FIREFIGHTER (PARAMEDIC)
U.S. Marine Corps
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FIREFIGHTER (PARAMEDIC)
U.S. Marine Corps
Department of the Navy
Location
California
Salary
$63,835 - $91,664
per year
Type
Full-Time
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GS-8 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $46,479 - $60,424
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-7. Graduate study or significant experience.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves working as a firefighter and paramedic at a Marine Corps air station in California, where you'll respond to fires, medical emergencies, hazardous material incidents, and perform rescues while providing on-site medical care.
It's ideal for someone with hands-on experience in emergency services who thrives in high-pressure team environments and wants to serve in the military branch.
The role combines firefighting duties with advanced paramedic skills to protect personnel and property.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-08 level, including serving as both firefighter and paramedic in fire prevention, protection, and emergency operations
- Experience responding to emergencies with engine, truck, rescue companies, or hazardous materials teams using associated vehicles and equipment
- At least one year of experience equivalent to GS-07 level in structural firefighting, emergency medical services, rescue operations, and hazardous materials responses
- Ability to systematically assess patients to determine the nature and seriousness of their conditions
- Skills in establishing on-scene control for hazardous material incidents, such as zone control and decontamination
- Proficiency in controlling and extinguishing fires using fire ground tactics and specialized equipment
- Capability to complete detailed written reports on incidents, patient care, drugs administered, and equipment used
Full Job Description
You will serve as a FIREFIGHTER (PARAMEDIC) in the FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTMENT of MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR.
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-08 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 AND Paramedic providing fire prevention, fire protection, and emergency operations; responding to emergencies as a member of an Engine Company, Truck Company, Rescue Company, Hazardous Materials Team and/or a Rescue Team with associated vehicle and equipment.
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 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 providing fire prevention, fire protection, and emergency operations to include structural firefighting, emergency medical service, rescue operations, and hazardous materials responses.
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 assess a patient systematically to identify the nature, extent, and seriousness of the patient's condition.
- You will establish on-scene control procedures (e.g., zone control, decontamination) in a hazardous material incident.
- You will control and extinguish a fire during firefighting operations.
- You will complete written reports and records on emergency services incidents, patients, drugs administered equipment, or supplies used.
- You will use fire ground tactics to direct highly specialized fire and medical apparatus and equipment.
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