Hybrid FIREFIGHTER (BASIC LIFE SUPPORT/HAZMAT TECHNICIAN) chez Department of the Navy

FIREFIGHTER (BASIC LIFE SUPPORT/HAZMAT TECHNICIAN)

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Barstow, California

Salary Range: $42026 - $61119 Per Year

Job Summary: This announcement uses the Defense Industrial Base, Major Range and Test Facilities direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service

Major Duties:

• You will serve as a firefighter who responds to all structural fires and works to control and extinguish fires, rescue persons endangered by fire, and reduce or eliminate potential fire hazards.
• You will pull and connect hose, lay hose lines, operate charged lines; place and raise ladders; operate portable and stationary firefighting apparatus; ventilate buildings.
• You will provide emergency medical care based on assessment findings; treat conditions based on the specific symptoms observed or described by the patient.
• You will serve as an ambulance driver and the emergency medical technician; you will function independently and render first aid and life saving measures.
• You will open and maintain oral airways, give positive pressure ventilations, control hemorrhage; treat for shock, immobilize fractures, assist in childbirth, manage behavioral emergencies, and provide care for poison and burn patients.
• You will assist in loading, transporting, and unloading the sick and injured patients.
• You will collect and interpret hazard and response information from transportation emergency information centers, shippers, manufacturer contacts, printed an online database, and technical resources, as well as monitoring equipment.
• You will serve as a driver-operator of major motorized firefighting equipment, exercising a thorough knowledge of equipment capabilities and physical characteristics.
• You will perform daily preventive maintenance tasks and inspections on firefighting apparatus, equipment and facilities.

Qualifications: GS-05: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-04 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Performing the duties of rescue operations in fires and fire related emergencies involving structures, aircraft, motor vehicles, wild land, and hazardous materials and providing emergency medical treatment to include but not limited to CPR. GS-04: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-03 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Performing the duties of rescue operations in fires and fire related emergencies involving structures, aircraft, motor vehicles, wild land, and hazardous materials and providing emergency medical treatment. Certifications required for this position. Must be issued by either the DOD, the Pro-Board, or the international Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC): GS-05: Firefighter I Firefighter II Hazardous Materials Awareness Hazardous Materials Operations 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.

How to Apply: Interested Applicants must submit resumes/application packages to: [email protected] PLEASE INCLUDE ANNC# IN SUBJECT LINE Facsimile applications will not be considered. All resumes/applications must be received no later than the close date of this flyer. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents, are received, legible, and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant. Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-21