Job Summary

You will serve as a LEAD FIREFIGHTER (BLS/HAZMAT OPS) in the FEDERAL FIRE DEPARTMENT/N23 of NAVAL AIR STATION LEMOORE.

Job Description

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: 1) Utilizing firefighting techniques for fire hazards peculiar to airfields such as aircraft, special weapons and hazardous materials; 2) Working with firefighting equipment (e.g., fire alarm systems, foam generators, boom and ground sweep nozzles) using the correct techniques and procedures. 3) Driving and operating a variety of firefighting vehicles, apparatuses, or equipment; and 4) Performing noninvasive emergency and medical procedures. This position requires the incumbent to possess the following certifications for the GS-8: Firefighter II, Fire Officer I, Fire Inspector I, Fire Instructor I, Airport Firefighter, HAZMAT Operations, Driver/Operator Pumper and Driver Operator ARFF (Airport Rescue Fire Fighting), Aerial vehicles, and National Registry Emergency Medical Technician-Basic Life Support (NREMT-B) certification will be a requirement. These certifications must have been awarded by National Registry, DoD, IFSAC or ProBoard to meet the requirement. If you do not possess all of the above certifications, you will be rated ineligible. 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.