[Hiring] Airport ARFF / Fire-Rescue Organizational & Staffing Study SME @AlphaHire

Role Description

AlphaGov is seeking an experienced airport fire-rescue leader or consultant to serve as subject-matter lead on organizational assessments and staffing analyses of Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) departments at FAA Part 139 airports. You would bring hands-on ARFF operations, staffing, and regulatory knowledge to proposals and, upon award, to study delivery.

What you'll do:

• Assess ARFF organizational structure, chain of command, shift schedules, minimum staffing, and the ARFF Index against FAA Part 139 and NFPA 403/1710 requirements
• Interview firefighters, officers, and the fire chief; review training, certification, and response-time records
• Build peer-airport benchmarks (staffing, compensation, apparatus, and station models) and staffing scenarios
• Advise on apparatus replacement, station planning, and capital needs at a planning level
• Draft findings and recommendations and present them to airport leadership and commissions
• Contribute ARFF qualifications and past-performance narrative to AlphaGov proposals when permissioned

Qualifications

• Ten or more years in airport ARFF or municipal fire service, including officer or chief-level leadership
• Direct working knowledge of FAA Part 139 ARFF requirements (14 CFR 139.315 to 139.319) and NFPA 403
• Experience with fire department staffing, deployment, or organizational analysis
• Ability to conduct structured interviews and write clear findings for executive audiences
• Comfortable as a 1099 / project-based collaborator with travel for on-site work

Requirements

• Prior ARFF chief, deputy chief, or ARFF training officer role at a Part 139 airport
• Completed ARFF or fire department staffing or organizational studies as a consultant
• CFO, CTO, or FAA ARFF instructor credentials; NFPA 1710 deployment analysis experience
• Airport fire station or apparatus planning experience