Fire Protection Specialist 2 - Grade 23

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This title exists in Homeland Security and Emergency Services, Div of and has approximately 30 positions.

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Salary Information for Fire Protection Specialist Trainee 1
Title Grade Hiring Rate/yr Job Rate/yr
Fire Protection Specialist Trainee 1 13 $49,363 $63,169
Fire Protection Specialist Trainee 2 14 $52,198 $66,634
Fire Protection Specialist 1 18 $65,001 $82,656
Fire Protection Specialist 2 23 $84,156 $106,454
Fire Protection Specialist 3 27 $103,784 $127,830

All salary grades for trainees titles are non-statutory (NS) equated to the salary grade identified. These grade equations apply to the starting salaries in their respective salary schedule for the traineeship levels.

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Job Duties

As a Fire Protection Specialist 2, you would supervise and coordinate training, response, inspection, enforcement and advisory services for the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Office of Fire Prevention and Control. Such assistance and services would be provided either directly to or in support of other state agencies, county representatives, municipal/local fire officials, and civic groups. You would provide supervision, schedule assignments and review the work product for subordinate staff. You would also represent the Office of Fire Prevention and Control at meetings with various officials as well as make policy and program development recommendations. Positions may arrange the scheduling and evaluation of State Fire Instructors, and be responsible for the development and delivery of special training and educational programs both regionally and at the State Fire Academy.

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Summary of Minimum Qualifications

Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. If substitutions for education and/or experience are allowed, this information would be available on the announcement.

You must take and pass a Civil Service examination in order to be considered for this position.

On or before the date of the examination, you must be a qualified employee of the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services and have had three months of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service as a Fire Protection Specialist 1.

Only the title or titles listed are qualifying.

If you were permanently appointed to a qualifying title on or before October 14, 2022, and have served continuously in this title since that date, you are eligible to file for this examination.

For informational purposes only, click on the examination number(s) listed below to see the current or previous examination(s) that are used to fill this title.

38-856

Please note: qualifications for this position may be subject to change. Job postings on StateJobsNY will contain the most up-to-date qualifications.

How to Apply

When this examination is scheduled to be held, the announcement can be found on the Department of Civil Service, Examination Announcements web page. If you do not see an examination currently scheduled please check back on a monthly basis or sign up for email notification so that you will automatically be notified when new examinations are being offered.

Mobility Options

Career mobility is not just limited to the titles in the Career Ladder, above. Additional movement may be achieved through transfers opportunities or other examinations.

For additional information or clarification of transfer determinations, current State employees should contact the Career Mobility Office at (518) 485-6199 or (800) 553-1322.

You can also visit ELMS Online to view established open-competitive, promotion, and transition eligible lists.

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