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Posted: January 6, 2026 (8 days ago)

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Supervisory Firefighter

United States Army Installation Management Command

Department of the Army

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Salary

$89,508 - $116,362

per year

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Job Description

Summary

This job is for an Assistant Fire Chief at a U.S.

Army base in Alabama, where you'll help lead a team in managing fire safety programs, training firefighters, and responding to emergencies like fires, hazardous material spills, and aircraft incidents.

It's ideal for experienced firefighters who enjoy supervising others and ensuring safety protocols are followed in a high-stakes military environment.

The role involves both office work, like planning and personnel management, and hands-on emergency response.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience at GS-9 level or equivalent, including administering fire protection programs and supervising firefighting crews
  • Fire Officer III certification (must be uploaded)
  • Fire Instructor II certification (must be uploaded)
  • Fire Inspector II certification (must be uploaded)
  • HAZMAT Incident Commander certification (must be uploaded)
  • Airport Firefighter certification (must be uploaded)
  • U.S. citizenship and ability to pass background checks for federal service

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: Serves as an Assistant Fire Chief.

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 (Secondary) 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 equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service which includes 1) Administering fire protection and prevention management programs; 2) Developing and implementing firefighting training activities such as, emergency medical response, hazardous material response, and fire suppression; 3) Supervising and evaluating the development of training programs; 4) and overseeing and directing firefighting and fire prevention activities of firefighting crews.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11) or equivalent.

The following certifications MUST be uploaded into your application package: Fire Officer III, Fire Instructor II, Fire Inspector II, HAZMAT Incident Commander, Airport Firefighter. Major Duties:

  • Serve as an Assistant Fire Chief, assisting the Fire Chief in performing the administrative and technical direction of the fire prevention and protection program.
  • Plan, direct and coordinate the operation of fire prevention and protection activities.
  • Respond to installation fires, major aircraft incidents, and HAZMAT emergencies during assigned shift.
  • Perform personnel management functions.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/6/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/6/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: MCFS-25-12860210-DHA