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174TH ATKW

FIREFIGHTER

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A Firefighter responds to fire alarms and other emergency calls. Puts out fires and rescues people from buildings. Responds to medical emergencies and assists with search and rescue efforts and industrial or hazardous waste accidents. Provides fire prevention programs or inspections in the community. May be specially trained to fight forest fires.

$50,936 / year median in New York

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FIREFIGHTER
Department of the Air Force Air Nional Guard Units Summary
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.
This Nional Guard position is for a FIREFIGHTER, Position Description NumberT6315000 and is part of the 174TH ATKW, Nional Guard. This vacancy does not meet the criteria for appointment of annuitants. 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 NumberT6315000 and is part of the 174TH ATKW, Nional Guard. This vacancy does not meet the criteria for appointment of annuitants. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Syracuse, NY 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $40,736
  • $59,031 per year Pay scale & grade GS 5
  • 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 Not required Appointment type Multiple 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 No Drug test No Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
NY-13042681-AF-T5026-518
Control number 881704100 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 position is open to U.S. Citizens. Duties Help As a
FIREFIGHTER
(CREW
CHIEF-DRIVER OPERATOR
), GS-0081-05/06, you will serve as a firefighter assigned to drive and opere firefighting vehicles of significant complexity and lead the regularly assigned crew of less than three firefighters engaged in structural and airfield firefighting and crash/rescue operions and assist in the reduction and/or eliminion of potential fire hazards. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigion. May be required to successfully complete a two year trial period. Participion in direct deposit is mandory. Employee must participe in a mandory physical fitness testing program. Employee must meet medical standards
IAW OPM GS-0081
Series and DoD Manual 6055.5. Employee is required to use all safety equipment and clothing provided by management. 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. This is a Testing Designed Position. The employee is subject to random drug testing (IAW HQ-USAF letter ded 29 Jan 90). This position requires the employee to work under adverse environmental conditions and falls under the respirory protection program and hearing conservion program. 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. May be required to work the Fire Alarm and Communicions Center (FACC). May be required to participe on Hazardous Merials Teams (HAZMAT). May be required to perform duties associed with the operion of aircraft arresting barrier equipment. Must be able to obtain and maintain the approprie clearance designed the Ste through the use of the Position Designion Tool. The maximum entry age for this position is 37 years old. Qualificions
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE
:
GS-0081-05
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; (6) developing, implementing, or providing training in fire protection and prevention; (7) firefighting and fire prevention theory and techniques; (8) fixed and mobile firefighting equipment operion; (9) planning, directing, or carrying out fire protection and prevention programs and operions and/or (10) performing emergency medical services.
GS-0081-06
Must have least 12 months experience, educion or training in one or more of the following areas: (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. (6) Developing, implementing, or providing training in fire protection and prevention (7) Firefighting and fire prevention theory and techniques; (8) Fixed and mobile firefighting equipment operion. (9) Planning, directing, or carrying out fire protection and prevention programs and operions and/or (10) Performing emergency medical services. Must have 12 months experience driving and opering firefighting vehicles, such as pumpers, aerial ladder trucks, and Airport Rescue Firefighting (ARFF) vehicles. Experience leading a crew in the operion of pumps, foam generors, extended werways, ground sweep nozzles, and other similar equipment. Experience performing and directing assigned crew in the performance of crash/rescue and firefighting duties airfields handling large or complex aircraft (e.g., fighters, bombers, cargo, passenger). Applicants who meet one of the DoD Priority Placement Program (PPP) cegories below are eligible to apply with this preference . (See Required Documents section) Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and Nional Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Employees Priority Placement Program, Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Educion If applying for the GS-05, Employee is required to be certified or obtain the certificions within 6 months of appointment by the DoD Firefighter Certificion System as Airport Firefighter (includes Firefighter I, II), Hazm Operions (includes Hazm Awareness), Apparus Driver Operor
  • Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, Apparus Driver Operor
  • Pumper.
If applying for the
GS-06, GS 06 APPLICANTS MUST
provide proof of DoD Firefighter Certificion System as 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
  • Aerial
  • , Apparus Driver Operor
  • Mobile Wer Supply (MWS)
•. •
Note:
Required if Aerial and/or MWS is assigned. You must provide Official Transcripts as 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) ). This position is indefinite without the potential to convert to permanent. Employees hired under indefinite appointments may not exceed 5 years (consecutive) time with the agency. The applicant selected may be released any time subject to a 30-day notice and advised of his/her rights and benefits to which entitled. If a permanent employee accepts this indefinite position, their tenure will change from permanent to indefinite.
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Special Retirement Provisions Authority:
One of the following apply:
  • 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 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. This designion will not exceed 14 calendar days per year unless otherwise approved in advance by the TAG. 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. 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 Management, Fire Prevention, Inspection, and Code Compliance, and Hazardous Merials 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. Detailed resume to include employer, job title with to and from des (to include month/year), duties, responsibilities, and experience gained in each position held. Resumes cannot be more than two pages in length. If the resume provided is longer than two pages, it will not move forward in the qualificion process. The resume provided must have relevant experience pertaining to the position in which you are applying to. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade. If your resume does not meet the above requirements, you will automically be disqualified for the position. 2. If qualifying for the GS-06: Must have Firefighter Certifices
  • 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
  • Aerial, Apparus Driver Operor
  • Mobile Wer Supply (MWS). 3. Other Supporting Documents, if applicable, such as:
  • Current Federal employees: Your most recent Notificion of Personnel Action (SF-50 or equivalent), as well as the highest grade (or promotion potential) held, on a permanent basis and containing informion which shows you meet time-in-grade (e.g., STEP increase, etc.) No award SF-50 accepted.
  • Former Federal Employees separed from Federal Government over a year ago: Your separion Notificion of Personnel Action (SF-50 or equivalent) showing your permanent stus and your last Federal performance appraisal plan/ring.
You must submit an SF-50(s) th shows permanent career or career conditional tenure to be considered (No award SF-50 accepted). Your last Federal performance appraisal plan must reflect a ring of Fully Successful or equivalent. 4.
IF YOU ARE CLAIMING VETERANS' PREFERENCE, YOU MUST PROVIDE PROOF AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION.
  • Veterans Preference Documention
  • If you are a Discharged, Non-Disabled Veteran, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 showing character of discharge (Member 4 copy), or other Documention of Service and Separion under Honorable Conditions, as listed on the SF15. If you don't have your DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the Nional Archives.
  • If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge, you must submit signed documention from the Armed Forces certifying: 1) your expected release/retirement from active duty, 2) under honorable conditions, 3) your pay grade/rank/re time of discharge, 4) des of active duty service, 5) any campaign or expeditionary medals received 6) ded within 120 days of your separion.
  • If you are a Disabled Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, or Mother or Spouse of a Disabled or Deceased Veteran, you must submit all additional proof required by the SF15, and if applicable, a completed SF15. You may request a copy of your Department of Veterans Affairs letter from www.ebenefits.va.gov or call 1-800-827-1000 to establish proof of disability.
  • Any other supporting documention required for verificion as described in the announcement.
  • Do not submit photographs with your applicion package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials
  • you must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc. Applicants claiming Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and Nional Guard (NG) Technician Eligible must submit the following documention:
  • Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician PPP Self Certificion Checklist (DD 3145-3)
  • Terminion SF-50 Separion sting th the applicant has Priority Placement Eligibility
  • Notice of Separion confirming of eligibility. Applicants claiming Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement must submit the following documention:
  • Military Reserve and Technician Disability PPP Self Certificion Checklist (DD 3145-2)
  • Terminion SF-50 Separion sting th the applicant has Priority Placement Eligibility
  • Notice of Separion confirming of eligibility. Applicant claiming Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Employees must submit the following documention:
  • DoD Retained Grade Self Certificion Checklist (DD 3145-1)
  • SF-50 effecting the placement in retained grade stus
  • Copy of the notificion letter the employee received (RIF or classificion downgrade) Applicants claiming Priority Placement Program, Military Spouse Preference must submit the following documention:
  • DoD Military Spouse Preference Self Certificion Checklist (DD 3145-4)
  • Sponsor's PCS Orders
  • Proof of Military member's current active duty stus
  • Marriage Certifice 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/13042681 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 New York HRO ng.ny.nyarng.list.mnhf-staffing@army.mil Address 174TH
ATKW 6001 EAST MOLLOY ROAD SYRACUSE, NY 13211 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. Detailed resume to include employer, job title with to and from des (to include month/year), duties, responsibilities, and experience gained in each position held. Resumes cannot be more than two pages in length. If the resume provided is longer than two pages, it will not move forward in the qualificion process. The resume provided must have relevant experience pertaining to the position in which you are applying to. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade. If your resume does not meet the above requirements, you will automically be disqualified for the position. 2. If qualifying for the GS-06: Must have Firefighter Certifices
  • 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
  • Aerial, Apparus Driver Operor
  • Mobile Wer Supply (MWS). 3. Other Supporting Documents, if applicable, such as:
  • Current Federal employees: Your most recent Notificion of Personnel Action (SF-50 or equivalent), as well as the highest grade (or promotion potential) held, on a permanent basis and containing informion which shows you meet time-in-grade (e.g., STEP increase, etc.) No award SF-50 accepted.
  • Former Federal Employees separed from Federal Government over a year ago: Your separion Notificion of Personnel Action (SF-50 or equivalent) showing your permanent stus and your last Federal performance appraisal plan/ring.
You must submit an SF-50(s) th shows permanent career or career conditional tenure to be considered (No award SF-50 accepted). Your last Federal performance appraisal plan must reflect a ring of Fully Successful or equivalent. 4.
IF YOU ARE CLAIMING VETERANS' PREFERENCE, YOU MUST PROVIDE PROOF AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION.
  • Veterans Preference Documention
  • If you are a Discharged, Non-Disabled Veteran, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 showing character of discharge (Member 4 copy), or other Documention of Service and Separion under Honorable Conditions, as listed on the SF15. If you don't have your DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the Nional Archives.
  • If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge, you must submit signed documention from the Armed Forces certifying: 1) your expected release/retirement from active duty, 2) under honorable conditions, 3) your pay grade/rank/re time of discharge, 4) des of active duty service, 5) any campaign or expeditionary medals received 6) ded within 120 days of your separion.
  • If you are a Disabled Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, or Mother or Spouse of a Disabled or Deceased Veteran, you must submit all additional proof required by the SF15, and if applicable, a completed SF15. You may request a copy of your Department of Veterans Affairs letter from www.ebenefits.va.gov or call 1-800-827-1000 to establish proof of disability.
  • Any other supporting documention required for verificion as described in the announcement.
  • Do not submit photographs with your applicion package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials
  • you must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc. Applicants claiming Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and Nional Guard (NG) Technician Eligible must submit the following documention:
  • Military Reserve and Nional Guard Technician PPP Self Certificion Checklist (DD 3145-3)
  • Terminion SF-50 Separion sting th the applicant has Priority Placement Eligibility
  • Notice of Separion confirming of eligibility. Applicants claiming Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement must submit the following documention:
  • Military Reserve and Technician Disability PPP Self Certificion Checklist (DD 3145-2)
  • Terminion SF-50 Separion sting th the applicant has Priority Placement Eligibility
  • Notice of Separion confirming of eligibility. Applicant claiming Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Employees must submit the following documention:
  • DoD Retained Grade Self Certificion Checklist (DD 3145-1)
  • SF-50 effecting the placement in retained grade stus
  • Copy of the notificion letter the employee received (RIF or classificion downgrade) Applicants claiming Priority Placement Program, Military Spouse Preference must submit the following documention:
  • DoD Military Spouse Preference Self Certificion Checklist (DD 3145-4)
  • Sponsor's PCS Orders
  • Proof of Military member's current active duty stus
  • Marriage Certifice 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/13042681 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 New York HRO ng.ny.nyarng.list.mnhf-staffing@army.mil Address 174TH
ATKW 6001 EAST MOLLOY ROAD SYRACUSE, NY 13211 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 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Syracuse, NY 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $40,736
  • $59,031 per year Pay scale & grade GS 5
  • 6 Promotion potential 6 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required Appointment type Multiple Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
NY-13042681-AF-T5026-518
Control number 881704100