Firefighter; Life Support​/Hazardous Material Tech

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• Serve as a fully trained member of a firefighting crew engaged in a full range of emergency response to include fire, emergency medical, hazardous materials, specialized rescue, and natural disasters.
• Perform fire suppression, emergency medical, hazardous material, and specialized rescue response.
• Control and extinguish fires, operates hose lines, performs fire ground operations to include forcible entry, ventilation, search and rescue and salvage and overhaul. Use various response tools and equipment to perform fire ground operations.
• Drive and operate a full range of complex vehicles and apparatus to include fire engines, ladder trucks, technical rescue apparatus, medic units, and response trailers operating onboard systems.
• Perform Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) duties to include initial and on-going patient assessment and physical examination.
• Serve as a Hazmat tech reacting to spills and releases or potential spills and releases of hazardous materials for the purpose of control, containment and confinement using materials such as brooms, sand, absorbent pads, and over-pack containers.
• Perform decontamination of victims and response personnel using various specialized equipment, to include but not limited to, chemical detection and monitoring devices.

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• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Tour of Duty: 144 hours per pay period (Position is subject to shift rotation and assignment to abnormal tours of duty.)
• Security Requirements:
  Non-Critical Sensitive.
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA):
  Non-Exempt
• Selective Service Requirement:
  Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment
  
  Incentives:
  
  Not Authorized
• Physical Requirements:
  
  Required (Incumbent will be highly encouraged to participate in a physical fitness and wellness program during duty hours.)
• Certifications/Licenses:
  Firefighter 1 and 2, Driver Operator
  - Pumper, Hazardous Materials Technician, Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation, Emergency Medical Technician
  - Basic, Valid State Drivers License
• Age Requirement:
  Yes (See Additional Information)
• Bargaining Unit Status:
  Yes
• Individual must complete a pre-employment and an annual medical exam IAW DoD 6055.05-M to determine the reasonable likelihood of a firefighter’s ability to execute the arduous and rigorous essential functions of fire suppression and rescue.
• Selectees are required to have a REAL  other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). more information.

To qualify for a Firefighter (Basic Life Support/Hazardous Materials Technician (BLS/HAZMAT)), your resume and supporting documentation must support: AND

* Note:

Driver Operator Certification requirements other than Driver Operator - Pumper are determined locally based on duty assignments.
State of Virginia

Certifications:


** If you do not possess a certification for the state in which you are applying, you MUST have National Registry certification and be eligible for reciprocity requirements.

• Specialized
  
  Experience:
  
  One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-07 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector.
  
  Creditable specialized experience includes:
• Experience performing a full range of firefighting duties such as combating fires, operating hose lines, making forced entries, and search and rescue.
• Experience conducting hazardous materials offensive operations and decontamination operations.
• Experience performing or assisting in rescue operations.
• Experience performing basic life support at the emergency medical technician basic level.
• Experience determining proper emergency response/equipment needs in an emergency situation.
• Experience driving and operating emergency vehicles.
• SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR (SPF):
  Department of Defense (DoD) 6055.06-M, "Fire and Emergency Services Certification Program" identifies the level of…