FIREFIGHTER (BLS/HAZMAT TECHNICIAN)

FIREFIGHTER

(BLS/HAZMAT

TECHNICIAN

) Department of the Navy Commander, Navy Installions Command Summary You will serve as a

FIREFIGHTER

(BLS/HAZMAT

TECHNICIAN

) in the

NAVY FIRE & EMERGENCY SERVICES DIVISION

of

NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION CHINA LAKE.

Learn more about this agency Summary You will serve as a

FIREFIGHTER

(BLS/HAZMAT

TECHNICIAN

) in the

NAVY FIRE & EMERGENCY SERVICES DIVISION

of

NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION CHINA LAKE.

Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/12/2026 to 05/14/2026 Salary $58,827 - $76,476 per year Pay scale & grade GS 7 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: China Lake, CA Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 7 Job family (Series) 0081 Fire Protection and Prevention Supervisory stus No Security clearance Secret Drug test Yes Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus Yes - This is a bargaining unit position. Announcement number

ST-12959748-26-MAK

Control number 868834600 This job is open to Help Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Land and base management Current or former employees of a base management agency. Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Military spouses Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty. Individuals with disabilities Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A. Special authorities Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring ph. Clarificion from the agency DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) eligibles, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and Nional Guard (NG) Technician Preference eligibles and DoD Retained Grade Preference eligibles and VEOA eligibles. Duties Help You will administer cardiopulmonary resuscition (CPR) and automic external defibrillion (AED) for a pient. You will analyze the structural condition of a building to determine firefighting equipment and apparus required to fight fire. You will inspect fire extinguishers to verify they are fully operional and meet all regulory requirements. You will collect initial hazardous merials response informion from hazardous merials safety da sheets, United Nions/North American (UN/NA) identificion numbers, or placards. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must be a US Citizen. Must be determined suitable for federal employment. Must participe in the direct deposit pay program. New employees to the Department of the Navy required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verificion check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, e-verify.gov Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve least one year the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing de of this announcement. Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediely following retirement de to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United Stes Code 3326. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. This is a bargaining unit position. You required to obtain and maintain a current valid United Stes driver's license. You required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examinion. You required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal. Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required. A tentive offer of employment rescinded if you fail to report to the drug test appointment or fail the test. You subject to random testing. You required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirors and safety shoes continuously for the durion of the work shift. Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, he, ionizing and non-ionizing radiion and chemicals). You required to participe in medical surveillance programs. This position is considered Key/Non-Comb Essential. You required to provide immedie and continuing support of the expeditionary requirements in other than comb or comb support situions. This is a Mission Essential position. You required to ensure organizion or facility continuity of operions and/or completion of tasks th are considered essential to the mission designed by a local or command decision. Candides for firefighter positions must not have reached their 37th birthday by de of appointment.

Informion on exceptions and waivers:

http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol336.pdf?ver=2017-12-01-105458-707 Qualificions Your resume must demonstre least one year of specialized experience or equivalent to the GS-06 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the prive or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstre the following: 1) Identifying active and potential fire hazards and providing structural firefighting IAW the Job Performance Requirements of the current edition of

NFPA 1001

; 2) Employing hazard and risk assessment techniques to complete incident analysis and effectively mitige hazardous merials emergencies the Operions level; 3) Providing emergency medical care the BLS level to the full range of medical and trauma pients including managing respirory and cardiac emergencies to include performing cardiopulmonary resuscition (CPR), bag-valve-mask resuscition, and automic external defibrillion (AED); 4) Performing driver/operor level maintenance and inspections and opering a variety of complex firefighting equipment including pumpers and/or aerial vehicles; and 5)Completing a variety of record keeping tasks using paper and computer based systems including pient care reports, equipment testing and maintenance records, NFIRS reports, vehicle and equipment inspection forms, pre-fire plans, etc. Additional qualificion informion can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/classificion-qualificions/general-schedule-qualificion-standards/0000/fire-protection-and-prevention-series-0081/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional 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 th transles directly to paid employment. Educion This job does not have an educion qualificion requirement. Additional informion This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentive offer of employment rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the applicion process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organizion and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit stus, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocion expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certifice, your resume available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the de the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions. This position is subject to work an uncommon tour, including nights, weekends, and holidays to meet mission requirements. Overtime or night differential pay and/or unusual duty hours may be required. This position requires roting shift work. This position requires exposure to high noise levels. In addition to meeting all minimum qualificion and eligibility requirements, ICTAP applicants must be well qualified for the position to receive considerion for special priority selection. A well-qualified ICTAP applicant is one who possesses the competencies and experience to perform the duties of the position successfully with oriention to learn/understand the activities, procedures, policies and processes. Demonstred work experience in the occupion is typically qualifying for placement. This criterion cannot be met by educion and training. ICTAP candides must provide copies of all of the following documention the time of applicion: 1) agency notice;2) most recent performance appraisal and 3) most recent SF-50 or notificion of personnel action th includes position, grade level, and duty locion. Applicants who do not provide this documention will not receive considerion as an ICTAP candide. For more informion about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-phs/federal-employees/career-transition/ PCS is not authorized. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or educion, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be Your resume is the key means we have for evaluing your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they rele to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. When the applicion process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualificion requirements listed in this announcement. You red based on the informion provided in your resume and responses to the Occupional Questionnaire, along with your supporting documention to determine your ability to demonstre the following competencies: If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documention. If after reviewing your resume and supporting documention, a determinion is made th you infled your qualificions and/or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurely reflect your abilities or you may be found ineligible/not qualified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ring or considerion for employment. All qualificions requirements must be met by the closing de of this announcement. In addition to meeting all minimum qualificion and eligibility requirements, ICTAP applicants must be well qualified for the position to receive considerion for special priority selection. A well-qualified ICTAP applicant is one who possesses the competencies and experience to perform the duties of the position successfully with oriention to learn/understand the activities, procedures, policies and processes. Demonstred work experience in the occupion is typically qualifying for placement. This criterion cannot be met by educion and training. For additional informion click here http://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help You are required to provide documention th supports the eligibility and qualificion claims made in your resume and assessment questionnaire . You must submit the applicable documents listed here and those listed with the eligibilities you select in the announcement questionnaire with your applicion package. Applicants who do not provide supporting documention th fully support their claims will not be referred to the hiring manager. Cover letter is optional. A complete resume is required. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. The following informion should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end des (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), and pay plan, series and grade level (e.g.

GS-0201-09

) for relevant federal experience.

TIP:

A good way to ensure you include all essential informion is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to cree your resume. Are you claiming membership in any professional organizions, or possession of a license, certifice or credentials? Check the Conditions of Employment section above to see if any are required. If you claim membership, license, certificion, or credentials, you must submit a copy of said document in your applicion package. Are you using educion as a substitute for some or all of the experience requirement? Is there a basic educion requirement for this position? Check the Educion section above to see wh is allowed and wh is required. Any claims you make in your resume or assessment questionnaire regarding educion or degrees MUST be supported by submitting with your applicion official or unofficial transcripts or a list of courses, grades earned, completion des, and quarter and semester hours earned issued from your school. While unofficial transcripts are acceptable for initial applicion, an official transcript will ultimely be required if you are selected for the position. You may submit a copy your degree(s) if specific coursework does not have to be verified. Are you a veteran claiming 5-point veterans' preference or claiming sole survivorship preference? You must submit a copy of your lest DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (any copy th shows all des of service, as well as character of service [Honorable, General, etc.] is acceptable) OR a VA letter th shows des of service or service connected disability AND character of service. If you have more than one DD-214 for multiple periods of active duty service, submit a copy for each period of service. If you were issued a DD-215 to amend aforementioned informion on the DD-214 you must submit th too. If you are not sure of your preference eligibility, the Department of Labor's website: Veterans' Preference Advisor Are you a disabled veteran or claiming 10-point veterans' preference? If you are eligible to claim 10 point veterans preference you must submit a DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty as described above for 5-point preference. You must also provide the applicable supporting documention of your disability (e.g. disability letter from the VA) as described on Standard Form-15 (SF-15).

http:

//www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf . Are you an active duty service member? Active Duty Service Members are required to submit a stement of service printed on command letterhead and signed by the command. The stement of service must provide the branch of service, re/rank, all des of service, the expected de of discharge and anticiped character of service (Honorable, General, etc.). Applicion documents, including supplemental ones, may be shared outside the Human Resources Office. Supplemental documents may contain your SSN, DOB, or personal informion of others (e.g., on military orders, marriage certifices). You may redact this informion before submitting; however, if selected, you mustprovide unredacted originals. How to Apply Help Click the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Complete resume with relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. The following informion should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end des (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), and pay plan, series and grade level (e.g.

GS-0201-09

) for relevant federal experience.

TIP:

A good way to ensure you include all essential informion is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to cree your resume. 2. Complete assessment questionnaire. For a quick preview of the assessment questionnaire click here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12959748 3. Supporting documention Failure to submit a complete applicion package will result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion. Your complete applicion (resume, assessment questionnaire, and all supporting documents) must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 05/14/2026. Applicions received after 05/14/2026 will result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed reviewed. For additional informion on viewing your applicion stus, click https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/applicion/stus . You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion. Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applicions to the Contact Informion or Agency Informion listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applicions received the addresses listed in the Contact Informion or Agency Informion destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th all informion in their resume and documents are legible and accure. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant. Agency contact informion Department of Navy EIC doneic@us.navy.mil Address

NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION CHINA LAKE

Naval Air Weapons Stion China Lake

COMNAVREGSW

San Diego, CA 92132 US Next steps When the applicion process is complete, your complete applicion reviewed to determine if you meet the ICTAP eligibility and qualificion requirements for which you requested considerion. You red based on the informion provided in your resume and responses to the questionnaire, along with your supporting documention to determine your level of knowledge, skill, and ability reled to the job requirements. The hiring manager may choose to conduct interviews. You notified of our ring and referral decision. If you are referred, you notified when a hiring decision is made.

NOTE:

If you have any questions or need assistance, please email the DON Employment Informion Center DONEIC@us.navy.mil Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help You are required to provide documention th supports the eligibility and qualificion claims made in your resume and assessment questionnaire . You must submit the applicable documents listed here and those listed with the eligibilities you select in the announcement questionnaire with your applicion package. Applicants who do not provide supporting documention th fully support their claims will not be referred to the hiring manager. Cover letter is optional. A complete resume is required. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. The following informion should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end des (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), and pay plan, series and grade level (e.g.

GS-0201-09

) for relevant federal experience.

TIP:

A good way to ensure you include all essential informion is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to cree your resume. Are you claiming membership in any professional organizions, or possession of a license, certifice or credentials? Check the Conditions of Employment section above to see if any are required. If you claim membership, license, certificion, or credentials, you must submit a copy of said document in your applicion package. Are you using educion as a substitute for some or all of the experience requirement? Is there a basic educion requirement for this position? Check the Educion section above to see wh is allowed and wh is required. Any claims you make in your resume or assessment questionnaire regarding educion or degrees MUST be supported by submitting with your applicion official or unofficial transcripts or a list of courses, grades earned, completion des, and quarter and semester hours earned issued from your school. While unofficial transcripts are acceptable for initial applicion, an official transcript will ultimely be required if you are selected for the position. You may submit a copy your degree(s) if specific coursework does not have to be verified. Are you a veteran claiming 5-point veterans' preference or claiming sole survivorship preference? You must submit a copy of your lest DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (any copy th shows all des of service, as well as character of service [Honorable, General, etc.] is acceptable) OR a VA letter th shows des of service or service connected disability AND character of service. If you have more than one DD-214 for multiple periods of active duty service, submit a copy for each period of service. If you were issued a DD-215 to amend aforementioned informion on the DD-214 you must submit th too. If you are not sure of your preference eligibility, the Department of Labor's website: Veterans' Preference Advisor Are you a disabled veteran or claiming 10-point veterans' preference? If you are eligible to claim 10 point veterans preference you must submit a DD-214 Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty as described above for 5-point preference. You must also provide the applicable supporting documention of your disability (e.g. disability letter from the VA) as described on Standard Form-15 (SF-15).

http:

//www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf . Are you an active duty service member? Active Duty Service Members are required to submit a stement of service printed on command letterhead and signed by the command. The stement of service must provide the branch of service, re/rank, all des of service, the expected de of discharge and anticiped character of service (Honorable, General, etc.). Applicion documents, including supplemental ones, may be shared outside the Human Resources Office. Supplemental documents may contain your SSN, DOB, or personal informion of others (e.g., on military orders, marriage certifices). You may redact this informion before submitting; however, if selected, you mustprovide unredacted originals. How to Apply Help Click the Apply Online button to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Complete resume with relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. The following informion should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end des (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), and pay plan, series and grade level (e.g.

GS-0201-09

) for relevant federal experience.

TIP:

A good way to ensure you include all essential informion is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to cree your resume. 2. Complete assessment questionnaire. For a quick preview of the assessment questionnaire click here: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12959748 3. Supporting documention Failure to submit a complete applicion package will result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion. Your complete applicion (resume, assessment questionnaire, and all supporting documents) must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 05/14/2026. Applicions received after 05/14/2026 will result in an ineligible ring and loss of considerion. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed reviewed. For additional informion on viewing your applicion stus, click https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/applicion/stus . You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the stus of your applicion. Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applicions to the Contact Informion or Agency Informion listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applicions received the addresses listed in the Contact Informion or Agency Informion destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th all informion in their resume and documents are legible and accure. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Department of Navy EIC doneic@us.navy.mil Address

NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION CHINA LAKE

Naval Air Weapons Stion China Lake

COMNAVREGSW

San Diego, CA 92132 US Next steps When the applicion process is complete, your complete applicion reviewed to determine if you meet the ICTAP eligibility and qualificion requirements for which you requested considerion. You red based on the informion provided in your resume and responses to the questionnaire, along with your supporting documention to determine your level of knowledge, skill, and ability reled to the job requirements. The hiring manager may choose to conduct interviews. You notified of our ring and referral decision. If you are referred, you notified when a hiring decision is made.

NOTE:

If you have any questions or need assistance, please email the DON Employment Informion Center DONEIC@us.navy.mil Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/12/2026 to 05/14/2026 Salary $58,827 - $76,476 per year Pay scale & grade GS 7 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: China Lake, CA Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 7 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus - This is a bargaining unit position. Announcement number

ST-12959748-26-MAK

Control number 868834600