FIRE CHIEF

Summary

You will serve as a FIRE CHIEF in the Fire and Emergency Services, Commander Fleet Activities, Chinhae (CFAC) of FLEET ACTIVITIES.

Duties

• •You will serve as Fire Chief for the Commander Fleet Actvities Chinhae (CFAC) and Regional Fire and Emergency Services Program Manager.
• •You will be responsible for the administration and or command of all operations related to fire prevention, fire protection, firefighting, Hazmat response, rescue, and/or other related disasters.
• •You will project sufficient funding (controls, mitigation planning, spend, phase planning, etc.) to maintain effective operations and meet assessed expanding needs and operational commitments.
• •You will confers and advises the public works and local fire protection engineer(s) on all technical fire protection plans and specifications concerning new construction, additions or alterations.
• •You will fulfill the roles as the departmental Training Officer, Health and Safety Officer, Fire Prevention Officer and interact with Department of Defense authorities, Fire Marshalls, Fire Protection Engineers and other high-ranking officials.
• •You will use diversified techniques at the Incident Command level, including proper personal protective equipment, de-contamination, dike, dam, divert and retention to mitigate hazardous materials incidents.
• •You will supervise and manage the Fire Prevention office in the design of the overall fire inspection program and directly or indirectly supervise and direct a workforce of active duty military, civil service, contractors and Host Nation employees.
• •You will Supervises fire suppression in a multitude of structures and facilities such as warehouses, fuel, explosives storage areas and manage pre-fire planning and fire prevention inspections.
• •You will exercise policy direction, administration, and technical supervision over all personnel in the department, with full accountability for the effectiveness of all systems and operations.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: performing the full range of fire and emergency services program management functions including fire protection program implementation, strategic planning, development and budget execution for the purpose of protecting life and property from fire explosion, emergency medical emergencies, hazardous material incidents, and other related disasters. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/fire-protection-and-prevention-series-0081/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

Additional Information Continued... Priority consideration will be given to military spouse preference and family member preference eligible residing in the commute area of the duty location for this position. Commute area is defined as the geographic area surrounding the duty location in which people can reasonably be expected to travel back and forth daily. Military Spouses and Family Members may apply 30 days before their anticipated arrival date. However, they will not receive preference until arrival at the foreign location. Additional documentation may be required prior to granting preference. Military spouses and family members who are appointed may not extend longer than 2 months following the transfer of the sponsor from the commuting area of the foreign duty station; 2 months beyond the separation of the appointee's sponsor; or any time beyond the time employee ceases to be a family member. Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. This position is subject to an initial drug screening, and random testing thereafter. A negative drug test result must be received by HR within 30 calendar days after the EOD (i.e., start date). The selectee's inability to successfully pass; or refusal to conduct the test may result in: 1) the tentative or final job offer being withdrawn during the recruitment process; or 2) subsequently being removed from Federal service for failure to meet a condition of employment. You may be required to sign a "Drug Test Statement of Understanding" if you are selected for this position.