Job opening: Fire Protection Inspector
Salary: $54 292 - 70 578 per year
Published at: Sep 09 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
About the Position: This position is located with the Directorate of Emergency Services (DES) - Fire Protection & Prevention Division, Fort Campbell lies on the Kentucky/Tennessee border between Hopkinsville, KY & Clarksville, TN.
Please see Additional Information for TERM information.
Duties
Participate in the annual Fire Prevention Week activities.
Develop fire and life safety education to installation population.
Validate fire code compliance with prescribed laws, Army regulations, and policies.
Evaluate industrial processes, installed equipment, fire alarm and fire suppression systems, and other functions within structures that apply to fire and life-safety standards.
Perform fire inspection and code enforcement activities within permanent and temporary structures.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- This position requires the completion of pre-employment and periodic subsequent medical examination in accordance with DoDM 6055.06 to ensure continued, required level of physical health and ability or fitness to perform the duties of the position.
- This position is covered by the Civilian Drug Abuse Testing Program. This is a drug testing designated position.
- The position requires the following International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) or Pro Board certifications: please see Qualifications and Required Documents information.
- The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.
- The employee must obtain and maintain valid CPR or higher-level certification.
- One year trial/probationary period may be required.
Qualifications
This position is included under the provisions of Special Retirement Coverage (SRC) and may have both a maximum entry age and a mandatory retirement date. Click here for more information on SRC for Firefighters (Secondary)
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA)
In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Please, note the following: This is a Term Appointment NTE 3 years. Position may be filled as a Term Appointment NTE 3 years. Term appointments may be extended beyond of six (6) years, up to eight (8) years. With DoD approval, Term appointments may be extended beyond eight (8) years. Current permanent Federal employees (to include permanent Army employees) applying for a Term appointment will be appointed/converted into a Term appointment with no statutory return rights back to a permanent position.
***NOTE: If you are a current Army employee and want to be considered for a temporary promotion, reassignment, or change to lower grade, you must apply to Announcement Number # MCFU243959768654
Specialized Experience is defined as: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service which includes: 1) Experience with conducting fire inspection and code enforcement duties in low-, medium, and high-hazard occupancies and industrial facilities; 2) Experience with fire engineering design processes, Community Risk Assessment, Community Risk Reduction processes to prevent the loss of life; 3) Experience participating in fire safety engineering and fire prevention program initiatives that includes instructions, regulations and international and nations safety codes; And 4) Experience performing fire prevention and community risk assessment activities independently, discussing significant issues with Fire Prevention team supervisors.
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone -- no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Certifications: In addition to the above requirements, this position requires that the incumbent possess and maintain the following DoD IFSAC or Pro-Board issued certifications: Fire Inspector I & II, Fire Instructor I, Firefighter I & II, HAZMAT Awareness, Airport Firefighter, Driver Operator-Pumper, Driver Operator-Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF), CPR and AED. You MUST submit a copy of your certifications with your application package.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Emergency CommunicationFire EngineeringFire Prevention, Inspection, and Code ComplianceFire/Life Safety Training, Public Education, and Outreach
Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07).
Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade, time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.
NOTE: To support the Advancement requirement you MUST submit a copy of your latest non-award SF-50 that reflects your highest grade held on a permanent basis along with your application/resume package.
You must meet the one year time-in-grade requirement so you will need to provide an SF-50 which clearly demonstrates you meet the time-in-grade requirements. Failure to do so may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Contacts
- Address FU-W0U4AA US ARMY IMCOM-USAG FT CAMPBELL
DO NOT MAIL
Fort Campbell, KY 42223
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- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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