Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. About the Position: Firefighter for Directorate of Emergency Services in Fort Riley, KS. This position is included under the provisions of Special Retirement Coverage (SRC) and may have both a maximum entry age and a mandatory retirement date. For more information follow this link: https://acpol2.army.mil/chra_dodea/FF_Primary_SRC.pdf

Duties

Serve as a crewmember protecting life and property. Respond to automatic fire alarms, natural gas leaks, wildland fires, and fights fires. Firefighting tasks of moderate difficulty involving structures, equipment, and facilities; crashed and burning aircraft; and fuel, chemical, and brush fires. Perform fire protection inspections in areas where no unusual fire hazards are expected, and the potential severity is low. Perform maintenance, operational, housekeeping, emergency, and stand by duties. Operate radios, fire reporting systems (Emergency Reporting), and computer modem for hazardous material information, and perform maintenance tasks on firefighting apparatus, equipment, and facilities. Serve as a first responder to medical emergencies and perform emergency medical procedures. Perform initial and on-going focused patient assessment and physical examination; determines priority of patient care based on assessment findings; takes, records, and monitors patients baseline vital signs.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the completion of pre-employment and periodic subsequent medical examination in accordance with DoDM 6055.06 to ensure continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.
• Heavy physical effort is required in the frequent handling of objects such as cylinders and extinguishers weighing 45 lbs or more. Employee may be required to lift/carry personnel in emergency situations.
• This position has been designated as a mandatory drug testing position. Requiring participation in random drug testing as a condition of employment.
• This position has been designated Mission Essential. In the event of severe weather conditions or other such emergency type situations the incumbent is required to report to work or remain at work as scheduled to support mission operations.
• This position requires shift work to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations. Works a 72-hour weekly/144-hour pay period tour of duty.
• Due to the nature of this position, employees are required to work both planned and unscheduled overtime.
• The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.
• Duties require full use of both arms, both legs, and fingers to bend, turn, pull, crawl, kneel, and climb for such tasks as use of aerial ladders, firefighting equipment controls, arranging/connecting hoses, and all types of rescue operations, etc.
• Position includes a continuing requirement to satisfy job-oriented training.
• Must be able to possess and maintain a current, valid state motor vehicle operator license to operate vehicles up to one ton.
• During rescue operations, incumbent may come into contact with human blood or other potential infectious materials which may result in possible exposure to blood borne pathogens.
• The employee must possess and maintain current National Registry and/or State Emergency Medical Technician certification commensurate with the level of their duties.
• Employee must remain clean-shaven to insure integrity of mask fit for breathing apparatus.
• This position is covered as a rigorous/primary position.
• This position requires the incumbent to wear the prescribed uniform and/or personal protective equipment while on duty.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. To qualify at the GS-04 level: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes controlling or extinguishing fires as a member of an organized military, industrial, volunteer, or governmental fire department or brigade, and rescue operations. OR Education: Two years of education above the high school level in an accredited college or university in Fire Training, Fire Science, or other related fields of study. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education by 60. Add the two percentages. For the GS-04 level: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks may not be promoted more than 2 grades within the preceding 52 weeks. To qualify at the GS-05 level: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes controlling or extinguishing fires as a member of an organized military, industrial, volunteer, or governmental fire department or brigade, rescue operations, and detection, reduction, or elimination of potential fire hazards. OR Education: Four year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree with major study in Fire Science, Fire Training, or other related fields of study. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education by 120. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.). (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) For the GS-05 level: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks may not be promoted more than 2 grades within the preceding 52 weeks. To qualify at the GS-06 level: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes controlling or extinguishing fires as a member of an organized military, industrial, volunteer, or governmental fire department or brigade; rescue operations; detection, reduction, or elimination of potential fire hazards; operation of fire communications equipment and controlling hazardous materials incidents. For the GS-06 level: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-05). To qualify at the GS-07 level: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes controlling or extinguishing fires as a member of an organized military, industrial, volunteer, or governmental fire department or brigade; rescue operations; detection, reduction, or elimination of potential fire hazards; operation of fire communications equipment; controlling hazardous materials incidents and developing, implementing, or providing training in fire protection and prevention. For the GS-07 level: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-06). Selective Placement Factor for the GS-04, 05, 06, and 07 positions:Incumbent must be certified, at the time of employment, within the Department of Defense (DOD) Firefighter Certification System, Fire Service Professional Qualifications System (FSPQS)/ProBoard, or International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC).(Note: Must include copies of certifications with your application to receive further consideration). Selective Placement Factor for the GS-04 position:Must have the following certifications: Firefighter I, Firefighter II, Hazardous Materials Awareness and Hazardous Materials Operations.Additionally, the employee must obtain and maintain Airport Firefighter Level and Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider (CPR and AED) card within 12 months of appointment. Selective Placement Factor for the GS-05 position: Must have the following certifications: Firefighter I, Firefighter II, Airport Firefighter, Hazardous Materials Awareness and Hazardous Materials Operations. Must have and maintain a current Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider (CPR and AED) card. Selective Placement Factor for the GS-06 position: Must have the following certifications: Firefighter I, Firefighter II, Airport Firefighter, Hazardous Materials Awareness and Hazardous Materials Operations, Driver/Operator Pumper, and Driver Operator ARFF. Must have and maintain a current Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider (CPR and AED) card. Must obtain and maintain NWCG Type II firefighter (S130/190) within 12 months of hire date. Selective Placement Factor for the GS-07 position: Must have the following certifications: Firefighter I, Firefighter II, Airport Firefighter, Hazardous Materials Awareness and Hazardous Materials Operations, Driver/Operator Pumper, Driver/Operator ARFF, Driver/Operator Mobile Water Supply and Driver/Operator Aerial. Must have and maintain a current Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider (CPR and AED) card. Must possess and maintain current National Registry and/or State Emergency Medical Technician certification. Must obtain and maintain NWCG Type II firefighter (S190/130) within 12 months of hire date. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Emergency CommunicationFire SuppressionFirefighting EquipmentSearch & Rescue

Education

No substitution of education for experience is permitted for the GS-06 and GS-07.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address FU-W0VMAA US ARMY IMCOM-USAG FT RILEY DO NOT MAIL Fort Riley, KS 66442 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk