Wildland Firefighter

**Duties**:

- Incumbent performs assignments as an entry level wildland firefighter on a wildland fire module or hand crew, engine crew or helitack crew.
- Receives training in the fundamental procedures and techniques of wildland fire management work to include managing risks and hazards, safety protocols, and proper use of equipment.
- Works with higher-graded firefighters and receives on-the-job training, instruction and orientation in prevention and preparedness, fuels management, fire suppression, monitoring, and post-fire activities.
- May be assigned to carry out specialized assignments such as tree falling, backfire, and burnout operations
- Maintains and utilizes a variety of specialized tools, equipment and techniques while actively managing wildfires
- Participates in physical fitness programs.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- U.S. Citizenship Required
- You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit
- You may be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
- If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
- This position has been designated as an Incidental Operator under the Indian Affairs Motor Vehicle Safety Program, therefore, the incumbent will be required annually to acknowledge and certify possession of a valid state driver's license.

**Qualifications**:
**EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS**:

- **GS-3**: Six (6) months of general work experience; **OR** **one (1) year of related education or training above the high school level (30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours); **OR** a combination of education and work experience, i.e., 3 months of general experience (50% of the experience requirement), and 15 semester hours of the education (50% of the education requirement) when combined meets the total requirements for the position.
- **GENERAL EXPERIENCE**: Work experience or military service that demonstrated the ability to follow directions and to read, understand, and retain a variety of instructions, regulations, and procedures and that otherwise demonstrates the ability to perform or learn to perform the duties of the position. **NOTE**: Appropriate firefighter training may be substituted for experience on a month-for-month basis. Firefighter training obtained as part of a high school curriculum
- may be substituted for the 6 months of
- general experience required for this GS-3 position.
- **MAXIMUM ENTRY AGE (MEA) AND FIREFIGHTER SPECIAL RETIREMENT COVERAGE**: This is a Primary/Rigorous Firefighter position under the special retirement provisions of 5 U.S.C. 8336 (c) (CSRS) and 5 U.S.C. 8412 (d) (FERS). The maximum entry-age (MEA) for this position shall not exceed age 37, unless you have sufficient prior Federal civilian law enforcement or firefighter experience or you are a preference eligible veteran. Applicants must be 18 years of age, but not have reached their 37th birthday **by the closing date of this announcement**. Applicants over the MEA of 37 MUST have enough prior covered service under the Firefighter Special Retirement benefit in order to be eligible for re-entry into a primary firefighter position.
- These positions are covered by the special enhanced annuity retirement provisions for Federal Firefighters and Law Enforcement officers and have a mandatory retirement age of 57. Two exceptions are allowed: 1) an applicant has prior Federal service in documented special retirement covered position(s) sufficient to count toward 20 years of covered service on or before the mandatory retirement age of 57; or 2) an applicant is a qualified veterans' preference eligible, in which case the MEA is waived and their corresponding retirement age may be higher than 57 after completing 20 years of service. You must supply a copy of your Defense Department Form 214 (DD-214) along with Standard Form 15 (if applicable) and any associated documentation in accordance with the instructions in this vacancy announcement.- **All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.**

**Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur within 90 days from the closing date**.
- The duties of this position are so rigorous that employment is limited to physically vigorous individuals who must meet established maximum age and physical qualification requirements.
- **Physical Demands**:Arduous exertion for protracted periods of time such as, but not limited to, extensive running, walking, climbing, kneeling, stooping, pulling hoses, jumping and twisting, prolonged standing, walking over uneven ground, and recurring bending, reaching, lifting and carrying of items weighing over 50 pounds and shared lifting and carrying of heavier items, and similar activities requiring at least average