Firefighter

You will serve as a Firefighter for the Bureau of Reclamation, Department of Interior (Interior Region 9-Grand Coulee Power Office). This is a structural fire position.

You may be required to travel overnight away from home occasionally. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.

First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate.

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

This position has been identified a Structural Fire position, requiring IFSAC/Pro board certifications. This position requires selectee to meet the minimum qualification standards prior to being placed into the position. For this Structural Firefighter position, you must meet the following requirements:

• GS-5: Firefighter 1/2 HAZMAT Awareness/Operations. (Within one year: Wildland Firefighter Type
  2)
• GS-6: Firefighter1/2 HAZMAT Awareness/Operations, Wildland Firefighter Type 2, Driver Operator Pumper. (Within one year:
  Rope Rescue (Low/high Angle))
• GS-7:
  Firefighter 1/2 HAZMAT Awareness/Operations, Wildland Firefighter Type
  2. Driver Operator Pumper, Washington State or National EMT/B. (Within one year:
  Rope Rescue (Confined Space), Fire Office 1, Fire Instructor 1, Fire Inspector 1, HAZMAT IC.)

AND

• Primary firefighter positions include the following age requirements:
  • Less than age 37 after subtracting the months of Permanent Federal Service worked in a primary firefighting or law enforcement position.
  • A veteran preference eligible, older than age 37 and is requesting a waiver to the maximum age requirement.
  • Under age 37

In order to be considered for this position, copies of your IFSAC/Proboard certifications. Failure to provide this documentation will result in disqualification.

In addition to the above, the following experience and/or education is required to qualify for the position:

To qualify for GS-05:

• Structural firefighting and rescue operations.
• Emergency medical response (CPR, bleeding control, patient care).
• HAZMAT Awareness/Operations response.
• Experience using the Incident Command System at the scene of an emergency.
• OR Successful completion of a 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university with major study in Fire Science, Fire Training, or other related fields of study is qualifying for GS-5.
• OR Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for grade levels for which both education and experience are acceptable.

Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study (120 semester hour or 180 quarter hours) leading to a bachelor's degree with a major study in Fire Science, Fire Technology or other related fields of study (e.g.: Forestry, Range Management, Agriculture, Fire suppression and Prevention). Transcripts must be attached to application package if qualifying based on education.

To qualify for GS-06:

• Operating and driving complex structural fire apparatus during emergency response.
• Performing structural firefighting, rescue, and emergency medical tasks.
• Conducting HAZMAT response actions, containment, and incident documentation.
• Maintaining firefighting equipment, apparatus, and station readiness.
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