Firefighter (Intermediate Life Support)

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 Belvoir, VA.

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 specialized 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) Responds as a fully trained member of a firefighting crew engaged in the protection of life and property; 2) Provides basic and/or intermediate life support treatment during medical emergencies; 3) Performs maintenance tasks on firefighting and EMS apparatus, equipment and facilities.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).

Selective Placement Factors: This position requires you to possess and maintain all of the following Department of Defense, International Fire Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) or National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications (Pro Board) equivalent certifications: (Please note: All certifications must be uploaded at time of application).

Firefighter I Firefighter II Airport Firefighter Driver Operator Pumper Driver Operator Aerial HAZMAT Awareness AND Operations OR Technician Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)-Intermediate or higher level certification issued by the State of Virginia or National Registry indicating a future expiration date.

This position requires that you must possess and maintain a Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.

This position requires that you must possess and maintain an Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.

The position requires a current Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider (CPR and AED) card.

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. Major Duties:

• Serves as a fully trained member of a firefighting crew engaged in the protection of life and property.
• Responds to aircraft, fire, rescue, brush, forest, vehicle and structural fires, hazardous material spills and releases and accomplishes containment and decontamination; confined space/heavy technical rescue.
• Conducts fire prevention inspections.
• Provides basic and intermediate life support treatment to patients within the pre-hospital environment, performing such duties as patient assessment and intervention.
• Performs CPR and advanced airways techniques.
• Performs maintenance tasks on firefighting and EMS apparatus, equipment and facilities.