Comm No 0041.03 - Transmit PD for Fire Captain - CA-24

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FIRE CAPTAIN - 5 - 6.025 For assignment to the Fire Prevention Captain only: • The two (2) years of qualifying experience shall have been as a Fire Prevention Inspector I in the Hawaii Fire Department. License/Certificate Requirements: • Possession of a valid State of Hawaii driver's license {Class 3 or higher) or any other valid comparable driver license, • a valid Hawaii Fire Department (HFD) Driver's Certificate of Competence to operate HFD Type 1 motor vehicles, • a current Department of Transportation Medical Examiner's Certificate or a current Hawaii Fire Department Medical Certification, • a current Hawaii Fire Department Aquatics Competency Certificate - Awareness level, and • a current First Responder or First Responder Refresher Certificate or an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Certificate. For assignment to the Hazardous Materials Response Team Captain: In addition to the above license/certificate requirements, • possession of a Certificate of Completion of the Hazardous Materials Technician Certification curriculum. For assignment to the Fire Search and Rescue Captain: In addition to the above license/certificate requirements, • possession of a current Hawaii Fire Department Aquatics Competency Certificate for Operations level, and • a current basic SCUBA diving certificate. Note: o Emergency Medical Technician, Mobile Intensive Care Technician, or other nationally recognized certificates that are equivalent to or higher than a First Responder or First Responder Refresher Certificate or Emergency Medical Responder Certificate may be substituted for that certificate. o Hawaii Fire Department Aquatics Competency Certificate for Awareness Instructor, Operations level, Operations Instructor or Instructor Trainer that are higher than the Hawaii fire Department Aquatics Competency Certificate for the Awareness level may be substituted for that certificate. o Hawaii Fire Department Aquatics Competency Certificate for Operations Instructor or Instructor Trainer that are higher than the certificate for the Operations level may be substituted for that certificate. Knowledge of: • Principles and practices of supervision and training, • firefighting methods and operations, • fire safety and prevention practices, procedures, rules, and laws, • the geography of the assigned area and the location of streets, fire hydrants, static water supplies, buildings and fire hazards, • departmental rules, regulations, policies, and operating procedures, • firefighting literature, • functions of other public safety agencies and their activities.