Fire Captain

Job Title: Fire Captain

Reports To: Battalion Chief

Status: Full Time, Non-Exempt (Hourly)

Wage Scale: AEMT $82,992.00 - $115,752.00 (Depending on Experience)

Paramedic $94,465.00 - $127,225.00 (Depending on Experience)

Close Date: March 18, 2026

Position Summary:

This is a Full-Time hourly position that performs duties as assigned and responds to emergency medical and fire incidents within the Syracuse Fire Department Emergency Services Program. Fire Captains are responsible for managing a fire shift, collaborating with other captains to provide leadership and personnel management, training, emergency response and preparedness, fire prevention, safety, resource management, and community relations. Fire Captains work a 48/96 schedule, equivalent to 2,912 hours per year. Overtime is based on actual hours worked, over 106 hours in a 14-day work period.

This position also includes, but is not limited to:

• Planning, prioritizing, assigning, supervising, assisting, and evaluating the work of staff involved in fire suppression operations, hazardous materials containment, and medical emergency incidents.
• Fire investigation; obtaining and preserving evidence at a fire scene.
• Assists in coordinating the cleaning, maintenance, and repairs of fire suppression and EMS equipment and station facilities.
• Conducts annual business inspections and preplans as assigned.
• Reviewing reports, completing daily documentation, and managing daily shift operations.
• Responding to all hazard emergencies, including but not limited to fire suppression, hazardous materials containment, fire investigation, and technical rescue.
• Responding to medical emergencies to administer CPR, perform trauma management, handle pediatric emergencies, and provide victim transportation.
• Assisting in educating and training the public in fire and medical programs designed for community awareness.
• Attending training to achieve and maintain all necessary certifications and skills to accomplish assigned duties.
• Working closely with other firefighting personnel to accomplish common goals and objectives outlined by the Fire Department.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of: EMS and resuscitation techniques and their application; technical and administrative principles and practices, methods and techniques of fire suppression, prevention programs and emergency medical services; Operation, maintenance and uses of modern firefighting equipment; Local and national Building Fire Codes and the City's demographics.
• Skilled in: Operation of the applicable tools and equipment; Working under stress and using good judgment in emergency situations.
• Ability to: Present various options and approaches to problem identification and resolution; communicate effectively both orally and in writing; analyze situations and adopt a reasonable course of action; Work irregular shift hours.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands outlined here are typical of those that an employee must meet to effectively perform the essential functions of this role. Reasonable accommodation can be made to help individuals with disabilities carry out these essential duties.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, hear, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and smell. Employees will also occasionally need to perform various physically demanding tasks during firefighting and rescue operations, including running, walking, stooping, bending, rolling, crawling, climbing, jumping, lifting, carrying, dragging, and safely operating assigned equipment and vehicles. The employee must successfully pass a medical exam and a METs test after receiving a job offer. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 200 pounds. Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The noise level is usually quiet in office settings and loud at emergency scenes. Work is primarily performed in offices, vehicles, and outdoor environments. It often takes place during emergencies and stressful situations. Employees face hazards related to fighting fires and providing emergency medical assistance, including but not limited to smoke, noxious odors, fumes, chemicals, liquid chemicals, solvents, and oils.

Work can take place under various adverse conditions, including harsh weather, inadequate or no lighting, extreme temperatures, all kinds of weather, electrical hazards, and exposure to communicable diseases and bloodborne pathogens in body fluids.

Minimum Qualifications: Candidates must upload a copy of all required licenses and certifications. If you are unable to upload copies, please email them to HR Specialist, Sarah Piercy, at spiercy@syracuseut.gov. Applications submitted without copies of licenses and certifications may be disqualified.

• Associate's degree in Fire Science or related field
• Valid State of Utah Driver's License Class "D"
• 6 years of full-time firefighting experience (equivalent to Syracuse Fire)
• UFRA/IFSAC Firefighter I & II Certification
• UFRA/IFSAC Hazmat Awareness & Operations Certification
• UFRA/IFSAC Apparatus Driver Operator Pumper
• UFRA/IFSAC Apparatus Driver Operator Aerial
• UFRA/IFSAC Fire Inspector I -or- UFRA Company Fire Inspector
• UFRA/IFSAC Fire Instructor I
• UFRA/IFSAC Fire Officer I
• UFRA/IFSAC Fire Investigator I
• UFRA/NFA Incident Safety Officer
• UFRA Career Command Training CTC – Operations and Tactics
• NIMS IS-700, IS-703, IS-706, IS-800
• NIMS ICS-100, ICS-200, ICS-300, ICS 400
• State of Utah Licensed AEMT or Paramedic
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Proficiency in report writing
• Able to work under stressful conditions
• Ability to exhibit a high level of professionalism and confidentiality.
• Please upload a copy of the required licenses and certifications. If you are unable to upload copies, please email them to spiercy@syracusecity.gov.

Preferred Qualifications:

• NWCG Wildland Firefighter Red Card (within 1 year of hire)
• Utah State Supervisory Fire Officer Designation (within 1 year of hire)
• CDL with Tanker Endorsement (within 1 year of hire)
• State of Utah Adult OHV Certification (within 30 days of hire)

Note: Preference will be given to candidates possessing one or more of the preferred qualifications.

Application Instructions:

Qualified applicants must complete a Syracuse City employment application online at www.syracuseut.gov. If you do not have access to a computer, you may come to the Syracuse City Hall Administration building located at 1979 W 1900 S, Syracuse, UT 84075 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Applicants needing further information about the position or assistance due to a disability should contact Sarah Piercy at spiercy@syracuseut.gov.