About this role
Job Summary
You will serve as a LEAD FIREFIGHTER (HAZMAT TECH/BLS) of NAS KEY WEST.
Qualifications
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Controlling or extinguishing fires as a member of an organized military, industrial, volunteer, or governmental fire department or brigade; performing rescue operations; detecting, reducing, or eliminating the of potential fire hazards; controlling hazardous materials incidents; and providing training in fire protection and prevention.
This position requires the incumbent to possess the following certifications: Firefighter I and II, Airport Firefighter, Hazmat Technician, Driver Operator Pumper, Driver Operator ARFF, National Registry EMT, Fire Officer I, Fire Inspector I, Fire Instructor I, these certifications must have been awarded by DoD, IFSAC or ProBoard to meet the requirement. The following certification, if not already held, must be obtained within 12 months of hire as mandatory condition of position: Driver Operator Aerial.
If you do not all of the above certifications, and provide verification with your application, you will be rated ineligible. 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.
Major Duties
- You will lead a crew of 3 or more firefighters assigned to staff a pumper, aerial ladder truck, or airport rescue fire fighting vehicle in firefighting or rescue operations.
- You will ensure that workload is balanced at the fire/rescue scene or in the station.
- You will keep in touch with the status and progress of work, make day to day adjustments, and obtain assistance from supervisor on problems that arise.