Firefighter (hazardous Materials Technician/Basic Life Suppo

Air Force Special Operations Command; New Mexico; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Force Special Operations Command in New Mexico seeks a Firefighter to join a crew engaged in airfield and structural firefighting, crash-rescue, and hazardous materials response. The position includes operating highly complex firefighting vehicles and supporting incident response on base.

Qualified applicants must meet specialized experience standards and certifications in fire protection, HAZMAT, ARFF, CPR, EMT-B, and be able to obtain state or national certifications within 12 months.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience requirements include: extinguishing fires as part of a fire department or brigade
• Rescue operations and detection/reduction/elimination of fire hazards
• Operation of fire communications equipment
• Controlling hazardous materials incidents
• Developing, implementing, or providing training in fire protection and prevention

Responsibilities

• Serve as firefighter on a crew engaged in airfield and structural firefighting, crash-rescue.
• Respond to the presence or potential releases of hazardous materials (HAZMAT).
• Drive and operate firefighting vehicles of significant complexity.
• Maintain required certifications and training as described in the DoD program.

Job description

The primary purpose of this position is: To serve as a Firefighter assigned to a crew engaged in airfield, structural firefighting, crash-rescue, Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Technician, to drive and operate firefighting vehicles of significant complexity, to respond to the presence or potential releases of hazardous materials (CONT. Below in DUTIES)

Continued Conditions of Employment: Mission Essential personnel may be required to report for duty at normal times when the base is closed or delayed reporting, and remain on duty during phased or early release. A pre-employment physical is required for this position. In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, to include the Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) for the GS-0081, Fire Protection and Prevention Series. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must at least one year of specialized experience which is equivalent to Federal experience at the next lower grade (GS-06) level or equivalent (grade level, pay schedule, pay band, etc.) and is described in detail in my resume. An example of creditable specialized experience includes: (1) controlling or extinguishing fires as a member of an organized military, industrial, volunteer, or governmental fire department or brigade; (2) rescue operations; (3) detection, reduction, or elimination of potential fire hazards; (4) operation of fire communications equipment; (5) controlling hazardous materials incidents; and/or (6) developing, implementing, or providing training in fire protection and prevention. Note: Your resume must show supporting detail in describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-06 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-07 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. Special Retirement Provisions Authority: FERS Position covered as rigorous under the FERS special retirement provisions for Federal firefighters [5 U.S.C. 8401(14), 5 U.S.C. 8412(d), and 5 CFR 842.802]. Position covered as rigorous under the CSRS special retirement provisions for Federal firefighters [5 U.S.C. 8331(21), 5 U.S.C. 8336(c), and 5 CFR 831.902]. MAXIMUM ENTRY AGE: Title 5 U.S.C. 3307 authorizes the head of any agency to establish a maximum entry age for the original appointment of individuals to the position of primary and rigorous firefighter. For initial appointments, applicants cannot have reached their 37th birthday by date of appointment. Individuals who are past the maximum entry age limit (37 years) and have prior Federal civilian firefighter experience covered by title 5 U.S.C. section 8336(c), need to upload their first Appointment SF50's into a GS-0081 position to verify if age waiver is still required or if that time can be subtracted from your current age and qualify for reentry without the age waiver. Effective 1 Jun 00, all DoD firefighters and contract fire and emergency service personnel must be certified at the next higher level before being eligible for promotion to that level. Applicants must list their current firefighter related licenses and certificates on their resumes. Please attach copies of certifications when you submit the resume to verify qualification requirements for the position. Certification requirements for this position are: Airport Firefighter (includes Firefighter I, II), HAZMAT Awareness, HAZMAT Operations, HAZMAT Technician, Apparatus Driver Operator - Pumper, and Apparatus Driver Operator - Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF),Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Apparatus Driver Operator-Mobile Water Supply (MWS) and Possess State or National Registry Emergency Medical Technician (NREMT) - Basic Life Support (EMT-B) certification must be obtained with-in 12 months from DOH. IMPORTANT: If you have received a Student ID# for the DoD Fire and Emergency Services Certification Program website (https://go.usa.gov/xdsTR) please provide a copy of your most recent certification transcript. Note: If you do not know your Student ID, you may contact the AFCEC Reachback center at [e-mail]. If you do not have a Student ID and/or cannot access the Certificate Program site, you must upload a copy of your individual certifications or transcript at the time of your application