Fire Chief

Full Job Description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

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) 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) managing or developing programs and policies for fire protection and prevention management programs; 2) supervising and directing activities of a firefighting crew; 3) reviewing reports, records, and procedures to make suggestions on improvements to firefighting techniques and /or polices AND 4) resolving employee disputes or complaints.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirement above, applicants must also possess Fire Officer IV, Fire Instructor II, Fire Inspector II, HAZMAT Operations, and HAZMAT Incident Commander certified through DoD Fire and Emergency Services Certification System, International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC), or the Fire Service Professional Qualifications System (PRO-Board) in accordance with DoD 6055.06-M.

Major Duties:

• Independently plans and manages the fire and emergency services program for a large installation.
• Interprets regulations for the Fire and Emergency staff.
• Provides recommendations to the Director of Emergency Services on applicable regulations.
• Directs emergency equipment and personnel in emergent situations.
• Investigates and provides reports on the cause of fires.
• Determines corrective action needed to prevent or reduce severity of similar fires.
• Directs personnel through subordinate supervisors.
• Responsible for administrative and personnel management functions within the Division.
• Conduct performance evaluations on subordinate staff.
• Observes the performance of staff on accomplishment of day to day mission.
• Review installation emergency management plans.
• Negotiate mutual and auto aid agreements.
• Manage emergency medical, technical rescue and confined space programs.