Fire Inspector - 2023

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

Highly responsible administrative and professional work in coordinating and performing fire inspections and plan examinations, while applying the State of Florida Fire Prevention Code on exsisting buildings.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

1. Conduct annual fire inspections of buildings for compliance with applicable fire and life safety codes. Identifies violations of the Florida Fire Prevention Code, County Code of Ordinances, and other applicable rules and regulations and reports defects to the Sumter County Building Services Division. Maintain records and make reports..
2. Reguarly keeps the Division Chief of Community Risk Reduction informed on the status of annual fire inspections and other fire inspections not provided by the Sumter County Building Services Division.
3. Conducts inspection of food truck and special events for compliance with fire life safety codes.
4. Attends continuing education courses, programs, and keeps up to date with codes, laws, and ordinances that apply to annual fire inspections.
5. May from time to time provide fire and life safety education to the public at special events or other functions.
6. Review plans, specifications and other data submitted to ensure conformance with the Florida Fire Prevention Code related to change of use in existing structures.
7. Performs other duties and responsibilities related to fire inspections, fire watch standby, and emergency scene activities as assigned.
8. . Assure consistency in interpretation of codes among staff members.
9. In emergency or crisis situations (hurricane, flood, etc.), the position is required to perform reasonable duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor.
10. Employees hired on or after February 1, 2016, must be a tobacco-free person, both on and off the job, for at least one (1) Year immediately preceding application and maintain the same tobacco-free status throughout the term of employment.
11. Face tattoos (from ear to ear and hairline of the forehead to the bottom of the chin) are prohibited.
12. Maintains regular physical attendance during normal work hours as assigned at one of the County's offices or work facilities to work evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays as required.

(These essential job functions are not to be construed as a complete statement of all duties performed. Employees will be required to perform other job related marginal duties as required.)