LOCATION OF (1) POSITION TO BE FILLED:  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE, FIRE PREVENTION DIVISION, COUNTIES OF WILLIAMSON, RUTHERFORD, MAURY, LAWRENCE, GILES, LINCOLN, FRANKLIN, MOORE, MARSHALL, BEDFORD, AND COFFEE

Education and Experience: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and experience equivalent to two years full-time employment in fire investigation and/or criminal investigation.
 
Substitution of Experience for Education: Qualifying experience in fire investigation and/or criminal investigation may substitute for the required education to a maximum of four years (e.g., experience equivalent to one year of full-time work in one or a combination of the above listed fields may substitute for one year of the required education).
 
Substitution of Graduate Education for Experience: Graduate course work credit received from an accredited college or university in criminal justice, forensic science and related fields may substitute for the required experience on a month-for-month basis to a maximum of 1 year (e.g., 36 graduate quarter hours in one or a combination of the above listed fields may substitute for one year of the required experience).
 

Necessary Special Qualifications: Applicants for this class must:
 

1. Be willing to and able to qualify with, carry, and use assigned weapons;
2. Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age on the date of application;
3. Be a citizen of the United States;
4. Have a good moral character, as determined by investigation;
5. Complete a criminal history disclosure form in a manner approved by the appointing authority;
6. Agree to release all records involving their criminal history to the appointing authority;
7. Supply a fingerprint sample in a manner prescribed by the TBI for a fingerprint based criminal history records check;
8. Have no conviction for a felony or have been discharged under any other than honorable conditions from any branch of the United States armed forces;
9. Pass a physical examination administered by a licensed physician that is consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act and that relates to the essential functions of the position;
10. Pass a psychological evaluation administered by a licensed mental health professional that is consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act and that relates to the essential functions of the position;
11. Possess a valid motor vehicle operator's license at the time of appointment;
12. Upon appointment, successfully complete a prescribed course of instruction at the Tennessee Law Enforcement Academy or have successfully completed the equivalent of the prescribed course.

Summary: Under general supervision, is responsible for fire investigation training and analysis work of considerable difficulty; and performs related work as required.
Distinguishing Features: This is the lead-level class in the Fire Investigator sub-series. An employee in this class leads and participates in investigating the origin and circumstances of the most complex fires, explosions, and deaths caused by fires and explosions in an assigned geographic division of the state. This class differs from Fire Investigator 2 in that an incumbent of the latter functions at the working level. This class differs from Fire Investigator Supervisor in that an incumbent of the latter performs supervisory work.
 

Competencies:

1. Integrity and trust
2. Ethics and values
3. Decision quality
4. Time management
5. Functional/technical competency
6. Problem solving
7. Process management
8. Planning
9. Organizing
10. Strategic agility

1. Intermediate knowledge of criminal law
2. Basic knowledge of evidence documentation, collection, and preservation
3. Basic knowledge of fire and explosion dynamics
4. Basic knowledge of behavioral science
5. Basic knowledge of building construction types and failure analysis
6. Basic knowledge of electricity and electrical systems
7. Intermediate knowledge of forensics
8. Intermediate knowledge of hazardous materials
9. Intermediate knowledge of computer operations
10. Intermediate knowledge of public safety
11. Basic knowledge of thermodynamics and thermometry
12. Basic knowledge of chemistry and fire science
13. Basic knowledge of fire protection systems
14. Basic knowledge of mathematics
15. Basic knowledge of hand tools

1. Intermediate organizational skills
2. Intermediate time management skills
3. Intermediate complex problem solving skills
4. Intermediate oral communication skills
5. Intermediate written communication skills
6. Intermediate deductive reasoning skills
7. Basic management of personnel resources
8. Intermediate inductive reasoning skills
9. Intermediate reading comprehension skills
10. Intermediate social perceptiveness skills

1. Ability to exercise good judgment
2. Ability to work well with others
3. Critical thinking ability
4. Comprehension ability
5. Ability to concentrate for long periods of time
6. Ability to provide instruction
7. Memorization ability