Job Summary

About the Position: Serves as Assistant Chief in charge of fire prevention activities and associated training functions. 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)

Job Description

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. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) 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 Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the Specialized 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 which includes: (1) Controlling or extinguishing structural, aircraft, or wildland fires as a member of an organized fire department or brigade to protect life and property; (2) Conducting rescue operations to safely extricate and medically assist individuals during hazardous or emergency situations; (3) Identifying and mitigating potential fire hazards by conducting comprehensive fire prevention inspections and enforcing established safety codes and standards; (4) Operating fire communications and dispatch equipment to rapidly coordinate emergency responses and direct personnel/apparatus to incident scenes; (5) Mitigating hazardous materials incidents to contain chemical threats, minimize environmental impact, and ensure overall public safety; and/or (6) Developing and delivering fire protection and prevention training programs to educate personnel, facility managers, and the public on safety codes and life safety protocols. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). Additional Qualification Requirements: In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirement above, applicants must also possess Fire Officer III; Fire Inspector III or Fire Inspector ( NFPA 1030, 2024 edition or later); Fire Instructor II; Hazardous Materials Incident Commander; AND Formal land based Shipboard Firefighting certificates 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Accountability Managing Human Resources Preventative Maintenance Teaching Others 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-09).