FIREFIGHTER

Summary

You will serve as a FIREFIGHTER (BLS/HAZMAT TECHNICIAN) in the FIRE & EMERGENCY SERVICES of NAS JAX.

Duties

• You will perform structural firefighting duties for a variety of facilities that may include research and/ or large industrial complexes.
• You will participate in pre-fire planning by identifying new or existing hazards.
• You will operate a variety of firefighting equipment.
• You will perform hazard and risk assessment techniques in completing initial incident analysis.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-06 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) Controlling or extinguishing fires as a member of an organized military, industrial, volunteer, or governmental fire dept/brigade. 2) Performing rescue operations. 3) Detecting, reducing, or eliminating potential fire hazards. 4) Controlling hazardous materials incidents. 5) Driving and operating firefighting vehicles. 6) Performing non-invasive emergency medical procedures. Required Certifications: Firefighter I and II, Airport Firefighter, Hazmat Operations, Hazmat Technician, Driver Operator Pumper, Driver Operator ARFF, and National Registered EMT. Must obtain and submit all certification requirements. 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.