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State Fire Marshal Captain

Salary

$5,011.00 - $10,144.00 Monthly

Location

Lafayette, LA

Job Type

Promotion

Job Number

422-215108-KB

Department

DPS-Office of State Fire Marshal

Opening Date

11/21/2025

Closing Date

11/28/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

Mission Statement of theOffice of State Fire Marshal: To uphold the law and provide for the protection of life and property from the hazards of fire or explosion, to ensure the safety of our citizens in the constructed environment, to provide equal access to disabled individuals and to promote the efficient use of energy in commercial buildings. This position is located in Enforcement--Area 3and only open to permanent State Fire Marshal employees. Domicile will be within Area 3 territory.

Selected Preferred Competencies:

Accepting Direction:The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.

Adapting to Change: The ability to adjust plans, expectations, and behaviors in response to change. Building and Supporting Teams: The ability to combine your actions and efforts with others to work toward achieving a common goal.

Communicating Effectively:The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.

Demonstrating Initiative:The ability to assess information and take action independently to help the organization achieve its goals.

Displaying Professionalism:The ability to recognize how your actions impact the perceptions of both you and your organization.

Driving Results:The ability to identify important goals and work to achieve them.

Influencing Others:The ability to have an intentional effect on aligning stakeholder opinions and behaviors with the goals of the organization.

Managing Conflict:The ability to recognize and navigate disagreements in a rational, unbiased, and productive way.

Managing Performance:The ability to direct and to evaluate the work of employees.

Minimum Qualifications

All qualifying options will also require an approved certification at the time of appointment (hire) or promotion:

Six years of experience in a criminal justice field, arson/criminal/fire investigations or inspections, a fire service field, building codes enforcement, a building construction field, architecture, occupational safety, or an engineering field; OR

An associate’s degree in any field plus five years of experience in a criminal justice field, arson/criminal/fire investigations or inspections, a fire service field, building codes enforcement, a building construction field, architecture, occupational safety, or an engineering field; OR

An associate’s degree in a criminal justice field, a fire service field, a construction field, architecture, or an engineering field plus four years of experience in a criminal justice field, arson/criminal/fire investigations or inspections, a fire service field, building codes enforcement, a building construction field, architecture, occupational safety, or an engineering field; OR

A bachelor’s degree in any field plus three years of experience in a criminal justice field, arson/criminal/fire investigations or inspections, a fire service field, building codes enforcement, a building construction field, architecture, occupational safety, or an engineering field; OR

A bachelor’s degree in a criminal justice field, a fire service field, a building construction field, architecture, occupational safety, or an engineering field plus two years of experience in a criminal justice field, arson/criminal/fire investigations or inspections, a fire service field, building codes enforcement, a building construction field, architecture, occupational safety, or an engineering field.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

+ Advises higher level personnel on problems involving the relationship of work units to other broader programs and the impact on such programs; recommends action plans and reports on progress.

+ Delegates authority to subordinates and holds them accountable for the accomplishment of work unit goals.

+ Supervises inspection and/or investigation activities for an assigned area. Performs quality control functions for an assigned work unit.

+ Coordinates and evaluates all problem activities for a work unit and resolves issues. Prepares various reports as required.

+ May work on special projects as assigned.

Position Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Promotional - Open to permanent State Fire Marshal employees only

Career Progression:This position does not participate in a Career Progression Group.

Work Schedule: Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday – Friday.

Compensation:The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience. The bi-weekly rate for this position is as follows:

State Fire Marshal Captain (PS116) - $2,312.80

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply”link (https://jobs.la.gov/) and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

* Information to support your eligibility for the position must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Public Safety Services, is a State as a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. For more information on employment-related resources available for those with disabilities, refer to the Louisiana Employment Resource Guide (Download PDF reader).

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy, contact: Department of Public Safety

ATTN: Human Resources/Katy Bradley

Baton Rouge, LA. 70896

Email:[email protected]

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ New Year's Day

+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

+ Mardi Gras,

+ Good Friday,

+ Memorial Day,

+ Independence Day,

+ Labor Day,

+ Veteran's Day,

+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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Are you currently employed with the Louisiana Department of Public Safety-Office of State Fire Marshal, serving with permanent status, not including probational, WAE, or job appointments?

+ Yes

+ No

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To ensure compliance with DPS-PSS Policy 01-02.01 Nepotism, no individual may be hired, promoted, demoted or transferred within DPS, if the individual is related to another employee who is, or would be, within their line of supervision. Relative is defined as: child, step-child, sibling, spouse, parent, step-parent, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, grandchild, grandparent, and any "in law" relationship. Are you related to anyone employed with the Department of Public Safety, Public Safety Services?

+ Yes

+ No

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If you answered "Yes" to the above question, please list the name of your relative and relationship. If you answered "No" to the above question, enter N/A.

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ADi: Rate your ability to accept direction based on our definition: The ability to accept and follow directions from those higher in the chain of command.

+ 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable accepting direction

+ 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to accept direction

+ 3= I can accept direction

+ 4= I can accept directions and help others improve their ability to accept direction

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AC: Rate your ability to adapt to change based on our definition: The ability to adjust plans, expectations, and behaviors in response to change.

+ 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable adapting to change

+ 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to adapt to change

+ 3= I can adapt to change

+ 4= I can adapt to change and help others improve their ability to adapt to change

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ADi: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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AC: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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BST: Rate your ability to build and support teams based on our definition: The ability to combine your actions and efforts with others to work toward achieving a common goal.

+ 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable building and supporting teams

+ 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to build and support teams

+ 3= I can build and support teams

+ 4= I can build and support teams and help others improve their ability to build and support teams

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BST: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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CE: Rate your ability to communicate effectively based on our definition: The ability to relay information correctly and appropriately to connect people and ideas.

+ 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable communicating effectively

+ 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to communicate effectively

+ 3= I can communicate effectively

+ 4= I can communicate effectively and help others improve their communication

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CE: Explain your rating by providing specific and relevant examples in the box below.

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DIn: Rate your ability to demonstrate initiative based on our definition: The ability to assess information and take action independently to help the organization achieve its goals.

+ 1= I have no experience and/or am uncomfortable demonstrating initiative

+ 2= I have limited experience or require assistance to demonstrate initiative

+ 3= I can demonstrate initiative

+ 4= I can and help others improve their ability to demonstrate initiative

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State of Louisiana

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Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

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