Lead Firefighter (Basic Life Support/Hazardous Materials Technician)

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About the Position: Direct and participate in the work of a firefighting crew 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: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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: Your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job.

Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Controlling or extinguishing fires. 2) Performing emergency rescue operations. 3) Responding to and controlling hazardous materials incidents.

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

Additional Qualification Requirements: MUST possess and maintain the following Certifications: Firefighter I, Firefighter II, Hazardous Materials Technician, Fire Officer I, Fire Instructor I, Fire Inspector I, and a State of Utah or National Registry EMT(NREMT) certification card.

You must submit a copy of all of the above referenced certifications AND proof of age with your application package, if your application package does not contain a copy of required certifications AND proof of age your application will be marked as incomplete and you WILL NOT receive any further consideration.

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07).

Major Duties:

• Lead a crew of firefighters assigned to a major piece of motorized firefighting equipment such as a pumper or aerial ladder truck in firefighting and rescue operations.
• Distribute and balance workload among firefighting personnel; check work in progress; and resolve simple/informal complaints.
• Prepare reports, maintain/update daily rosters, and track time and attendance.
• Approve leave on a limited, case by case basis.
• Assist supervisor in administration, training, and operations functions in the Department.
• Respond to accidents and other emergencies both on and off the installation involving injury and illnesses, sometimes encountering situations which may be life threatening.
• Make an independent preliminary assessment of the patient's condition and from a variety of prescribed protocols, select the one considered the most appropriate under the given circumstances; provide treatment as prescribed in the protocol selected.
• As a certified hazardous materials responder, direct and participate in hazardous material spill response training and actual spill/incident responses and containment.