This position is located with the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, TRACEN Petaluma, Fire & Emergency Services Division in Petaluma, CA.

Duties

You will serve as one of two Lead Firefighters providing a variety of emergency response and rescue services to include structural, wildland firefighting, emergency medical service, hazardous material (HAZMAT) operations-level leak-spill-fire control, confined space entry and rescue, motor vehicle accidents, water rescue, and related rescue and response services on-base and within the local community.  You will be actively engaged in the fire prevention program by making fire prevention inspection of base facilities. 

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to undergo pre-employment and random drug testing.
• The position requires a valid state driver's license.
• Applicant is required to meet the physical requirements of the position.
• Max 37 years of age entry restriction (see questions for more information).

Qualifications

You qualify for the GS-08 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the federal service.  Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.  Some examples of specialized experience include (1) controlling or extinguishing fires as a member of an organized military, industrial, volunteer, or governmental fire department or brigade; (2) rescue operations; (3) detection, reduction, or elimination of potential fire hazards; (4) operation of fire communications equipment; (5) controlling hazardous materials incidents and/or (6) developing, implementing, or providing training in fire protection and prevention. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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 that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.  If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. In addition to the requirements above, possession of the following qualifications and certifications are highly desired upon application.  These qualifications/certifications must be obtained within one year of employment and maintained: • Apparatus Driver-Operator for:• Pumpers• Water Tender• Emergency Vehicle Operator Course (EVOC)• Firefighter 1 & 11• Fire Officer I & II• Fire Instructor I & II• Fire Inspector I• Confined Space Rescue (when resources allow)• HAZMAT Operations (awareness, operations) & HAZMAT Incident Commander.• EMT -Basic Life Support• Incident Command System (ICS) certification:  ICS-100, ICS-200, IS-700 and IS-800

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Contacts

• Address United States Coast Guard 2401 HAWKINS POINT ROAD MAIL STOP 4 BALTIMORE, Maryland 21226 United States
• Name: USCG Applicant Support
• Phone: 866-656-6830
• Email: [email protected]