FIREFIGHTER
(CREW
CHIEF-DRIVER OPERATOR
) (TITLE 5) Department of the Air Force Air Nional Guard Units 134 ARW / 134 CES Summary
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.
This Nional Guard position is for a
FIREFIGHTER
(CREW
CHIEF-DRIVER OPERATOR
) (TITLE 5), Position Description Number NGT6315000 and is part of the TN 134th ARW, Air Nional Guard. This vacancy is covered by Associion of Civilian Technicians (ACT), Chapter 114 (Smoky Mountain Chapter). Learn more about this agency Summary
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.
This Nional Guard position is for a
FIREFIGHTER
(CREW
CHIEF-DRIVER OPERATOR
) (TITLE 5), Position Description Number NGT6315000 and is part of the TN 134th ARW, Air Nional Guard. This vacancy is covered by Associion of Civilian Technicians (ACT), Chapter 114 (Smoky Mountain Chapter). Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this week
- Apply by 06/22/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 22, 2026 Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Louisville, TN No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $45,409
- $59,031 per year Pay scale & grade GS 6 Promotion potential 6 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
- You may be expected to travel for this position.
Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0081 Fire Protection and Prevention Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union Yes Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
TN-12974065-AF-T526-028
Control number 871508800 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. 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. Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Clarificion from the agency 1. Veterans' Preference
2. All Permanent employees (T32 / T5 Nional Guard employees) of the Tennessee (Air/Army) Nional Guard, who qualify.
3. All current / former traditional drill stus guardsmen of the Tennessee (Air/Army) Nional Guard, who qualify.
4. All qualified applicants, currently employed by the Federal government.
5. All qualified applicants, previously employed by the Federal government. Duties Help As a FIREFIGHTER, GS-0081-06, you will drive and opere firefighting vehicles, such as pumpers, aerial ladder trucks, and Airport Rescue Firefighting (ARFF) vehicles. Performs and directs assigned crew in the performance of crash/rescue and firefighting duties airfields handling large or complex aircraft (e.g. fighters, bombers, cargo, passenger). Performs and leads assigned crew in structural firefighting duties for a variety of facilities which may include research and/or large industrial complexes. Performs and leads assigned crew in the rescue of personnel and a variety of first aid measures to allevie further injury and prepare the victim(s) for transport to a medical facility. Maintains firefighting equipment and fire stion facilities. Leads a crew of one or two firefighters, GS-04 or GS-05, assigned to man the major piece of motorized firefighting equipment in firefighting and rescue operions. Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigion. May be required to successfully complete a probionary period. Participion in direct deposit is mandory. Applicant must complete a Baseline Pre-Placement Screening for General Schedule positions within 30 days of appointment. Acceptance of a Federal position may termine Tricare Reserve Select eligibility. For positions requiring a security clearance (Secret or Top Secret) the applicant must possess or be able to obtain a clearance within one year of appointment. The incumbent of this position must be certified by the DOD Firefighter Certificion system, the Internional Fire Service Accredition Congress (IFSAC), or the Pro Board. This position is designed as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparion for, or in response to, a ste emergency or disaster declarion. The employee is required to work a 72 hour week on a 48 hour on/72 hour off basis which includes weekends and holidays. 144 hours total a pay period. May be subject to recall. Employee must participe in a mandory physical fitness program. This is a Testing Designed Position. The employee is subject to random drug testing (IAW HQ-USAF letter ded 29 Jan 90). The work requires the employee to drive a motor vehicle. An approprie, valid driver's license is required. Position requires the ability to discern colors, contrast, and depth. Qualificions
GENERAL EXPERIENCE
: Work experience or military service th demonstred the ability to follow directions and to read, understand, and retain a variety of instructions, regulions, and procedures and th otherwise demonstres the ability to perform or learn to perform the duties of the position.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE
: Must possess least one year of specialized experience or equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-05), in the Federal service in the normal line of progression for the occupion. Experience th demonstred the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position. Such duties may include (1) controlling or extinguishing fires as a member of an organized military, industrial, volunteer, or governmental fire department or brigade; (2) rescue operions; (3) detection, reduction, or eliminion of potential fire hazards; (4) operion of fire communicions equipment; (5) controlling hazardous merials incidents and/or (6) developing, implementing, or providing training in fire protection and prevention. Experience in managing the function of the work to be performed; and, experience which includes leading, directing and assigning work of personnel. Employee is required to be certified by the DoD Firefighter Certificion System, the Internional Fire Service Accredition Congress (IFSAC), or the Pro Board.
Certificions Requirements:
Airport Firefighter (includes Firefighter I, II), Hazm Operions (includes Hazm Awareness), Apparus Driver Operor
- Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, Apparus Driver Operor
- Pumper, Apparus Driver Operor
- Mobile Wer Supply (MWS)
•. Nional Registry or Ste of Tennessee Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) or Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)
Educion Educion Requirement:
None Substitution of Educion to qualify for this position is not available. Additional informion If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorizion Act of 1986 requires th you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistrion.aspx ). 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 .
- FERS Position covered as rigorous under the FERS special retirement provisions for Federal firefighters [5 U.S.C. 8401(14), 5 U.S.C. 8412(d), and 5 CFR 842.802]. Authority, Under-Secretary of Defense Memo, ded 30 December 2004.
- CSRS Position covered as rigorous under the CSRS special retirement provisions for Federal firefighters [5 U.
S.C. 8331(21), 5 U.S.C. 8336(c), and 5 CFR 831.902]. Authority, Under-Secretary of Defense Memo, ded 30 December 2004. 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, your resume and supporting documention used to determine if you meet the qualificions listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you re yourself higher than is supported by your applicion package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from considerion for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion. 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 .
- FERS Position covered as rigorous under the FERS special retirement provisions for Federal firefighters [5 U.S.C. 8401(14), 5 U.S.C. 8412(d), and 5 CFR 842.802]. Authority, Under-Secretary of Defense Memo, ded 30 December 2004.
- CSRS Position covered as rigorous under the CSRS special retirement provisions for Federal firefighters [5 U.
S.C. 8331(21), 5 U.S.C. 8336(c), and 5 CFR 831.902]. Authority, Under-Secretary of Defense Memo, ded 30 December 2004. 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 To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1.
A COMPLETE RESUME IS REQUIRED.
Your full name, address, email address and current telephone number must be on your resume.
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO DOCUMENT IN YOUR RESUME EVIDENCE THAT SUPPORTS YOUR ELIGIBILITY AND QUALIFICATION CLAIMS.
Your resume must show relevant experience where you worked, job title, duties and accomplishments, employer's name and address, supervisor's name and phone number, starting and end des (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc), hours per week & salary. Incomplete resumes will result in the applicant not being considered for the position. Each applicant must fully substantie in their own words th they meet 100% of the minimum requirements and specialized experience above in detail; otherwise, the applicant considered unqualified for this position. Do not copy and paste from the vacancy announcement or the position description. 2.
ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
Examples include SF50, Diplomas, Official Transcripts, Certifices, Licenses, DD-214s (Member Copy-4), SF-15, VA letter(s), Professional License(s), etc.
PLEASE NOTE
It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resumes, supporting documents, official transcripts (copies) if needed, licenses, SF 50 etc.) is received, accure, and submitted by the closing de. You may verify your documents have been processed with your applicion package successfully prior to the announcement closing. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources
WILL NOT
modify, change or add anything to your applicion packet after the closing de. Incomplete packets will not be considered for the position. 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 applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12974065 A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement 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. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. 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. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), 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://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Agency contact informion Melody Stephens Phone 629-332-6139 melody.l.stephens.mil@army.mil Address TN 134th
ARW 134 BRISCOE DRIVE LOUISVILLE, TN 37777 US
Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. 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 To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1.
A COMPLETE RESUME IS REQUIRED.
Your full name, address, email address and current telephone number must be on your resume.
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO DOCUMENT IN YOUR RESUME EVIDENCE THAT SUPPORTS YOUR ELIGIBILITY AND QUALIFICATION CLAIMS.
Your resume must show relevant experience where you worked, job title, duties and accomplishments, employer's name and address, supervisor's name and phone number, starting and end des (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc), hours per week & salary. Incomplete resumes will result in the applicant not being considered for the position. Each applicant must fully substantie in their own words th they meet 100% of the minimum requirements and specialized experience above in detail; otherwise, the applicant considered unqualified for this position. Do not copy and paste from the vacancy announcement or the position description. 2.
ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
Examples include SF50, Diplomas, Official Transcripts, Certifices, Licenses, DD-214s (Member Copy-4), SF-15, VA letter(s), Professional License(s), etc.
PLEASE NOTE
It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resumes, supporting documents, official transcripts (copies) if needed, licenses, SF 50 etc.) is received, accure, and submitted by the closing de. You may verify your documents have been processed with your applicion package successfully prior to the announcement closing. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources
WILL NOT
modify, change or add anything to your applicion packet after the closing de. Incomplete packets will not be considered for the position. 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 applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12974065 A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement 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. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. 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. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), 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://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Melody Stephens Phone 629-332-6139 melody.l.stephens.mil@army.mil Address TN 134th
ARW 134 BRISCOE DRIVE LOUISVILLE, TN 37777 US
Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. 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 Posted this week
- Apply by 06/22/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 22, 2026 Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Louisville, TN No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $45,409
- $59,031 per year Pay scale & grade GS 6 Promotion potential 6 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel
- You may be expected to travel for this position.
Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union Yes Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
TN-12974065-AF-T526-028
Control number 871508800