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Fire Protection Specialist (Instructor)
National Park Service · Posted 11 days ago
Hybrid Boise, ID $90K – $116K Apply by Sep 11, 2026 Fire Protection and Prevention ENFJENFPESFJINFJ Education
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This position is located within the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington Office, Division of Fire. More information about the surrounding location can be found here.
What You'll Do
- →As a Fire Protection Specialist (Fire Instructor), your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Serves as an instructor for all fire related suppression classes for course disciplines delivered in the NPS to include firefighter, driver operator, fire officer, live fire instructor and fire refresher.
- →Provides technical expertise and serves as subject matter expert to assure language within aid agreement/contracts is comprehensive and meets the needs of any one NPS site requiring fire.
- →Serves as the principal technical advisor for the Structure Fire Training Program in the areas of education and training systems design, course development, training implementation and evaluation, and qualification standards.
- →Responsible for planning and developing experimental programs, evaluating results, and using pertinent findings to plan, develop, and implement new service-wide programs.
- →Provides expert guidance and counsel for protection and suppression/training/prevention aspects of structural fire management policy development and implementation.
Requirements
- ✓Must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen or National.
- ✓Suitability for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation.
- ✓Direct Deposit Required.
- ✓This is a bargaining unit position.
- ✓Possess and maintain a valid driver's license.
- ✓Must pass a pre-employment medical examination and may be subject to post-employment medical examinations to determine if they are maintaining the fitness standards for this position.
- ✓You will be required to submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to appointment.
- ✓In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use.
- ✓This is a uniformed position; you will be authorized for occasional wear of the NPS Class A uniform to represent the NPS and the Structural Fire Program.
- ✓Individuals assigned male at birth after 12-31-59 must be registered for the Selective Service.
- ✓To verify registration, visit SSS.gov.
- ✓A condition of employment for accepting this position, may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.
- ✓The probationary or trial period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service.
Personality Fit
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