FIREFIGHTER

FIREFIGHTER

Department of the Air Force Air Nional Guard Units 175 CES Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This Nional Guard position is for a FIREFIGHTER, Position Description Number T6316000 and is part of the MD 175th ANG, Nional Guard. This is an indefinite position th may become permanent without further competition. This is a career ladder position with promotion potential up to the GS-07 level. See "Additional Informion" section of the announcement for further details. Learn more about this agency Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This Nional Guard position is for a FIREFIGHTER, Position Description Number T6316000 and is part of the MD 175th ANG, Nional Guard. This is an indefinite position th may become permanent without further competition. This is a career ladder position with promotion potential up to the GS-07 level. See "Additional Informion" section of the announcement for further details. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/02/2026 to 05/17/2026 Salary $46,610 - $60,593 per year Pay scale & grade GS 5 Locion 6 vacancies in the following locion: Middle River, MD 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 Multiple Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 7 Job family (Series) 0081 Fire Protection and Prevention Supervisory stus No Security clearance Secret Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Trust determinion process Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

MD-12943670-AF-26-062AT5

Control number 867552900 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 Clarificion from the agency US Citizens and Veterans Duties Help The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a firefighter assigned to a crew engaged in airfield and structural firefighting and crash-rescue operions and assist in reducing and/or elimining potential fire hazards. This position performs the following duties: Performs crash-rescue and firefighting duties involving air traffic or support operions where hazardous conditions are such th the expectancy for fire is high and potential for becoming destructive is gre. Performs work airfields handling aircraft (e.g., fighters, bombers, cargo, passenger) carrying large volumes of fuel, conventional and sometimes nuclear weapons, or highly flammable or explosive cargo; or handling a large number of air moves, or a modere number involving pilot training, or other air moves with high crash or fire potential. Support operions involve extensive flightline repair work, hot pit refueling, or the storage or movement of large quantities of gasoline and other fuels. Performs structural firefighting duties for a variety of facilities which may include research and/or large industrial complexes. Performs prefire planning by physically going through structures to become familiar with the layout, fire hazards, and locion of fixed fire protection systems. May assist in the development of special protective services for structures imposing extreme hazards. As a crew member, participes in controlling and extinguishing fires by opering hoses, ladders, and hydrants. Participes in regular training and exercises as required. Performs 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. Uses direct pressure and/or tourniquets to stop bleeding, checks windpipe for obstructions, performs CPR, and/or provides other approprie assistance. Participes in regular training and exercises as required. Engages in hazardous merials containment and control as a first responder. Detects the presence of potentially hazardous merials; protects self and others by establishing a safe perimeter around the incident; advises the fire chief to notify responsible agencies and to call for assistance from qualified personnel; controls access to the area until the arrival of law enforcement; and uses, maintains, and decontamines common hazardous merials response equipment and supplies including protective clothing, brehing apparus, dry and extinguishing chemicals, and decontaminion agents and equipment, and replaces expended chemical and elements. Maintains firefighting equipment and fire stion facilities. Performs functional tests and inspections. Performs preventive maintenance on equipment and housekeeping duties associed with assigned facilities. Complies with health, safety, and environmental rules and procedures and performs work in a manner th enhances the safety of the work environment. 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. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance within one year of appoinrment. 1. Employee must participe in a mandory physical fitness program. 2. Employee is required to use all safety equipment and clothing provided by management. 3. The employee is required to work a 72-hour week on a 24 hour on/24 hour off basis which includes weekends and holidays. May be subject to recall. 4. This is a Testing Designed Position. The employee is subject to random drug testing. 5. This position requires the employee to work under adverse environmental conditions and falls under the respirory protection program and hearing conservion program. 6. The work requires the employee to drive a motor vehicle. An approprie, valid driver's license is required. 7. Position requires the ability to discern colors, contrast, and depth. 8. May be required to work the Fire Alarm and Communicions Center (FACC). 9. May be required to participe on Hazardous Merials Teams (HAZMAT). 10. Employee is required to be certified by the DoD or Pro Board Firefighter Certificion System as Firefighter

I, II, HAZMAT

Operions, and Emergency Medical Responder (or higher). Qualificions

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

: One year of experience equivalent to the

GS-0081-04

level. Experience th demonstres 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.

Mechanical Equipment Operor Qualificions :

For those positions requiring the operion of specialized firefighting pumping equipment, mounted pressurized systems, dispensing devices, and/or rescue tools, applicants may be required to demonstre the ability, before appointment, to opere the specific equipment to which they assigned, or similar reled types of hydraulic equipment.

Medical Requirements :

Applicants for positions th have duties of an arduous or hazardous nure must meet the medical standards described below. Employees in positions involving firefighting duties or other duties involving arduous physical exertion may be subject to periodic (e.g., annual) medical examinions following appointment to determine fitness for continued performance of the duties of the position. Any serious deviion from sound medical condition may be grounds for rejection of an applicant regardless of whether the condition is named below. Remediable defects or curable diseases will not exclude a person from considerion, but proof th such defects have been remedied or the disease cured must be received during the life of the eligible register before persons otherwise qualified may be considered for appointment under civil service rules.

Eyes:

Corrected distant vision must be least 20/30 in one eye and 20/70 in the other eye. Uncorrected distant vision is required only if it is likely th corrective lenses may be lost or broken. If so, uncorrected distant vision must be least 20/100 binocular. Ability to distinguish basic colors is required. Applicants must be free from acute or chronic eye disease.

Ears:

Using an audiometer for measurement, there should be no loss of 30 or more decibels in the unaided worst ear the 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz levels.

Nose, Mouth, and Thro:

Applicants must be free from conditions th interfere with distinct speech, free brehing, or with the use of brehing apparuses or protective equipment.

Lungs:

Applicants must be free from any pulmonary or chest wall disease or condition th results in not being able to perform the duties of the position.

Heart and Blood Vessels:

The following conditions may be cause for rejection: organic heart disease, valvular or vascular diseases, coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, recurrent syncope, or history of myocardial infarction.

Abdomen:

Acute or chronic disease or inflammion of the abdominal viscera, hernia, or significant enlargement of the liver or spleen th interferes with the performance of the duties of the position cause for rejection.

Spine, Pelvic, Sacroiliac and Lumbo-Sacral Joints:

Applicants must have free movement of spine and pelvic joints.

Neurological System:

Degenerive neurological disease or disorder th results in documented evidence of neurological impairment th renders the applicant unable to perform the duties of the position cause for rejection. A history of serious mental disease may be disqualifying.

Extremities:

Individuals cannot have anomalies in the number, form, proportion, and movement of the extremities th interfere with function. This includes non-united fractures; nonreducible dislocions; united fractures and reduced dislocions with incomplete restorion of function; ampution of arm, hand, leg, or foot; loss of any skeletal portion of the thumb of either hand; loss of more than the two distal phalanges of the ring or little fingers of either hand; any lose joints; pes cavus, weak foot, or clubfoot; flfoot with symptoms unresponsive to orthotics; loss or deformity of gre toe or any two toes on the same foot; torn cartilage or loose foreign bodies within the knee joint; instability of the knee joint; or inadequely healed surgical procedure.

Maximum Entry Age :

37 Educion If you are using Educion to qualify for this position: Successful completion of a 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university with major study in Fire Science, Fire Training, or other reled fields of study is qualifying for GS-5. You must provide transcripts or other documention to support your Educional claims. To receive credit for Educion, you must provide documention of proof th you meet the Educion requirements for this position. 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 ( Register |

Selective Service System :

Selective Service System (sss.gov) ). If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for informion regarding an Alterne Applicion . We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 180 days of the closing de. This position MAY be eligible for recruitment or relocion incentives, pending availability of funding and management request. This position is in the Excepted Service and does NOT convey eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service. This position is indefinite with the potential to become permanent without further competition. This is a career ladder position. Employees may be non-competitively promoted to the GS-06 and subsequently GS-07 level under a new position description upon tainment of experience and sisfaction of Individual Development Plan (IDP). 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, 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. Your qualificions evalued on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): Fire Suppression Fire Prevention, Inspection, and Code Compliance 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 To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, des (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment and duties performed. 2. Other supporting documents : DoD or Pro Board Firefighter Certificion System as Firefighter

I, II, HAZMAT

Operions, and Emergency Medical Responder (or higher). If you are a current Federal Employee, please submit your most current non-award SF-50 when applying. If selected, failure to submit this documention may affect your pay and/or delay your appointment.

Veterans' Preference:

If you are claiming veteran's preference, you MUST submit the approprie documention. Failure to do so WILL result in the loss of veteran's preference. - 10-

Point Veterans' Preference:

You MUST submit a signed SF-15, "Applicion for 10-Point Veterans' Preference" plus the proof as required by the SF-15. - 5-

Point Veterans' Preference:

You MUST submit a copy of your DD-214 which includes Character of Service (usually Member-4 copy). If you are currently active duty, you may submit written documention (certificion) from your branch of service certifying th you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions no ler than 120 days after the de the certificion is signed. The certificion should also include when your terminal leave gin, your rank and des of active duty service. 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/12943670 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 Adam Corson Phone 6678874002 adam.corson.2@us.af.mil Address MD 175th ANG Warfield Air Nional Guard Base Middle River, MD 21200-2899 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. Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, des (including Month and Year, e.g., 02/2017, Feb 2017, etc.) of employment and duties performed. 2. Other supporting documents : DoD or Pro Board Firefighter Certificion System as Firefighter

I, II, HAZMAT

Operions, and Emergency Medical Responder (or higher). If you are a current Federal Employee, please submit your most current non-award SF-50 when applying. If selected, failure to submit this documention may affect your pay and/or delay your appointment.

Veterans' Preference:

If you are claiming veteran's preference, you MUST submit the approprie documention. Failure to do so WILL result in the loss of veteran's preference. - 10-

Point Veterans' Preference:

You MUST submit a signed SF-15, "Applicion for 10-Point Veterans' Preference" plus the proof as required by the SF-15. - 5-

Point Veterans' Preference:

You MUST submit a copy of your DD-214 which includes Character of Service (usually Member-4 copy). If you are currently active duty, you may submit written documention (certificion) from your branch of service certifying th you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions no ler than 120 days after the de the certificion is signed. The certificion should also include when your terminal leave gin, your rank and des of active duty service. 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/12943670 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 Adam Corson Phone 6678874002 adam.corson.2@us.af.mil Address MD 175th ANG Warfield Air Nional Guard Base Middle River, MD 21200-2899 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 Open & closing des 05/02/2026 to 05/17/2026 Salary $46,610 - $60,593 per year Pay scale & grade GS 5 Locion 6 vacancies in the following locion: Middle River, MD 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 Multiple Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 7 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

MD-12943670-AF-26-062AT5

Control number 867552900