Fire Protection Specialist (Instructor)

National Park Service; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Park Service in the Washington Office, Division of Fire, seeks a firefighter with verified structural firefighting experience and current IFSAC or Pro Board credentials to join a senior fire operations team.

Applicants must meet eligibility and qualification requirements, including Time-in-Grade rules, and demonstrate specialized experience leading or supporting fire department activities, policy implementation, and training oversight at the GS-12 level or equivalent.

Qualifications

• SPF #1: Structural firefighting experience (non-wildland).
• SPF #2: IFSAC or Pro Board certifications (Hazmat, Firefighter I/II, Officers I-III, Instructors I/II, Inspectors I/II).
• Specialized experience: leadership or direct supervision of fire department activities; Time-in-Grade requirements.

Job description

This position is located within the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington Office, Division of Fire. More information about the surrounding location can be found here.

In order to qualify for this position, you must possess the Minimum Qualification requirements listed below:

Selective Placement Factors (SPF):

SPF #1: Candidates must possess prior structural firefighting experience. Structural Fire: The Department of the Interior defines structural firefighting experience as any firefighting experience except wildland firefighting. Structural experience may be gained though work in suppressing fires such as those in buildings, ships, vehicles, airstrips and aircraft, and other non-wildland firefighting. This experience may be gained by serving in a structural firefighting position within the federal government or in an equivalent position outside the Federal government. Periods of structural firefitting gained as a volunteer or paid call firefighter can also be credited. In some instances, candidates may be hired in a dual wildland and structural firefitting role. 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.

Firefighter Special Retirement (Secondary Coverage):

This is a secondary/administrative fire position under the special retirement provisions of 5 U.S.C. 8336(c) (CSRS) and 5 U.S.C. 8412(d) (FERS). While secondary positions are not subject to the maximum entry age policy, the selectee must have prior service in a primary position and meet the transfer requirement for movement from a primary to secondary position to be eligible for special retirement coverage. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure this office has enough information to determine your retirement status to ensure you do not lose benefits (normally through submission of your SF-50). YOU MUST LET US KNOW IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY IN A PRIMARY POSITION.

SPF #2: Successful completion and have currency in the following from the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) or Professional Qualifications (Pro Board): International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) -OR- Pro-Board Hazmat-Awareness; AND Hazmat-Operations; AND Firefighter I; Firefighter II; AND Fire Officer I; Fire Officer II; Fire Officer III; AND Fire Instructor I, Fire Instructor II; AND Fire Inspector I; Fire Inspector II OR Fire Inspector 2024 standard

Specialized Experience:

In addition to meeting the basic entry requirement, applicants must have specialized experience to be found qualified. In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the specialized experience requirement - please be sure to include this information in your resume. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade. To qualify for the GS-12 grade level, 1 year of creditable specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 is required. Examples of work include, but are not limited to the following: Experience working in a progressive fire department as a chief fire officer (Asst. Fire chief, Deputy Fire Chief, Fire Chief.) Directing or assisting in directing the activities of a fire department; acting as the sole authority and command of a fire scene. Recommending and enforcing all department policies, procedures, rules, and regulations. Providing guidance to department officers in the planning and implementation of operations, programs, training, and personnel management. Responsible for the general direction, or supervision and evaluation of all paid and reserve personnel, including employee safety, training and job performance. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements by 09/11/2026.

Eligibility and Qualification Requirements:

Applicants must meet both eligibility and qualification requirements for the position of interest by the closing date of the Job Announcement. Specifically, i. Area of Consideration. ii. Time-in-grade (TIG) requirements as specified in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. iii. Time after competitive appointment as specified in 5 CFR 330.502.iv. Qualification requirements outlined in OPM's Qualifications Standards for General Schedule Positions.