Firefighter (Paramedic)

Firefighter (Paramedic) Department of the Army Army Tank-Automotive and Armament Command (TACOM) Directore of Emergency Services; Fire & Emergency Services Division Summary About the

Position:

Fire Department personnel are required to work 72 hours per week, which includes least one 24-hour shift and may include weekends and holidays. Shift work is 144 hours bi-weekly. This position is included under the provisions of Special Retirement Coverage (SRC) and may have both a maximum entry age and a mandory retirement de. Click here for more informion on SRC for Firefighters (Primary/Rigorous) Learn more about this agency Summary About the

Position:

Fire Department personnel are required to work 72 hours per week, which includes least one 24-hour shift and may include weekends and holidays. Shift work is 144 hours bi-weekly. This position is included under the provisions of Special Retirement Coverage (SRC) and may have both a maximum entry age and a mandory retirement de. Click here for more informion on SRC for Firefighters (Primary/Rigorous) Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/30/2026 to 05/14/2026 Salary $55,882

• $80,243 per year Pay scale & grade GS 8
• 9 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Herlong Sierra Ordnance Depot, CA Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 9 Job family (Series) 0081 Fire Protection and Prevention Supervisory stus No Security clearance Not Required Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Trust determinion process Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus Yes Announcement number

MCGM-26-12948988-DHA

Control number 867479000 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicition utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candides to positions in the competitive service. Cegory ring, veteran's preference, and traditional ring and ranking of applicants do NOT apply for this vacancy. Duties Help Drives firefighting vehicle to scene of fire following predetermined routes or selecting alterne routes when necessary. Responds to accidents and other emergencies on and off depot involving injury and illnesses, sometimes encountering situions which may be life threening. Operes hose lines, ladders, hydrants, and performs or assists in rescue operions in the control and extinguishment of fires. Provides fire protection for buildings, shops, warehouses, ammunition storage areas, fuel storage areas, ground cover areas and a variety of other structural and reled areas. Performs invasive airway procedures th may include needle or surgical cricothyrotomy, pleural decompression, nasal intubion, and applicion of continuous position airway pressure (CPAP). Requirements Help Conditions of employment Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determinion, as determined by a completed background investigion. This position requires the completion of pre-employment and periodic subsequent medical examinion in accordance with DoDM 6055.06 to ensure continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position. This position has a requirement to lift up to 50 lbs. in the regular performance of duties. The duties of this position meet the criteria for compliance with Federal and Department of the Army Drug Free Workplace Programs. Detection of the presence of drugs is warranted. This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident. This position has been designed Mission Essential. In the event of severe weher conditions or other such emergency type situions the incumbent is required to report to work or remain work as scheduled to support mission operions. In accordance with AR 690-11, this position has been designed as "Key" and shall not be vaced during a nional emergency or mobilizion as doing so would seriously impair the capability of the organizion to function effectively. As a "Key" position, the incumbent must be exempted from recall to active duty and will receive training to ensure mission accomplishment of sustaining base operions during mobilizion. This position requires the employee to use personal protective equipment provided by the employer. This position requires the incumbent to wear the prescribed uniform and/or personal protective equipment while on duty. This position requires shift work to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situions. Employee shifts are roted on a regularly scheduled basis; 48-hour roting shifts with a work schedule of 144 hours per pay period. Due to the nure of this position, employees are required to work both planned and unscheduled overtime. This position performs, as required, mutual aid support to local fire departments. The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid ste Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. stes or possessions to opere vehicles. This position has a mandory seasonal influenza vaccinion requirement and is subject to annual vaccinion. This position requires successful completion of an annual Job Performance Test. This position requires the incumbent to conform to the requirements set-forth in the Nional Fire Protection Associion (NFPA) 1500, Fire Department Occupional Health and Safety Program. This position requires participion in a cardiovascular physical fitness program.

Qualificions Conditions of Employment Continued:

Occasional Travel required (not more than 5%). Incumbent must successfully complete an annual emergency vehicle operor's course. Incumbent is subject to a 24-hour Recall. This position is an Inclement Weher Essential position. This position may require the incumbent to travel by air and/or ground. This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicition utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candides to positions in the competitive service.

Who May Apply:

US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. Specialized Experience the GS-08

Level:

1) Rendering first aid life saving measures by performing cardiac resuscitions, external defibrillion, or controlling hemorrhaging ; 2) Opering emergency communicions equipment; and 3) Responding to medical emergencies or rescue operions. Certificions Required to Qualify the GS-08

Level:

Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic Certificion Specialized Experience the GS-09

Level:

1) Opering emergency vehicles under adverse weher or traffic conditions; 2) Assessing pients condition to determine approprie trement; 3) Responding to medical emergencies or rescue operions. Certificions Required to Qualify the GS-09

Level:

Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic Certificion, Driver Operor-Pumper, Firefighter I and II, and HAZMAT Technician Selective Placement Factor:

This position has selective placement factor which must be met prior to employment and for continued employment. Maximum Entry Age (MEA): The MEA for Firefighters is 37. Applicants not appointed by the last day of the month in which th individual reaches their 37th birthday shall not be appointed or assigned to these positions.

Proof of Age:

As this is a Firefighter (Paramedic) position, your applicion package MUST include a government issued document indicing your de of birth. Failure to submit this document will result in your applicion being marked as incomplete and you

WILL NOT

receive further considerion for this position. (

NOTE:

Must upload a copy of Driver's Licenses to your applicion package)

Maximum Re-entry Age:

An employee who previously served on a covered position may be rehired past the MEA as long as he/she is able to complete 20 years of covered service by his/her mandory retirement age. The maximum re-entry age for the individual is calculed by determining the total amount of time he/she has served on a covered position and subtracting th from age 57, if a firefighter. The employee's current age is compared to the calculed maximum re-entry age to determine if he/she can be rehired into the covered position. Waivers to

Maximum Entry Age:

MEA may be waived, but only under specific circumstances and only if approved by the authorized entity: Waivers to MEA for firefighters must be approved by local Command. Educion Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your educion for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualificion requirement using experience alone

• no substitution of educion for experience is permitted.

Additional informion Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certificion Stement for Selective Service Registrion. You required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. This position requires a 1 year probionary period during which the agency evalues your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determinion, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizional or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certificion th it advances the public interest. Direct Deposit of Pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the informion in the Reemployed Annuitant informion sheet. This is a(n) Fire, Occupional, Health, and Safety Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determinion th a PCS move is not in the Government interest. Recruitment or Retention Incentives MAY be 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. Once the announcement has closed, a review of your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) used to determine whether you meet the qualificion requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documention, a determinion is made th you have infled your qualificions and/or experience, you may lose considerion for this position. Veterans and Military Spouses considered along with all other candides. 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 The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference cegories and the associed required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements . As described above, your complete applicion includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. 1.

Your resume:

Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (include month and year), for qualificions purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description th show you can perform the tasks the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive considerion for this position. Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms th are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about wh's in your resume. If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion determinions, and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For additional informion, to include formting tips, see: Wh to include in your resume . 2.

DoD Certifices and NREMT License :

For the GS-08

Level:

Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic Certificion For the GS-09

Level:

Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic Certificion, Driver Operor-Pumper, Firefighter I and II, and HAZMAT Technician certified through DoD Fire and Emergency Services Certificion System, Internional Fire Service Accredition Congress (IFSAC), or the Fire Service Professional Qualificions System (PRO-Board) AND a Nional Registry EMT License. If your applicion package does not contain proof of having these certifices and license, your applicion marked as incomplete and you

WILL NOT

receive considerion for this position. Rher than submitting individual DoD certifices, if you have received a Student ID# for the DoD Fire and Emergency Services Certificion Program website ( https://go.usa.gov/xdsTR ) you may provide a copy of your most recent certificion transcript. If you do not know your Student ID, you may contact the AFCEC Reach-back Center afcec.rbc@us.af.mil for assistance. Rher than submitting your EMT License, you may print proof of your current EMT License with NREMT from their website ( https://www.nremt.org ). If you are a current federal employee and do not have one of the required certifices due to the DoD F&ES Certificion Program delay

• You may submit a provisional certifice, memorandum from the Fire Chief requesting the certifices, and/or another document showing completion of the course.

PLEASE NOTE

If selected, you will not be placed into the position until the official certifice has been received from the DoD F&ES Certifice Program. 3.

Other supporting documents:

Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable

Proof of Age:

MUST include a government issued document indicing your de of birth.

NOTE:

Documents submitted as part of the applicion package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certifices may contain personal informion for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal informion before you submit your applicion. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/14/2026 to receive considerion To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion ( https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12948988 ). Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For additional informion, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. Your resume selected in USAJOBS included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion may be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify th your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center . To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/ ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/applicion/stus . Agency contact informion Army Applicant Help Desk Website https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq Address

GM-W0MJAA TACOM SIERRA ARMY DEPOT DO NOT MAIL

Herlong, CA 96113 US Next steps If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility, qualificions, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. 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 The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference cegories and the associed required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements . As described above, your complete applicion includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you marked as having an incomplete applicion package and you will not be considered any further. 1.

Your resume:

Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (include month and year), for qualificions purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description th show you can perform the tasks the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive considerion for this position. Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms th are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about wh's in your resume. If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion determinions, and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For additional informion, to include formting tips, see: Wh to include in your resume . 2.

DoD Certifices and NREMT License :

For the GS-08

Level:

Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic Certificion For the GS-09

Level:

Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic Certificion, Driver Operor-Pumper, Firefighter I and II, and HAZMAT Technician certified through DoD Fire and Emergency Services Certificion System, Internional Fire Service Accredition Congress (IFSAC), or the Fire Service Professional Qualificions System (PRO-Board) AND a Nional Registry EMT License. If your applicion package does not contain proof of having these certifices and license, your applicion marked as incomplete and you

WILL NOT

receive considerion for this position. Rher than submitting individual DoD certifices, if you have received a Student ID# for the DoD Fire and Emergency Services Certificion Program website ( https://go.usa.gov/xdsTR ) you may provide a copy of your most recent certificion transcript. If you do not know your Student ID, you may contact the AFCEC Reach-back Center afcec.rbc@us.af.mil for assistance. Rher than submitting your EMT License, you may print proof of your current EMT License with NREMT from their website ( https://www.nremt.org ). If you are a current federal employee and do not have one of the required certifices due to the DoD F&ES Certificion Program delay

• You may submit a provisional certifice, memorandum from the Fire Chief requesting the certifices, and/or another document showing completion of the course.

PLEASE NOTE

If selected, you will not be placed into the position until the official certifice has been received from the DoD F&ES Certifice Program. 3.

Other supporting documents:

Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable

Proof of Age:

MUST include a government issued document indicing your de of birth.

NOTE:

Documents submitted as part of the applicion package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certifices may contain personal informion for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal informion before you submit your applicion. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/14/2026 to receive considerion To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion ( https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12948988 ). Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages removed from considerion. For additional informion, refer to the 'Required Documents' section. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process. You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. Your resume selected in USAJOBS included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your applicion may be incomplete. It is your responsibility to verify th your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center . To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/profile/dashboard/ ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/applicion/stus . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Army Applicant Help Desk Website https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq Address

GM-W0MJAA TACOM SIERRA ARMY DEPOT DO NOT MAIL

Herlong, CA 96113 US Next steps If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Your applicion package used to determine your eligibility, qualificions, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your applicion will receive no further considerion. 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 04/30/2026 to 05/14/2026 Salary $55,882

• $80,243 per year Pay scale & grade GS 8
• 9 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Herlong Sierra Ordnance Depot, CA Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 9 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

MCGM-26-12948988-DHA

Control number 867479000