Firefighter (Basic Life Support) | Rock Island, IL

pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. Duties Respond to accidents and other emergencies involving injury, illnesses, hazardous environments, and other unknowns. Upon arrival determines scene safety, makes a preliminary backssment of the patient's condition and selects from a variety of prescribed Basic Life Support Protocols, which is appropriate under the given circumstances.

Provide treatment as prescribed in protocol, modifies the protocol, as necessary, within prescribed limits. After stabilization of the patient is accomplished decide which medical facility to use and provide transport by the best route to the medical

facility. Respond to various alarms and combats fire requiring the full performance of firefighting tasks of moderate to severe difficulty to protect life and property.

Serves as member of the hazardous material/weapons of mass destruction (WMD) emergency response team and structural firefighting crew. Drives and operates fire department vehicles of significant complexity to include firefighting equipment (Fire Engines, Aerial Ladder), ALS Ambulance, Hazardous Materials Response unit, Support equipment, Rescue boats and forklifts as required. Requirements Conditions of Employment Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background

investigation. A current, valid state driver's license and Government license is mandatory for this position.

A pre-employment and continuing drug testing is required. Physical fitness training is required for the position. Incumbent must pass a Firefighters Agility Test prior to employment and annually thereafter. Incumbent is required to pass preemployment and annual firefighter physicals. This position requires rotating shifts. 144 Firefighter hours per pay period. This position requires heavy lifting up to 75lbs. This position is mission essential. Qualifications This position is included under provisions of Special Retirement Coverage (SRC) and may have both maximum entry age and mandatory retirement date.

For more information follow this link: This is a developmental position, GS-04, GS-05, GS-06 FPL GS-07. Management may select at either grade level. Recruitment and relocation incentives may be authorized. Student loan repayment may be authorized. Salary negotiations for those candidates who are new to Federal service may be authorized. Credit for Prior Non-Federal Work Experience and Certain Military Service for Determining Annual Leave Accrual Rate may be authorized. Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e. g. Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) 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.

Specialized Experience GS-04: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Assisting in responding to accidents and emergencies involving injury and/or illness; 2) Using and maintaining a variety of firefighting equipment; 3) Knowledge in the theories of fire extinguishment; actively participates in formal training and/or hands on training in fire protection and prevention. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-03). OR Education: Two years of education above the high school level in an accredited college or university in Fire Training, Fire Science, or other related fields of study.

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education by 60. Add the two percentages. Specialized Experience GS-05: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Assisting with controlling hazardous materials incidents; 2) Assisting in responding to accidents and emergencies involving injury and/or illness; 3) Assisting with extinguishing fires and/or rescue operations for a fire department; 4) Using a variety of equipment for communication, rescue, and medical attention (i.

e. telephone and radios, extrication tools, ropes, medical tools, etc. ); 5) Actively participates in formal training and/or hands on training in fire protection and prevention. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04). OREducation: Four years of education above the high school level in an accredited college or university in Fire Science, Fire Training, or other related fields of study.

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education by 120. Add the two percentages. Specialized Experience GS-06: One year of specialized experience which include: 1) Controlling and extinguishing fires, operating hose lines, makes forced entries, ventilating structures; 2) Performing or assisting in rescue operations including administering first aid to injured victims; 3) Using a variety of equipment for communication, rescue, and medical attention (i.

e. telephone and radios, extrication tools, ropes, medical tools, etc. ); 4) Assisting with controlling hazardous materials incidents; 5) Driving and operating firefighting apparatus of significant complexity; e. g. pumpers, aerial ladder trucks, and crash rescue trucks. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).

Specialized Experience GS-07: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Controlling and extinguishing fires, operates hose lines, makes forced entries, ventilating structures; 2) Performing or assists in rescue operations including administering first aid to injured victims; 3) Driving and operate firefighting apparatus of significant complexity; e. g. pumpers, aerial ladder trucks; 4) Responding to releases or potential releases of hazardous materials for the purpose of stopping or controlling the release using specialized protective clothing and control equipment; 5) Using a variety of equipment for communication, rescue, and medical attention (i.

e. telephone and radios, extrication tools, ropes, medical tools, etc. ); 6) Actively participates in formal training and/or hands on training in fire protection and prevention. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). For each grade level, you must also meet the certification and licensure requirements as stated in the Education Section of this announcement.

Maximum Entry Age (MEA) The MEA for Firefighters is 37. An employee originally hired into a covered position must be hired by the last day of the month he/she reaches 37. Maximum Reentry Age An employee who previously served on a covered position may be rehired past the MEA as long as he/she is able to complete 20 years of covered service by his/her mandatory retirement age. The maximum re-entry age for the individual is calculated by determining the total amount of time he/she has served on a covered position and subtracting that from age 57 if a firefighter.

The employee's current age is compared to the calculated maximum re-entry age to determine if he/she can be rehired into the covered position. Waivers to Maximum Entry Age MEA may be waived, but only under specific circumstances and only if approved by the authorized entity: Waivers to MEA for firefighters must be approved by local Command. Proof of Age: As this is (primary/rigorous firefighter OR covered ATC) position, your application package MUST include a government issued document indicating your date of birth. Failure to submit this document will result in your application being marked as Incomplete and you WILL NOT receive further consideration for this position 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.

How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Once the announcement has closed, a review of (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement.

If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.

Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates. Required Documents The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the. As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

1. Your resume: 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. Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.

e. HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position. For additional information see: 2. Other supporting documents: Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable This position has an individual occupational requirement and/or allows for substitution of education for experience. If you meet this requirement based on education you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your application package or you will be rated ineligible.

See: This position requires a job-related license or certification. You MUST submit a copy of your license or certification with your application package or you will be rated ineligible. See: NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application.

You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility. If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U. S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from. Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating. PDN-9ac9c4ea-59f7-40ed-9005-d94de1f14e0d