Lead Firefighter (Basic 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 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 that includes (1) Implementing the incident command system, utilizing support groups to include police, safety, fire protection and mutual aid components; (2) responding to hazardous materials incidents, using specialized personal protective equipment; (3) coordinating the operation of the firefighting crew; (4) monitoring status and progress of assignments and making adjusts to meet priorities.

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

In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirement above, applicants must also possess: CPR, Fire Fighter I, Fire Fighter II, Apparatus Driver/Operator-Pumper, Apparatus Driver Operator-Aerial, Fire Officer I, Fire Instructor I, Fire Inspector I, HAZMAT Operations, HAZMAT Technical 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 AND a CURRENT State of Illinois or National Registry EMT Certification Card indicating a future expiration date.

Major Duties:

• Responsible for providing emergency services protection for the Rock Island Arsenal and tenant activities.
• Use independent judgment in decisions pertaining to techniques of division operation, procedures, and training.
• Make frequent critical independent decisions under highly stressful, time sensitive emergency conditions.
• Responds to emergency calls and participates in patient care at accident and emergency scenes.
• Determines the nature and extent of injuries/illness and priority of medical treatment required.
• Responds to hazardous materials incidents, using specialized personal protective equipment.
• Develops site safety and control plans.
• Directs the crew to firefighting positions, placement of apparatus, adjustment of water pressures.
• Directs crews in the operation of helicopter standby as needed.
• Plans, directs and participates in department training of subordinates, in all facets of emergency response techniques.
• Prepares National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incident reports using current accepted software.