Smyth County Board of Supervisors

Director of Public Safety – Smyth County, Virginia Under the general direction of the County Administrator, the Director of Public Safety (DPS) performs complex administrative work in developing, directing and implementing a comprehensive Public Safety program for the County as well as acting as an incident commander and emergency operations group chief as needed. The Director of Public Safety (DPS) oversees the EMS operations of the Emergency Management and Smyth Fire/EMS Departments and serves as a liaison between County staff and the County's fire, rescue and other emergency response organizations. The DPS will serve as the County's coordinator of emergency management pursuant to § 44-146.19 of the Code of Virginia. General duties include responsibility for the overall operation of the department including day-to-day delivery of all services, planning and analysis of present and future needs and management of all departmental personnel, resources and facilities....