This position is located at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and supports the Pacific Islands Fire Management Program. One position is available. For more information contact: Rhonda Loh, Superintendent rhonda_loh@nps.gov
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement 05/30/2025, unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. This position has been identified as one of the key fire management positions under the Interagency Fire Program management (IFPM) Standard. This position has been categorized as a Unit Fire Program Manager, High Complexity, and requires selectee to meet the minimum qualification standards for IFPM prior to moving into the position. For more information on IFPM, click here. Selective Factors: The applicant must have possessed all of the following National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) incident management qualifications and training requirements to be considered eligible for this position: Pathway #1: Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS) and Incident Commander Type 3 (ICT3) OR Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 2 (RXB2) -OR- Pathway#2: Air Support Group Supervisor (ASGS) and Incident Commander Type 3 (ICT3). -AND- Selective Factor: This is an administrative position in an organization having a firefighting mission and is clearly in an established career path. Prior firefighting experience, as gained by substantial service in a primary firefighter position or equivalent experience outside the Federal government is a MANDATORY PREREQUISITE. Wildland firefighting experience is required to meet qualifications for secondary (administrative) covered positions. The Department of Interior defines wildland firefighting experience as: On-the-line wildland firefighting experience gained through containment, control, suppression, or use of wildland fire. Wildland fire is defined as any non-structure fire that occurs in the wildland. Two distinct types of wildland fire have been defined and include wildfire and prescribed fires as follows: Wildfire: Unplanned ignitions or prescribed fires that are declared wildfires. Prescribed Fires: Planned ignitions. This description includes only fireline experience on a Prescribed Fire; it does not include experience in the planning stages. Prescribed fire experience must be supplemented by fire suppression experience in order to be creditable as previous wildland firefighting experience. You must clearly demonstrate this experience in your resume, including the months, days and hours per week at which the work was performed in order to be considered. -AND- In addition, to qualify for this position, you must possess the following specialized experience: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is wildland fire management experience that has included: reviewing basic wildland fire management plans or portions of more complex plans as well as accomplished actions/incidents in terms of ecological soundness/effectiveness, technical adequacy, and smoke management; and experience in either of a combination of the following (1) fuels management (including prescribed fire) in such activities as: application of basic forest or range inventory methods and procedures, analyzing and evaluating basic/simple resources and determining recommendations as to the need for treatments and the nature of treatment/s to be applied, evaluating limited burn plans in terms of adequacy of containment projections and identification of initial or basic suppression contingencies if containment is not obtained, etc.; (2) conduct of wildland fire management operations which has included analyzing situational fire data and applying fire management strategies in limited or simple situations, plus experience in at least five of the following activities: mobilization and dispatch coordination, fire prevention and education, training, logistics, equipment management and deployment, fire communications, suppression and preparedness, aviation; (3) personally leading or supervising others in structural fire operations including suppression, extrication, inspection, and training. Volunteer Experience: 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
The Fire Management Officer will lead and manage all operational fire, prescribed fire and fuels, fire ecology, fire information, planning and administration within the Pacific Islands Fire Management Program. Ensures that the fire management program is in compliance with environmental laws, regulations and policies. Develops and reviews fire management plans, preparedness plans, and prevention plans. Ensure that all phases of fire management planning are completed. Monitors fire season severity predictions, fire behavior and fire activity levels and takes appropriate action. Coordinates with interagency and other partners to establish and maintain agreements and operating plans. Operates in an interagency environment with the US Fish and Wildland Service. The following conditions of employment apply only if the selectee has arduous NWCG qualifications that they would like to maintain with support and concurrence from their supervisor: Prior to appointment, you must be determined physically fit by an authorized government physician to perform strenuous and physically demanding duties; and also pass a medical examination (which includes vision, hearing, cardiovascular, and mobility of extremities) given by an authorized government physician. You will also be required to undergo periodic medical examinations throughout employment. The Work Capacity Test (WCT-Pack Test) is a method for assessing an employee's fitness levels for fire qualifications in the positions covered by this recruitment notice. You must meet the requirements of a Work Capacity Test that is commensurate with the fitness level of the NWCG qualification you are maintaining. A Recruitment Incentive May Be Authorized for a newly selected employee when appointed to a permanent, temporary, or term position. A Federal employee who is transferring to the National Park Service from another component, bureau or Federal agency and who does not meet the conditions under 5 CFR §575.102 is not eligible for a recruitment incentive. A Relocation Incentive May Be Authorized for a Federal employee when the employee must move, as directed by the National Park Service (NPS) either through a management directed reassignment or selection for employment, to a different location at least 50 miles away from the one where his/her position of record held at time of selection is currently located, due to a need of the NPS. A relocation incentive is not the same as a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move and, as such, may be granted in conjunction with one another. Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (HAVO) is located on the island of Hawai'i, on the southeastern edge of the island, in the districts of Ka'u and Puna, between the towns of Hilo to the northeast and Kailua-Kona to the northwest. It is located 2,500 airline miles from the continental United States and over 250 miles from Honolulu on the island of Oahu, the major business, government, and industrial supply center for the state. The park was established in 1916 and encompasses two of the most active volcanoes in the world, Kilauea and Mauna Loa; a diverse geography that ranges from sea level to 13,677 feet in elevation; and protects rich biodiversity and Native Hawaiian culture. The park includes 354,461 acres of land, 123,100 acres of designated wilderness, 121,015 acres of eligible wilderness, 7,850 acres or potential wilderness. IMPORTANT Special Consideration: The island of Hawai'i can be subject to high concentrations of volcanic fumes, especially sulfur dioxide gases and particulates. The fumes are known to be hazardous to an unborn fetus, and persons with heart and respiratory problems. Long-term effects on normal healthy persons are unknown.