Firefighter (Basic Life Support/Hazardous Materials Technician)

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.

About the Position:This position is located at Fort Stewart, GA 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 (Primary/Rigorous) 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 controlling or extinguishing fires as a member of an organized military, industrial, volunteer, or governmental fire department or brigade; conducting rescue operations and administering emergency medical aid; and utilizing hazardous material response equipment/supplies to identify and contain hazardous products.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).

In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirement above, applicants must also possess the below listed certifications (for their applicable grade) 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.

GS-7: To qualify, the incumbent must possess the following IFSAC/PROBOARD certifications at time of application: Firefighter I, Firefighter II, Airport Firefighter, Hazardous Materials Technician,Driver Operator Pumper and Driver Operator ARFF maintain current National or State Registry issued Emergency Medical Technician (NREMT) certification., which must be issued by a State or National Registry.

(Applicants must attach all certificate copies with application.) FIREFIGHTER PRIMARY RETIREMENT COVERAGE: This is a primary/rigorous firefighter position under the provisions of 5 USC 8336(c) (CSRS) and 5 USC 8412(d)(FERS).

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

For more information, follow this link;https://acpol2.army.mil/chra_dodea/ FF_Primary_SRC.pdf Proof of Age: As this is a Firefighter position, your application package MUST include a government issued document indicating your date of birth.

Failure to submit this document will result in your application being marked as incomplete and you WILL NOT receive further consideration for this position Major Duties:

• Provide fire protection and prevention practices to support the storage of approximately 800,000 gallons of highly combustible fuels and some 3000 different types of hazardous materials stored or in use.
• Assist the injured by applying knowledge and training during medical emergencies. Medical emergencies range in complexity from minor cuts and sprains to life threatening injuries or illnesses.
• Perform general maintenance and care of assigned equipment to assure a constant state of readiness.
• As a fully qualified Hazardous Materials Technician incumbent serves as a member of hazardous materials emergency response team using detection, identification, and monitoring equipment to identify hazardous products.