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Firefighter (Paramedic) Department of Defense Defense Logistics Agency Summary See below for important informion regarding this job. Learn more about this agency Summary See below for important informion regarding this job. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this month • Apply today Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 16, 2026 This job will close when we have received 100 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Learn more Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Whitehall, OH 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $64,406 - $83,733 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9 Promotion potential 9 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 Temporary - 2 years 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 Yes Drug test Yes Security clearance Other Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
DLADSC-26-12976742-DHA
Control number 871613400 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency This is a Direct Hiring Authority Notice open to the Public using the Department of Defense Defense Industrial Base (DIB) DHA. Videos Duties Help Serves as a fully trained member of a firefighting crew engaged in a full range of emergency response to include: fire, emergency medical, specialized rescue, and nural disasters. Controls and extinguishes fires, operes hose lines, performs fire ground operions to include forcible entry, ventilion, search and rescue and salvage and overhaul. Drives and operes a full range of complex vehicles and apparus to include fire engines, ladder trucks, technical rescue apparus, medic units, and response trailers opering onboard systems. Performs advanced and detailed pient assessment by conducting a systemic evaluion of the pient's condition. Conducts and interprets electrocardiograms (EKG) depending on personal certificion and local protocols. Performs advanced airway techniques including the use of an esophageal or dual lumen airway device and oral intubion using laryngoscopy. Assists paramedic personnel in advanced life support situions in a developmental capacity. Alternes as Lead Firefighter responsible for directing and participing in firefighting activities, fire prevention functions, stion and equipment maintenance, training and administrive duties. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must be a U.S. citizen
Tour of Duty:
Set Schedule; 144 hours per pay period (https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Join-Our-Team/Benefits/#Work)
Security Requirements:
Non-Critical Sensitive Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determinion, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudiced background checks grounds for removal. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA):
Non-Exempt Selective Service Requirement:
Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized Bargaining Unit Stus:
Yes Pre-Employment Physical:
Required Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identificion documents to access certain federal facilities.
See https:
//www.tsa.gov/real-id for more informion.
Certificions/Licenses:
Firefighter 1 and 2, Cardio Pulmonary Resuscition, Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic, Valid Ste Drivers License.
Age Requirement:
Yes (See Additional Informion) This is a Mission Essential (ME) position. The incumbent may be required to report to work in the event of a nural disaster, inclement weher, or crisis. Individual must complete a pre-employment and an annual medical exam IAW DoD 6055.05-M to determine the reasonable likelihood of a firefighter's ability to execute the arduous and rigorous essential functions of fire suppression and rescue. Qualificions To qualify for a Firefighter (Paramedic) , your resume and supporting documention must support: A.
Specialized Experience :
One year of specialized experience th equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or reled to this position. For current and former Federal civilian service employees, to qualify for the GS-09 grade level, specialized experience must be the GS-07 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or prive sector. For all other applicants to qualify for the GS-09 grade level, specialized experience must be the GS-08 grade level or equivalent in the military or prive sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualificions, and any other regulory requirements by the cut-off/closing de of the announcement.
Creditable specialized experience includes:
GS- 07: Assisting in performing a full range of firefighting duties such as combing fires, opering hose lines, making forced entries, and search and rescue. Assisting in rescue operions. Performing basic life support the emergency medical technician basic level. Determining proper emergency response/equipment needs in an emergency situion. GS-08: Performing a full range of firefighting duties such as combing fires, opering hose lines, making forced entries, and search and rescue. Performing or assisting in rescue operions. Performing emergency medical care the intermedie/advanced level. Driving and operes emergency vehicles.
AND B. SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR
(SPF): Department of Defense (DoD) 6055.06-M, "Fire and Emergency Services Certificion Program" identifies the level of performance required for all DoD Fire and Emergency Services personnel. The certificions listed below are the minimum mandory certificion requirements for this position. DoD Incumbents shall possess DoD Certificions, or equivalent accredited certificions from the Internional Fire Service Accredition Congress (IFSAC) or the Nional Professional Qualificions System (Pro-Board):
Accredited Certificion:
Firefighter I & II •
Note:
Driver Operor Certificion requirements are determined locally based on duty assignments.
Ste of Ohio Certificions:
Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic•Cardio Pulmonary Resuscition •If you do not possess a certificion for the ste in which you are applying, you MUST have Nional Registry certificion and be eligible for reciprocity requirements.
Other Requirements:
Valid Ste Driver's License Other training requirements th must be obtained within two years of employment and maintained: Emergency Vehicle Operor, (EVOC), Driver Operor - Aerial, and Driver Operor-Pumper AND C.
Minimum Age Requirement:
Will be less than 37 years of age the time of appointment. OR Will be 37 years of age or older the time of appointment, but meet the following: (1) previously served in a DoD Firefighter position th was approved for Special Retirement Coverage and (2) after appointment to a, be able to complete a total of 20 years of covered service as a Firefighter by the last day of the month in which I reach age 57. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. This position has been designed as a Mission Essential Position (e.g., snow emergency days, holidays, increased security periods, nional emergency). The position cannot be vaced during war or nional emergency without seriously impairing the mission. Assignments may be performed any job site within the organizion.
Physical Demands:
The work involves extended periods of heavy moving and lifting. Generally, the work requires recurring bending, stooping, stretching, and positioning of fire hoses, fire extinguishers, and other equipment. Must be able to wear protective clothing and equipment weighing up to 100 pounds, while working in extreme he and cold under adverse conditions, such as fire and smoke.
Work Environment:
The employee works outside in all types of weher conditions. Employee is exposed to out of control fires, emergency medical scenes, and other dangerous situions. Is also exposed to the possibility of burns and other effects of smoke inhalion, he, falling merials, explosions, toxic merials, and other dangerous substances. Educion Substitution of educion may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. Additional informion As required by 5 C.F.R. § 302.106, DLA will provide Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities. All ICT interfaces with the public reled to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R. § 1194). For Important General Applicant Informion and Definitions go to: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf
Reemployed Annuitants:
This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found : https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF Drug-Free Workplace Policy The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing. Applicants tentively selected for employment in testing designed positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentive job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the de of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designed positions are subject to random drug testing. A negive drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start de). The selectee's inability successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentive or FJO being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Stement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position. The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opies, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.
ADVISORY
Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is illegal . Additional guidance on writing a federal resume can be found : USAJOBS Help Center - How do I write a resume for a federal job? The resume builder can help you cree a resume using these recommendions and uses the informion in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. 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.
Direct Hire Evaluion:
Once the applicion process is complete, a review of your applicion made to ensure you meet the job requirements. This vacancy filled through a Direct Hire Authority. All applicants who meet the basic qualificion requirements forwarded to the Selecting Official for considerion. The rule of Three, Veteran's Preference and traditional ring and ranking of applicants do not apply to this vacancy. We will evalue your applicion for basic eligibility and to determine if your experience meets the basic qualificion requirements described in the announcement. All applicants who meet the qualificions and other basic requirement are eligible for referral and selection considerion. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your ring. 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 provide a complete Applicion Package.
Each Applicion Package MUST include:
Your Resume:
IMPORTANT UPDATE
Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you removed from considerion for this announcement. The resume and required supporting documention should provide the minimum qualificions and relevant experience for the announced position. Must include the work schedule, hours worked per week, des of employment, and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted reviewed for qualificions and referred for selection considerion, if eligible. The resume must not be more than 5MB and should be saved and uploaded as a PDF to maintain formting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. Page margins should be 0.5 inches, and font styles must be legible. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text. We recommend using a font like Lo, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Applicable documents to support the eligibility(s) for which you are applying. Please review the following link for a listing of the additional documents you will need to provide: Supporting Documents . Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program ( ICTAP ): If you are an eligible ICTAP applicant you may apply for special selection over other candides for this position. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be red a score of 85 or higher for this position. ICTAP eligibles must submit one of the following as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority: a separion notice; a "Notice of Personnel Action" (SF-50) documenting separion; an agency certificion th you cannot be placed after injury compension has been termined; an OPM notificion th your disability annuity has been termined; OR a Military Department or Nional Guard Bureau notificion th you are retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456. 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 and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online applicion. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to cree a new account. You taken to an online applicion. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention, and submit the applicion.
NOTE:
Resumes up to a total of two pages accepted. Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you removed from considerion for this announcement. You will receive an email notificion when your applicion has been received for the announcement. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, https://www.usajobs.gov , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Applicion Stus page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To preview the questionnaire, please go to https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12976742 . Agency contact informion DLA Installion Support POC Phone 614-692-0877 Fax 614-693-1672 dhrsc.installion.spt@dla.mil Address DLA Installion Support 8725 John Kingman rd Ft Belvoir, VA 22060 US Next steps This position is being filled as Temporary appointment not-to-exceed (NTE) 2 years. If selected, this a Temporary/Time-Limited Appointment NTE 2 years and may be extended in increments of up to one year, NTE a total of three years. A temporary/time-limited appointment is a non-stus appointment to a competitive service position for a specific period and you may be released from this position upon management discretion. Once you successfully complete the applicion process, you will receive a notificion of receipt. Your applicion package reviewed to ensure you meet the basic eligibility and qualificions requirements, and you will receive a notificion. A review may be completed of your online questionnaire and the documention you submitted to support your responses. Applicants th are found qualified may be referred to the hiring official for considerion, and you will receive a notificion of referral. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews, and as part of the selection process, applicants may be required to complete additional supplemental documents. Once the selection is made, you will receive a notificion of the decision. If interviews are conducted, DLA uses a technique called Behavior Based Interviewing (BBI) . Be sure to check your USA Jobs account for your notificion updes. 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 provide a complete Applicion Package.
Each Applicion Package MUST include:
Your Resume:
IMPORTANT UPDATE
Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you removed from considerion for this announcement. The resume and required supporting documention should provide the minimum qualificions and relevant experience for the announced position. Must include the work schedule, hours worked per week, des of employment, and duties performed. If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted reviewed for qualificions and referred for selection considerion, if eligible. The resume must not be more than 5MB and should be saved and uploaded as a PDF to maintain formting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. Page margins should be 0.5 inches, and font styles must be legible. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text. We recommend using a font like Lo, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Applicable documents to support the eligibility(s) for which you are applying. Please review the following link for a listing of the additional documents you will need to provide: Supporting Documents . Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program ( ICTAP ): If you are an eligible ICTAP applicant you may apply for special selection over other candides for this position. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be red a score of 85 or higher for this position. ICTAP eligibles must submit one of the following as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority: a separion notice; a "Notice of Personnel Action" (SF-50) documenting separion; an agency certificion th you cannot be placed after injury compension has been termined; an OPM notificion th your disability annuity has been termined; OR a Military Department or Nional Guard Bureau notificion th you are retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456. 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 and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online applicion. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to cree a new account. You taken to an online applicion. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention, and submit the applicion.
NOTE:
Resumes up to a total of two pages accepted. Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages. If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you removed from considerion for this announcement. You will receive an email notificion when your applicion has been received for the announcement. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, https://www.usajobs.gov , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Applicion Stus page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. To preview the questionnaire, please go to https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12976742 . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion DLA Installion Support POC Phone 614-692-0877 Fax 614-693-1672 dhrsc.installion.spt@dla.mil Address DLA Installion Support 8725 John Kingman rd Ft Belvoir, VA 22060 US Next steps This position is being filled as Temporary appointment not-to-exceed (NTE) 2 years. If selected, this a Temporary/Time-Limited Appointment NTE 2 years and may be extended in increments of up to one year, NTE a total of three years. A temporary/time-limited appointment is a non-stus appointment to a competitive service position for a specific period and you may be released from this position upon management discretion. Once you successfully complete the applicion process, you will receive a notificion of receipt. Your applicion package reviewed to ensure you meet the basic eligibility and qualificions requirements, and you will receive a notificion. A review may be completed of your online questionnaire and the documention you submitted to support your responses. Applicants th are found qualified may be referred to the hiring official for considerion, and you will receive a notificion of referral. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews, and as part of the selection process, applicants may be required to complete additional supplemental documents. Once the selection is made, you will receive a notificion of the decision. If interviews are conducted, DLA uses a technique called Behavior Based Interviewing (BBI) . Be sure to check your USA Jobs account for your notificion updes. 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 today Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 16, 2026 This job will close when we have received 100 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Whitehall, OH 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $64,406 - $83,733 per year Pay scale & grade GS 9 Promotion potential 9 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 Temporary - 2 years Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union Yes Drug test Yes Security clearance Other Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
