Highlander Fire Protection District Seeking Qualified Applicants For Its Next Fire Chief
*** UPDATE 1/30/2025***
As of 1/28/2025, the Highlander Fire Protection District Board of Fire Trustees has REMOVED the requirement of “Willingness to relocate residency within district boundaries within 6 months of hire date.” Please see the updated version below.
Grammatical changes made 1/30/25
The board of Fire Trustees for the Highlander Fire Protection District, located in Floyd County, Indiana, is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Fire Chief. Highlander Fire Protection District covers the townships of Lafayette and Greenville. The district is approximately 60 square miles and has a population of 15,000. Highlander Fire also provides paramedic-level EMS service to the district. Highlander Fire has two staffed stations and approximately 34 full-time suppression and EMS personnel. Qualified applicants must have, at minimum, formal training and experience in modern fire administration methods, emergency medical care and procedures, special operations to include hazardous materials, water rescue, technical rescue, and at least 15 years of experience in fire and medical service with a paid professional department. Applicant must also have at least 5 years of experience in an upper management supervisory role within a paid department or equivalent experience. All requirements should meet the State of Indiana certification requirements, IFSAC or equivalent.
Qualifications
-Minimum 15 years of experience in fire service with a paid department.
-Minimum 5 years of experience in a supervisory role in fire service or equivalent in other public safety systems
-Minimum of 2-year college accredited degree (60 credit hours), preferably in a field related to fire, public safety, or related field.
-Minimum of Indiana Firefighter I and II or IFSAC equivalent.
-Fire Officer II training
-Fire Safety Officer certification or National Fire Academy or IFSAC
-Minimum of Hazmat Operations certification (Technician level preferred)
-Fire Instructor I certification
-NIMS certifications 100, 200, 300, 400, and 700
-National Registry EMT certification of higher
-Successful completion of Fire Officer III within 12 months of hire date
-Maintain current legal Indiana driver’s license by date of hire
-Have no recorded or pending felonious criminal history, including sexual assault or anything involving persons under the age of eighteen
-Willingness to submit to Predictive Index test at Fire Boards expense
Additional Required Skills
-Communication skills. They will be required to brief the Fire Safety Board monthly in a public setting, as well as other public officials and occasionally the media.
-Prepare annual budgets and control expenditures of the department
-Maintain a balanced budget on an annual basis
-Respond to alarms, direct fire ground activities at scenes, and coordinate with other public agencies at significant public incidents.
-Establish and/or modify operational standards for the department on a need basis
-Establish short and long-term goals for the future of the department
-Attend conferences, seminars, and other educational forums on fire administration developments, including overnights/out-of-town trips
-will be required to ensure the department operates as safely as possible within the state and federal guidelines to ensure the safety and well-being of citizens, employees, and others associated with the department.
-Development and implementation of community involvement activities
-Must possess working knowledge of computer programs, including spreadsheets, general accounting, and payroll
– Be available for on-call and after-hours responses to emergency scenes
The above list of requirements should be considered the minimum requirements for consideration for the position.
Benefits Package
-Starting salary between $105,000 and $115,000 depending on experience and qualifications
-Fully paid medical, dental, and vision for employees and family
-$55,000 AD&D policy
-Longevity pay after first year (calculated at 1% of current salary per year of service)
-9 recognized holidays
-160 hours of personal leave time for the first year to be used at discretion
-4 hours of sick leave accrued per month to a max of 288 hours
-Expenses paid for travel, lodging, and registration for all training, conferences, and other department-related activities
-District will incur all costs associated with education, training, licenses, and certifications related to the position of Chief of the department
-Optional 401K plan if not able to enroll on 77 plan or hybrid version
-Take home command vehicle
Qualified candidates can submit a resume with a cover letter and three professional references with contact information to
CLLB Law 318 Pearl St., New Albany, IN. 47150 ATTN: Bridget.
The deadline for submitting your resume is 5:00 PM March 7th, 2025.
Qualified applicants will be contacted by email or phone if they are selected for an interview.
