SUPERVISORY FIRE PROTECTION SPECIALIST
United States Army Installation Management Command - Department of the Army
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 Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized 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. Specialized Experience: I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service which includes: Developing and publishing Department of Army fire prevention/protection guidance and regulations. Planning, developing, coordinating, and providing staff guidance, policies, procedures, and techniques for Army-wide fire prevention/fire protection programs, to include Weapons of Mass Destruction, Training, Firefighting, Hazardous Materials, Confined Space, and Rescue Programs. Reviewing and approving contract drawings and specifications for inclusion of fire protection features, and for compliance with Army Regulations and National Fire Protection Association Standards. Developing and correlating policy and procedural controls involving the establishment of manpower requirements, training, and assignment of fire protection supervisory, administrative, fire prevention and operations organizations. Experience maintaining records of fire apparatus assigned to fire departments and monitoring the overall condition of the fleet. In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirement above, must be certified within the DoD Fire and Emergency Services Fire Fighter Certification system, International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC), or the Fire Service Professional Qualifications System (PRO-Board) at the Fire Officer IV, Fire Instructor II, Fire Inspector II, HAZMAT incident Commander. NOTE: For each certification listed above, you MUST submit a copy with your application package or you will be rated in-eligible. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Fire Prevention, Inspection, and Code Compliance Hazardous Materials Response Human Resource and Career Development Time in Grade Requirement: 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-13).
About the Position: Serve as the Supervisor Fire and Emergency Services Branch and be responsible for making specific technical decisions on matters involving fire and emergency services Army wide. 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. Click here for more information on SRC for Firefighters (Primary/Rigorous) Click here for more information on SRC for Firefighters (Secondary)