Job Description
Firefighter (Basic Life Support) Department of the Army
ARMY TRANSPORTATION
Summary 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. About the Position:
Serves as Firefighter (Basic Life Support). 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 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. About the Position:
Serves as Firefighter (Basic Life Support). 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 Posted this month • Apply by 06/15/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 15, 2026 Locion Many vacancies in the following locion: Concord, CA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $63,081 - $82,007 per year Pay scale & grade GS 7 Promotion potential None 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 Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Position sensitivity and risk Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Modere Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number MCGT-26-12968625-DHA
Control number 870613700 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Videos Duties Help Respond on site to accidents and other emergencies involving injuries and illnesses. Perform initial pient assessment and physical examinions. Establish communicions with the receiving facility. Respond to fire alarms and emergency calls. Comb fires and rescue personnel on ships and vessels. Perform duties as a Hazardous Merials Technician. Identify and classify unknown hazardous merials. Perform vessel and structural inspections. Inspect ammunition vessels for compliance with safety regulions. Drive and opere fire trucks, emergency response vehicles and hazm vehicles to site of fires, accidents and hazardous merial emergencies. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Appointment to this position is subject to a background investigion to determine your suitability for Federal employment. This position requires the completion of pre-employment and periodic subsequent medical examinion in accordance with DoD 6055.06M 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 45 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 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. Must possess and maintain all times, a noncommercial driver license or a commercial Class C and opere firefighting equipment, including a tiller operor, to have a firefighter endorsement "F". Firefighters with a Class A or B commercial driver license (CDL) are not required to add the "F" endorsement to continue opering firefighting equipment, as long as CDL includes all applicable endorsements for the vehicle they are opering. Employee is required to participe in a physical fitness program as described by DOD and NFPA standards. Position is designed inclement weher essential. This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 10% of the time. Incumbent must obtain and maintain United Stes Coast Guard Master's license covering the tonnage of Firebo within 18 months of appointment. Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probionary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315. While probionary the incumbent can be termined with limited appeal rights. Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance. Qualificions Who May Apply:
US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized 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; if qualifying based on educion, your transcripts required as part of your applicion. Additional informion about transcripts is in this document . Specialized Experience:
One year of specialized experience which includes (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. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). Additional Qualificion Requirements:
In addition to meeting the specialized experience requirement above, applicants must also possess: Firefighter 1 & 2 Certificion; Driver Operor Pumper Certificion; Hazm Technician Certificion; Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) (Nional or Ste) Certificion. Firefighter certifices must be certified through DoD Fire and Emergency Services Certificion System, Internional Fire Service Accredition Congress (IFSAC), or the Fire Service Professional Qualificions System (PRO-Board) in accordance with DoD 6055.06. Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certificion must be issued by Ste or Nional Registry (NREMT). 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 periodduring 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 CP-12 Safety and Occupional Health 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. 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:
You MUST submit a copy of the following: Firefighter 1 & 2; Driver Operor Pumper; Hazm Technician; certified through DoD Fire and Emergency Services Certificion System, Internional Fire Service Accredition Congress (IFSAC), or Fire Service Professional Qualificions System (PRO-Board) AND a Ste or Nional Registry EMT License. If your applicion package does not contain proof of having these certifices & 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:
Applicion package MUST include government issued document indicing 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. 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 06/15/2026 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/12968625 ). 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 USARMY.APG.CHRA-NE.MBX.APPLICANTHELP
@ARMY.MIL Website https:
//portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq Address GT-W1M401 MIL SURFACE DEPLOYMENT AND DIST CMD DO NOT MAIL
Concord, CA 94518 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:
You MUST submit a copy of the following: Firefighter 1 & 2; Driver Operor Pumper; Hazm Technician; certified through DoD Fire and Emergency Services Certificion System, Internional Fire Service Accredition Congress (IFSAC), or Fire Service Professional Qualificions System (PRO-Board) AND a Ste or Nional Registry EMT License. If your applicion package does not contain proof of having these certifices & 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:
Applicion package MUST include government issued document indicing 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. 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 06/15/2026 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/12968625 ). 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 USARMY.APG.CHRA-NE.MBX.APPLICANTHELP
@ARMY.MIL Website https:
//portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=app_inq Address GT-W1M401 MIL SURFACE DEPLOYMENT AND DIST CMD DO NOT MAIL
Concord, CA 94518 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 Posted this month • Apply by 06/15/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 15, 2026 Locion Many vacancies in the following locion: Concord, CA No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $63,081 - $82,007 per year Pay scale & grade GS 7 Promotion potential None 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 Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number MCGT-26-12968625-DHA
Control number 870613700
