Supervisory Firefighter

You will serve as a SUPERVISORY FIREFIGHTER in the PUBLIC SAFETY DIVISION of NAVBASE KITSAP SILVERDALE WA.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-08 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

1. Detecting fire hazards (potential and immediate) and determining corrective action;
2. Operating firefighting vehicles and equipment in accordance with principles of hydraulics and firefighting techniques;
3. Providing emergency assistance (first aid, HAZMAT, etc.) in accordance with safety standards and regulations;
4. Applying the theory of fire propagation and progression to reduce fire hazards and/or combat fires;
5. Leading a crew of firefighters (i.e. directing drills, assigning work, etc.) (NOTE: Your answer must be supported by information in your resume.) Required certifications: Employee is required to be Department of Defense (DOD) certified Firefighter I & Firefighter II, Fire Officer I & Fire Officer II, Fire Inspector I, Fire Instructor I, Airport Firefighter (as required), HAZMAT Awareness, Operations, Technician and HAZMAT Incident Command (under NFPA standards adopted by DOD), Driver Operator Pumper, and possess Washington State Emergency Medical Technician

• Basic Life Support (EMT-B) certification. Marine Firefighter Certification will be required within 1 year. 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.

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.