Park Fire Chief

Full Job Description

Incumbent serves as Park Fire Chief within a structural fire program at either Grand Canyon National Park or Yellowstone National Park within the National Park Service (NPS).

For additional information regarding this position, please see "Position Information". Please ensure you read the announcement fully prior to submitting application package.

In order to qualify, you must meet eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement.

For more information on qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience.

To receive credit for experience, your 2 page resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time or part-time, hours must be included).

If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience.

Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted. You may only submit one resume.

Only the document submitted as the "Resume" under the Documents section will be used to determine your qualifications/eligibility and for rating purposes.

In the event you submit more than one resume, only the latest submission will be reviewed.

If an applicant's resume is incomplete or does not support the requirements for minimum qualifications or specialized experience a rating of "ineligible" or "not qualified" will be applied and no consideration for employment will be granted.

In order to be considered for this position, copies of any required certifications MUST be attached to you application package.

To receive consideration for this position, you must provide updated required documents and meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Basic Qualification Requirements: For the GS-13 level: Applicants must have at least one year of specialized work experience in a related field at the GS-12 or equivalent.

Examples of specialized experience are: Managed an all-hazard structural fire program encompassing fire prevention, suppression, training, search and rescue, and emergency medical services response in a high-complexity park or similar operational environment.

Developed and implemented comprehensive fire safety programs, including facility inspections and oversight of pre-incident planning and emergency response operations.

Prepared, managed, and executed fire program budgets; maintained compliance with mandatory training requirements; and ensured the overall operational readiness of fire response teams.

Led emergency response activities, conducted fire origin and cause investigations, and coordinated mutual aid agreements with external emergency services.

Developed and implemented a comprehensive search and rescue program, including management of training, training requirements, certification, and operations.

Developed and implemented a comprehensive emergency medical services program, including management of training, training requirements, certification, and operations.

In addition to the requirements described above, the following certifications and experience is required.

SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTORS: Successful completion and have currency in the following from the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) or National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications (NPQS/Pro Board): Driver/Operator Pumper AND Fire Inspector II, AND Fire Instructor II, AND Fire Officer IV AND Firefighter II, AND Hazmat Awareness, AND Operations **Must achieve Fire Investigator within one year of employment.

This is an administrative position in an organization having a firefighting mission, and is clearly in an established career path.

Prior firefighting experience, as gained by substantial service in a primary firefighter position or equivalent experience outside the Federal government is a MANDATORY PREREQUISITE.

Candidates must possess prior structural firefighting experience.

Experience that may be credited: volunteer firefighter, paid call firefighter, and/or structural firefighter with the Federal government or in an equivalent position outside the Federal government; suppressing fires that occur within buildings, ships, vehicles, airstrips and aircrafts, and other non-wildland firefighting.

You must clearly demonstrate this experience in your resume in order to be considered.

Structural Fire: The Department of the Interior defines structural firefighting experience as any firefighting experience except wildland firefighting.

Structural experience may be gained though work in suppressing fires such as those in buildings, ships, vehicles, airstrips and aircraft, and other non-wildland firefighting.

This experience may be gained by serving in a structural firefighting position within the federal government or in an equivalent position outside the Federal government.

Periods of structural firefighting gained as a volunteer or paid call firefighter can also be credited. In some instances, candidates may be hired in a dual wildland and structural firefighting role.

Candidates must meet the qualifications required for either the wildland or structural fire function.

This is a secondary-administrative firefighter position under the special retirement provisions of 5 U.S. C. 8336 (c) (CSRS) and 5 U. S. C. 8412 (d) (FERS).

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants may meet qualification requirements but may not be eligible for special retirement coverage.

If such an applicant is selected, they will be placed in the regular retirement system.

FERS TRANSITION REQUIREMENT: To be eligible for Secondary retirement coverage under FERS, an employee must: 1) transfer directly (without a break in service exceeding 3 days) from a primary position to a secondary position, AND 2) complete 3 years of service in a primary rigorous position including any such service during which no FERS deductions were withheld, AND 3) must be continuously employed in a secondary position(s) since moving from a primary rigorous position, except for any break in employment from a secondary position that began with involuntary separation (not for cause).

It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure this office has enough information to determine your special retirement status to ensure you do not lose benefits (normally through submission of your work history or other documentation that demonstrates work history of approved covered positions).

You must let this office know if you are in a Primary coverage position. Major Duties:

Oversees and/or manages the structural fire programs for the assigned park(s).

Submits yearly structural fire budget requirements for projects, equipment acquisition, travel and training, and service contracts.

May direct the activities of collateral duty firefighters from all divisions of the park and/or concession employed firefighters on the fire ground and in trainings scenarios.

Manages the park's fire prevention program, including staff training, educational campaigns, coordination with supervisors, Fire Prevention Week activities, routine fire safety duties, and facility inspections by occupancy type.

Arranges mutual aid agreements with local fire departments ensuring the frequent updates and reassessments necessary to support particularly fluid mutual aid requirements occur.

Develops, reviews, and recommends policies, guidelines, procedures, and regulations to implement DO-58, RM-58, and other structural fire program requirements.

Oversees and/or manages the search and rescue (SAR) program for the assigned park(s). Oversees and/or manages the emergency medical services (EMS) program for the assigned park(s).

Oversees and/or manages the training program for structure fire, SAR, EMS programs for the assigned park(s).