This position serves as an Assistant Fire Chief (Operations) and shift Supervisor located at the Raven Rock Mountain Complex (RRMC).
Time in Grade: Status applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-09 or higher grade in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable in difficulty and responsibility to GS-09 if outside the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as: Controlling or extinguishing fires as a member of an organized military, industrial, volunteer, or governmental fire department or brigade; Performing rescue operations; Performing detection, reduction, or elimination of potential fire hazards; Operating fire communications equipment; Controlling hazardous materials incidents; And developing, implementing, and/or providing training in fire protection and prevention. In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirements, qualified applicants must also possess the quality of experience as it relates to how closely or to what extent an applicant's background, recency of experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Candidates must clearly demonstrate the possession of competencies necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level to be qualified for the position. Applicants must describe how their experience meets the competencies within the body of the resume. No separate statements addressing competencies are required. Competencies: Fire Suppression, Hazardous Materials Response, Incident Management, and Leadership Qualification and time-in-grade requirements must be met at the closing date of this announcement.
Incumbent typical work assignments may include the following: Participates in the planning, direction, and coordination for all functions, oversees subordinates and performs duties required to manage the Fire and Emergency Services program. Maintains all certifications and responds to emergencies involving fire, rescue, medical services, aircraft crash rescue firefighting and other circumstances. Assists in planning, coordinating, and instructing training programs for department personnel and others. Assists in planning an effective fire prevention program for the Installation, participating in reviewing fire protection and engineering data, design criteria, or specifications for inclusion in construction projects. Provides instruction to crew members through demonstrations and lectures on firefighting techniques, fire prevention and protection methods, proper use of equipment, operation and maintenance of apparatus and tools, aircraft crash rescue, hazardous material, and site-specific topics.