This position is located at North Cascades National Park in the Division of Natural Resources/Branch of Wildland Fire Management. One position is available.

Duties

This position serves as a Fire Operations Specialist with responsibilities for the development, implementation and administration of the park fire suppression program. Provide operational oversite for a fire suppression module and responsible for providing opportunities for on the job training, mentoring and developing module members. This position coordinates and collaborates with the Fire Management Officer and functions as primary fire operations point of contact for park. This position is responsible for ensuring safe initial and extended attack suppression procedures are implemented, ensuring fire management tactics meet resource objectives and coordination with Incident Management Teams. May serve as Duty Officer for the park and when called upon will serve as acting Fire Management Officer. In addition to fire suppression this position is responsible for planning and implementing fuels projects for the park. This position will be called on at times to participate on interdisciplinary teams; will provide fire management input ensuring compliance for both agencies and serve as subject matter expert for wildland fire management. A Recruitment Incentive May Be Authorized for a newly selected employee when appointed to a permanent, temporary, or term position. A Federal employee who is transferring to the National Park Service from another component, bureau or Federal agency and who does not meet the conditions under 5 CFR §575.102 is not eligible for a recruitment incentive.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement05/17/2024 unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount qualified specialized experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. This position has been identified as one of the key fire management positions under the Interagency Fire Program management (IFPM) Standard. This position has been categorized as a Wildland Fire Operations Specialist, Moderate Complexity and requires selectee to meet the minimum qualification standards for IFPM prior to moving into the position. For more information on IFPM, click here. Selective Factors: The applicant must have possessed all the following National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) incident management qualifications and training requirements to be considered eligible for this position: Pathways #1: Primary Core Requirement: Task Force Leader (TFLD); and Secondary Core Requirement: Incident Commander Type 3 (ICT3) OR Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 2 (RXB2) -or- Pathways #2 Primary Core Requirement: Helibase Manager (HEBM); and Secondary Core Requirement: Incident Commander Type 3 (ICT3) -AND- SELECTIVE FACTOR: You must obtain by the closing date of this announcement the required training of M-581, Fire Program Managementm an Overview. -AND- SELECTIVE FACTOR: This position is covered by the special retirement provisions of 5 U.S.C. 8336 (c) and 5 U.S.C. 8412 (d) as a Primary/Rigorous Firefighter. Applicants must be 18 years of age, but not have reached their 37th birthday by the closing date of this announcement. 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. Applicants must submit proof of their previous and/or current status in the Fire Fighter or Law Enforcement special enhanced annuity retirement system. -AND- To Qualify for the GS-0462-09: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-08 level in the Federal service. Examples of qualifying specialized for this position is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position. Examples of specialized experience include: Assisting in managing a broad range of fire programs such as preparedness, prevention, prescribed burning, monitoring, and hazardous fuels reduction. Assisting in writing and executing wildland fire management plans, prescribed burn plans, and preparedness plans. Assisting in determining annual pre-suppression and suppression needs. 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.

Education

There is no education substitute to qualify at the GS-456-9 grade level.

Contacts

• Address North Cascades National Park 810 State Route 20 Sedro Woolley, WA 98284 US
• Name: Christine Funderburk
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]