Fire Chief

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About the Position: Serve as a Fire Chief managing and supervising Installation Fire Protection and Preventing, Emergency Medical Technician training, and Hazardous Material Spill programs.

This position is included under the provisions of Special Retirement Coverage (SRC) and may have both a maximum entry age and a mandatory retirement date.

Click here for more information on SRC for Firefighters (Secondary) This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) for Domestic Defense Industrial Base Facilities and the Major Range and Test Facilities Base solicitation to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

Under this authority, competitive rating/ranking and veteran's preference procedures do not apply.

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes (1) Administering fire protection and prevention management programs; (2) Developing and implementing firefighting training activities, such as emergency medical response, hazardous material response, and fire suppression; (3) Supervising and evaluating the development of training programs; and (4) Overseeing and directing firefighting and fire prevention activities of firefighting crews.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next or second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-10 or GS-11).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone -- no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Certifications: In addition to meeting the Specialized Experience above, this position requires you to possess for the National Registry Emergency Medical Technician-Basic (NREMT) or state certification in the United States indicating a future expiration date AND you must possess Fire Officer IV, Fire Inspector II, Fire Instructor II, and Hazmat Incident Commander certified through Department of Defense (DoD) Fire and Emergency Services Certification System, International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC), or Fire Service Professional Qualifications System (Pro Board) in accordance with DoDM 6055.06.

NOTE: You must attach a copy of the certification to your application. Major Duties:

• Serve as Fire Chief managing and supervising fire protection, prevention, and training programs and daily fire department operations.
• Direct firefighting activities by developing procedures, techniques, and methods of operation.
• Plan and assign work based on priorities, assignment requirements, and capabilities of employees.
• Provide technical advice on fire protection, fire prevention, emergency medical technician, and hazardous material and spill programs.
• Evaluate program effectiveness and efficiency.