Fire Chief

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GA** (ON-SITE/OFFICE)**

**Duties**

1. This position will support the Federal Government's response efforts to COVID-19. Plans, organizes, and oversees the activities of the Fire Emergency Services Flight. Develops goals and objectives that integrate organization and Civil Engineering objectives.

2. Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities. Directs, coordinates, and oversees work through subordinate supervisors.

3. Represents the Fire Protection Flight with a variety of installation and functional area organizations. Establishes, develops, and maintains effective working relationships with personnel, manpower, other staff officials, and municipal and other federal fire departments.

4. Assumes full charge at crashes, fire, or emergency situations, directing activities and personnel, transmitting instructions to Assistant Chiefs on the scene or other personnel as to the procedures to be followed.

5. Determines need, budgets for, and recommends acquisition of additional and/or different fire protection, firefighting, and specialized rescue equipment, contract services, formal training, etc.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of employment**
- U.S. Citizenship Required.
- Disclosure of Political Appointments.
- Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
- Required to participate in a physical fitness program and pass an annual physical.
- This position is designated as a key position IAW AFI 36-507. Duties of this position are essential to the accomplishment of wartime/contingency operations.
- Incumbents of key positions must be removed from their military recall status if alternative for filling of the position during an emergency are not available.
- Incumbent may work a minimum 56 or 60-hour week with supervisor's approval.
- Incumbent is on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week unless TDY or on leave.
- The incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance as a condition of employment.
- This is a Mission Essential (ME) position performing a Mission Critical Function (MCF) which must continue uninterrupted after the occurrence of an emergency and continued through full resumption of all functions.
- IAW, DoDI 3020-42, Defense Continuity Programs.

**Qualifications**

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 have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-11, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of 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

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs)**:Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
1. Knowledge of fire protection/prevention theories, principles, methods, techniques, and practices to establish policies and procedures and administer a comprehensive fire protection program.

2. Knowledge of safety and security regulations, practices, and procedures.

3. Ability to operate and direct others in operating in stressful and dangerous conditions.

4. Ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions and mentor, motivate, and appraise the staff of an organization through subordinate supervisors.

5. Ability to formulate and effectively implement firefighting/emergency response plans and to direct personnel in such operations. Ability to communicate both orally and in writing.

**PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE**:Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

**VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE**: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work hel