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FIREFIGHTER

U.S. Marine Corps

Department of the Navy

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$40,736 - $59,031

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GS-6 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $37,764 - $49,094

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-5. Bachelor's degree + some experience.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves working as a firefighter for the U.S.

Marine Corps in North Carolina, where you'll respond to fires, medical emergencies, and hazardous material incidents while performing rescues and inspections to ensure safety compliance.

It's a hands-on role that requires quick thinking and physical fitness in high-pressure situations.

A good fit would be someone with prior firefighting or emergency response experience, like from military, volunteer, or industrial settings, who is reliable and team-oriented.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-05 (for GS-06 level), including emergency medical treatment like CPR and rescues in confined spaces
  • Experience in structural firefighting operations and responding to hazardous material emergencies
  • Certification or skills as an Emergency Medical Technician (Basic) and Hazardous Materials Technician
  • Ability to perform offensive and defensive firefighting on structures, aircraft, and wildland fires
  • Knowledge of inspecting structures and hazardous areas for compliance with fire regulations and codes
  • Experience in rescue operations, fire hazard detection/reduction, and operating fire communications equipment
  • Physical fitness to handle demanding tasks like auto extrications and medical stabilizations

Full Job Description

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer.

Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer.

Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

GS-06: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Serving as a Firefighter administering emergency medical treatment to include but not limited to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and performing rescues in confined spaces and/or auto extrications; performing structural firefighting operations; AND responding to hazardous material emergency operations.

Examples of qualifying experience include: Controlling or extinguishing fires as a member of an organized military, industrial, volunteer, or governmental fire department or brigade. Rescue operations.

Detection, reduction, or elimination of potential fire hazards. Operation of fire communications equipment. Controlling hazardous materials incidents.

Developing, implementing, or providing training in fire protection and prevention.

GS-05: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-04 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Serving as a Firefighter responding to fires, hazardous material emergencies AND administering emergency care.

Examples of qualifying experience include: Controlling or extinguishing fires as a member of an organized military, industrial, volunteer, or governmental fire department or brigade. Rescue operations.

Detection, reduction, or elimination of potential fire hazards. Operation of fire communications equipment. Controlling hazardous materials incidents.

Developing, implementing, or providing training in fire protection and prevention.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/fire-protection-and-prevention-series-0081/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:

  • You will serve as a firefighter performing augmented skills of a credentialed Emergency Medical Technician (Basic) and Hazardous Materials Technician.
  • You will be responsible for inspecting structures and hazardous areas for compliance with Marine Corps Orders, Base Orders on fire regulations and National Fire Codes.
  • You will respond to any release of hazardous materials, munitions, and fires at various storage sites, in vehicles or vessels used to transport these materials.
  • You will perform offensive and defensive firefighting operations on incidents involving structures, aircrafts, and wildland fire settings.
  • You will respond to medical emergencies to provide for the rescue and on scene stabilization for victims of fire, sudden illness, accidental injuries, childbirth, and other events requiring medical personnel.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/25/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/25/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DE-12896216-26-KLG