Jobs: 4 Fire Inspector Positions For Contra Costa County

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA - Are you looking for a career - the type of forever job where you work for the same agency for years and then retire?

Contra Costa County is recruiting for Fire Inspectors. The starting pay is $5419 - $7263 per month.

Benefits include medical, dental, life insurance, paid holidays, paid vacations, paid sick leave, defined benefit pension plan (that works with social security), plus more.

About the job

Fire inspectors conduct inspections of occupied buildings, construction sites, review plans for compliance, enforce fire ordinances and regulations, and educate the public about fire safety.

Typical tasks include:

• Reviews site plans for proposed buildings for compliance with emergency access, fire flow and hydrant requirements
• Reviews non-structural building plans for new and remodeled buildings for compliance with the California Fire/Building Codes, ordinances and policies pertaining to fire and life safety
• Reviews systems plans including fire sprinkler, standpipe, fire alarm,fixed fire suppression, clean agent, and smoke removal systems for compliance with applicable standards
• Meets with developers, architects, contractors, water purveyors, building officials and planners to advise regarding plan modifications
• Conducts field inspections to verify compliance of work with approved plans
• Responds to telephone and over-the-counter inquiries regarding code requirements
• Accesses the Land Information System to retrieve necessary information, update computer records and generate print-out reports
• Writes letters and reports
• Responds to environmental impact reports
• Conducts fire flow tests in the field to evaluate fire hydrant performance

You must have a high school diploma or GED, plus some college in a variety of fields.

See the complete job description here.

The deadline to apply is Feb. 24.

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