Supervisory Wildland Firefighter Direct Hire Authority

• Provide leadership as a Supervisor to a Type 1 Wildland Fire Module in all aspects of wildland fire management.
• Accomplish fire management objectives and long-term planning on planned and unplanned events.
• Perform wildland fire suppression through preparedness prevention monitoring hazardous fuel reduction training and prescribed fire.
• Assist interagency wildland fire agencies in accomplishing their fire management missions.
• Perform administrative program management functions such as planning; budget formulation and execution; stewardship of physical facilities equipment vehicles and accountable property; development and implementation of training and development programs; and implementation of cooperative agreements.
• Provide leadership and direction to subordinates to achieve fire response readiness. Models leadership values and principles; provides positive influence and teamwork.
• Maintain working relationships and pre-incident coordination with applicable cooperators and wildland fire responders.
• Ensure crew members and equipment for the specific fire assignments or daily work assignments are in a state of readiness for the assignment or initial attack.
• Develop and implement a physical training program to enhance the ability of crewmembers to perform the required arduous firefighting duties.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service or exempt.
• This is a Test Designated Position. You will be required to submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to addition this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use.
• A selectee receiving a first appointment is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected.
• Must pass the Work Capacity Test for certain Interagency Fire Program Management (IFPM) or Fire Program Management (FPM) positions.
• Prior to appointment you must be determined physically fit by an authorized government physician to perform strenuous and physically demanding duties; and pass a medical examination given by an authorized government physician.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Must be 18 years of age at time of close date of announcement.
• Under age 37; less than age 37 after subtracting the months of Permanent Federal Service in a primary or secondary firefighter/law enforcement position or a veteran preference eligible older than age 37 and is requesting a waiver to the requirement.
• If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
• Willing to live/work in remote locations (volatile/unpredictable).
• You will be required to operate a government motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid drivers license is required.
• May be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service fire uniform standards.
• You may be required to work on-call evenings weekends holidays overtime and shift work.
• Subject to frequent extended travel up to 14 nights a month particularly during fire season and you must obtain a government charge card for travel.
• Incumbent will be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.
• This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.
• Government housing MAY be available depending on location and is not guaranteed.

Qualifications

In order to qualify you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement.

For more information on the qualifications for this position visit the Office of Personnel Managements General Schedule Qualification Standards.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience your 2 page resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position starting and ending dates of employment (month/year) and the resume must reflect total number of hours worked (i.e. work 40 hours a week rather than indicating full-time or part-time hours must be included). If part-time the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted. You may only submit one resume. Only the document submitted as the Resume under the Documents section will be used to determine your qualifications/eligibility and for rating the event you submit more than one resume only the latest submission will be reviewed. If an applicants resume is incomplete or does not support the requirements for minimum qualifications or specialized experience a rating of ineligible or not qualified will be applied and no consideration for employment will be granted.

This position has been identified as one of the key fire management positions under the Interagency Fire Program management (IFPM) Standard. This position requires selectee to meet the minimum qualification standards for IFPM prior to being placed into the position. For more information on IFPM click here.

SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTORS:

• Primary firefighter positions include the following age requirements:
  • Under age 37 -OR-
  • Less than age 37 after subtracting the months of Permanent Federal Service worked in a primary or secondary firefighter/law enforcement position -OR-
  • A veteran preference eligible older than age 37 and is requesting a waiver to the maximum age requirement.

• Successful completion and have currency in the Primary NWCG Core Requirements of either:
  • Task Force Leader (TFLD) AND
  • Incident Commander Type 3 (ICT3) OR
  • Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 2 (RXB2)
    • -OR-
  • Helibase Manager (HEBM) AND
  • Incident Commander Type 3 (ICT3) AND

In order to be considered for this position copies of your Incident Qualification and Certification System (IQCS) Master Record (or equivalent training documents) which contain documented proof of the certification or attainment of the IFPM Selective Placement Factor for this position MUST be attached to your application. Red cards are not acceptable documentation. Currency Requirement: Required to maintain currency once hired into the position. Currency of NWCG qualifications is not required for selection. If not currently qualified the applicant must provide documented evidence that they have been fully qualified in the past and are able to regain currency within one year of being hired. Failure to provide this documentation will result in disqualification.

This position is covered by the special retirement provisions of 5 U.S.C. 8336 (c) and 5 U.S.C. 8412 (d) as a Primary/Rigorous Firefighter. Applicants must be 18 years of age but not have reached their 37th birthday by the closing date of this announcement. These positions are covered by the special enhanced annuity retirement provisions for Federal Firefighters and Law Enforcement officers and have a mandatory retirement age of 57. Two exceptions are allowed: 1) an applicant has prior Federal service in documented special retirement covered position(s) sufficient to count toward 20 years of covered service on or before the mandatory retirement age of 57; or 2) an applicant is a qualified veterans preference eligible in which case the MEA is waived and their corresponding retirement age may be higher than 57 after completing 20 years of service. Applicants must submit proof of their previous and/or current status in the Fire Fighter or Law Enforcement special enhanced annuity retirement system.

WORK CAPACITY TEST (WCT) for Wildland Firefighters: This position participates in wildland firefighting activities. Based on the type of work performed TAKING and PASSING the WCT at the ARDUOUS level is a condition of employment. The Arduous fitness (Pack) test requires completing a three (3) mile hike within forty-five (45) minutes while carrying a forty-five (45) pound pack. You are strongly encouraged to consult with your physician and begin training immediately if applying for this position. This announcement constitutes the required 30 days advanced notice for testing requirements. To receive consideration for this position you must provide updated required documents and meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.

To receive consideration for this position you must provide updated required documents and meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.