurisdictions, such as schools, libraries,
etc., give hiring preference to residents.
Some towns also require employees to establish residency within the township. For employment in a Suffolk County
Department, with only limited exceptions set forth in Suffolk County Law,
residency within Suffolk County is required throughout employment with the
county. In any case
in which residency preference is given, the appointee(s) must meet a specific
residency standard as defined in the Civil Service Rules.
12.
Saturday
Sabbath Observers and handicapped persons:
If special arrangements for testing are required, indicate this on your
application.
13.
No
smoking is permitted in the building or on the grounds
of the examination site.
14.
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.
15.
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.
16.
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
Announcements and Applications Also Available
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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