FIREFIGHTER (PARAMEDIC/ HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TECH)
Commander, Navy Installations Command
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LEAD FIREFIGHTER (HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TECHNICIAN)
Commander, Navy Installations Command
Department of the Navy
Location
Gulfport, Mississippi
Salary
$55,882 - $72,644
per year
Type
Closes
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GS-7 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $41,966 - $54,557
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-6. Bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement or 1 year graduate study.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves leading a team in fighting fires, handling hazardous materials, performing rescues, and providing emergency medical care at a Navy installation in Gulfport, Mississippi.
It requires hands-on experience in fire suppression and safety protocols in high-risk environments like airfields or industrial sites.
A good fit would be someone with prior firefighting background, strong leadership skills, and a commitment to safety training, ideally from military, volunteer, or professional fire services.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-07 level in firefighting, including controlling or extinguishing fires in an organized fire department or brigade
- Experience performing rescue operations
- Experience detecting, reducing, or eliminating potential fire hazards
- Experience controlling hazardous materials incidents
- Experience providing training in fire protection and prevention
- Ability to drive and operate firefighting vehicles for airfield, structural, and crash-rescue operations
- Ability to perform non-invasive emergency medical procedures
Full Job Description
You will serve as a LEAD FIREFIGHTER (HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TECHNICIAN) of NAVCONSTRBATCTRGPT.
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: Experience controlling or extinguishing fires as a member of an organized military, industrial, volunteer, or governmental fire department or brigade.
Experience performing rescue operation. Experience detecting, reducing or eliminating the potential fire hazards. Experience controlling hazardous materials incidents.
Experience providing training in fire protection and prevention.
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 firefighting and rescue operations.
- You will assist in reducing and/or eliminating potential fire hazards.
- You will drive and operate firefighting vehicles in airfield and structural firefighting and crash-rescue operations.
- You will perform non-invasive emergency medical procedures.
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