FIREFIGHTER (BLS/HAZMAT TECHNICIAN)

Full Job Description

You will serve as a Firefighter (BLS/HAZMAT TECHNICIAN) in the Fire and Emergency Services department of NAVSUPPACT SOUDA BAY.

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

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Controlling or extinguishing fires as a member of an organized military, industrial, volunteer, or governmental fire department brigade; performing rescue operations; and detecting, reducing, or eliminating potential fire hazards and; 2) Controlling hazardous materials incidents; driving and operating firefighting vehicles; and performing non-invasive emergency medical procedures and; 3) Performing work at airfields handling aircraft carrying large volumes of fuel, sometimes nuclear weapons or highly flammable or explosive cargo.

This information must be supported in your resume to be considered for this position.

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 be assigned to a crew engaged in the full range of firefighting or rescue operations, basic emergency medical care, and emergency medical transport.
• You will assist in reducing and/or eliminating potential fire hazards to protect persons, property, or the environment.
• You will perform structural firefighting duties for a variety of facilities that may include research and/or large industrial complexes.
• You will drive and operate firefighting vehicles.
• You will assist in training other firefighters on driving vehicles and operating equipment.
• You will perform emergency protocols and procedures by providing basic life support (BLS) established by the system medical director.
• You will provide tactical or strategic level guidance for response personnel at hazardous materials incidents in confinement, control, and containment of various classes of hazardous materials.