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Commission approves updates to firefighter, engineer and captain job descriptions; battalion chief language amended
Summary
The commission approved clarifying updates to fire department job descriptions and added a stipulation to the battalion chief qualifications to explicitly allow an associate degree in fire science or a comparable credential.
National City — The National City Civil Service Commission on May 14 approved revisions to job descriptions for firefighter, fire engineer and fire captain, and separately approved an amended battalion chief classification that adds explicit "comparable" language for associate degrees in fire science.
Department presenters said the revisions clean up outdated language, reflect current state and county licensing requirements, and make minimum qualifications and typical duties clearer for recruitment. Presenters described the changes as mostly technical edits — revising duties, removing references to superseded certificate names, and…
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