Manchester Fire Department Fire Chief Citizen Interview Panel. Candidate Questions

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1 Manchester Fire Department Fire Chief Citizen Interview Panel Candidate Name: Evaluator: Candidate Questions 1. Take up to three minutes to briefly introduce yourself, perhaps highlighting aspects that we could not glean from your resume and then explain your motivation for applying for this position. In other words, what brings you to us today? 2. What have you learned about the Town of Manchester and the Manchester Fire Department? What challenges do you see facing the Department in the upcoming year? How do you envision addressing these challenges? 3. How important is training? What is your experience developing and delivering fire department training programs? Include both career and call fire fighters.

2 Manchester by the Sea Oral Board 2 8/21/ Tell us how you have assessed appropriate equipment needs, managed vehicle upkeep and approached capital planning for a fire department. 5. What do you feel is the ideal shift schedule for a combination career and call department? Why is this your preferred model? No model is perfect what are some shortcomings to your preferred model? What can you do to overcome these shortcomings? 6. Describe how you involve and motivate your career Fire Fighters? Call Fire Fighters? Please use specific examples. 7. What lessons have you learned about what makes for a successful call fire fighter pool? Tell us about any successes you have had bolstering the ranks of call fire fighters?

3 Manchester by the Sea Oral Board 3 8/21/ How important is the command structure and how have you preserved it and involved your personnel in decision making? Include a description of your successful leadership approaches. Please use specific examples. 9. How do you communicate with residents and be involved in your current community? Please use specific examples. Do you have specific ideas on how you anticipate becoming involved in Manchester? 10. What are the differences between your most recent positon and the position of Fire Chief in Manchester by the Sea? How have you approached such transitions before? 11. What are three principles that you will use to guide you as the Fire Chief in Manchester by the Sea? What do you view as the primary roles of the Manchester Fire Department?

4 Manchester by the Sea Oral Board 4 8/21/ List two memorable experiences that would help you as the Fire Chief in Manchester by the Sea. Describe how these experiences would help our community. 13. There is a certain amount of down time for staff while on a tour of duty. What have you done to minimize down time? What is an acceptable amount of down time in a 24 hour shift? 14. How would you build relationships and collaborate with the Manchester Harbor Master, DPW, and Manchester Police Department? What about relationships with surrounding communities? 15. What sets you apart from other candidates? Why is MBTS a good fit for you?

5 Manchester by the Sea Oral Board 5 8/21/ Provide examples of how you have weighed fire prevention and suppression needs verses fiscal constraints. What factors have you used in making these decisions? How have you explained this to community members, leadership and your staff? 17. Within your first 100 days as Fire Chief what are three projects that you would collaborate with the Town Administrator on to bring positive change to the Department. Why are these your top three?? 18. What are the factors you have used to determine the need and level of overtime and detail, beyond recommended minimum staffing levels? 19. What motivates you? Why are you in the fire profession? How do you keep fresh and alert to innovation? Give us some examples of innovative measures you have implemented.

6 Manchester by the Sea Oral Board 6 8/21/ Please provide an example of a personnel situation in which you have had to investigate and reprimand someone and explain how you responded to the situation and why. 21. Fiscal pressures demand that the community continually strive for greater efficiencies in our operations. What money saving initiatives have you implemented? What opportunities do you see for consolidation of public safety operations within town? Between other communities? Overall Score (21-210): Candidate notes and comments:

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