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Fire Protection Specialist
National Park Service · Posted 36 days ago
On-site Gustavus, AK $101K – $132K Apply by Aug 25, 2026 Fire Protection and Prevention ESTJESTPISTP
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This position is a Fire Protection Specialist that will serve as the Park Fire Chief, located in Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve, in the Visitor and Resources Protection Division. For more information please contact: Joni Seay, Acting Superintendent, Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve @ Joni_Seay@nps.gov
What You'll Do
- →Major Duties: Executes a structural fire program to ensure life safety of park personnel, concessionaire employees, a large ongoing population of public visitors, and physical protection of park facilities, structures, and cultural and natural resources.
- →Audit park structural fire programs, conduct risk assessments on existing park facilities, including historic structures, and provide risk mitigation solutions.
- →Manages the structural fire program for the assigned area.
- →Prepares fire budget requirements for projects, equipment acquisition, travel and training, and service contracts.
- →Prepares reports on fire losses/trends and recommends steps to alleviate unfavorable conditions.
- →Ensures fire suppression, detection, fire alarm systems, model building codes and standards are in accordance with International Code Council (ICC), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards, and National Park Service (NPS) manuals.
- →Coordinates with Fire Code Officials to review plans and monitor phases of construction throughout the park to ensure that on-site inspection of new construction and alteration/maintenance projects are conducted for compliance Assumes command of firefighting and emergency activities while on duty.
- →Directs emergency services equipment and personnel to respond to all type of emergencies.
- →Determines protection requirements and schedules subordinates/equipment for standby and special responses or public Physical Demands: Most work is accomplished in an office setting, such as sitting for long periods, requiring intense concentration, attention to detail, and short deadlines.
- →Presenting and instructing others or participating in large and small groups, task forces, committees, training sessions or workshops.
- →Fire inspections or program reviews may entail hiking or climbing.
- →The incumbent is expected to maintain incident qualifications, they may undergo periods of high intensity arduous work in an outdoor and often hazardous setting.
- →The incumbent is expected to maintain a fitness level and meet the NFPA medical standard appropriate to the incident qualifications requirement for positions certified.
- →All Risk Emergency Incident Management Team assignments and other field assignments may require an extensive amount of walking, bending, and climbing, and subject the incumbent to hazardous environmental conditions.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship required.
- ✓Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
- ✓Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
- ✓Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service).
- ✓Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
- ✓Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal civilian employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.
- ✓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.
- ✓You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required.
- ✓You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards.
- ✓A uniform allowance will be provided.
- ✓You may occasionally be required to work evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work.
- ✓You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 1-15 nights per month depending on location.
- ✓You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 92c51da2-1219-4be8-9524-762000c0b20a
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