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Lead Firefighter (Basic Life Support/Hazardous Material Technician)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 8 days ago
On-site North Little Rock, AR $56K – $73K Apply by Jun 22, 2026 Fire Protection and Prevention ESTPISTP Trades
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The Lead Firefighter is responsible for directing and assigning day-to-day activities, for lower graded Fire Department personnel in all fire protection services (including fire/safety building inspections, inspections of first aid and firefighting equipment, maintenance of the fire station, firefighting quarters, apparatus, equipment and appliances), and performs firefighting tasks.
What You'll Do
- →Major duties include, but not limited to: Attends and conducts training for personnel as directed by the Fire Chief in all phases of firefighting and protection within the structural series.
- →Serves as the on-scene commander of a fire/ crash scene until relieved by the Fire Chief or Deputy Fire Chief.
- →Supervises fire alarm communication center operations to ensure all firefighting equipment and personnel are dispatched as required.
- →Conducts fire prevention inspections.
- →Direct the utilization of firefighting equipment (i.e, hydrants, hose lines, ladders, nozzles) to suppress and extinguish fires in emergency operations.
- →Respond to alarms, combats fire, and rescues personnel requiring the full performance of firefighting tasks involving structures, equipment, facilities, crashed and burning aircraft, fuel, hazardous materials and brush fires.
- →Perform life-saving techniques under pressure and/or techniques to stop bleeding, check windpipes for obstruction, while perform CPR or providing assistance.
- →Perform firefighter and emergency medical care tasks while at the same time avoiding unnecessary risk to self and others.
- →Apply techniques of proper firefighting, rescue, toxic or dangerous materials containment and subsequent decontamination methods and extinguishing agents.
- →Unreels and connects hose, lays hose lines, operates charged lines, places, and raises ladders, operates portable and stationary firefighting apparatus, ventilates buildings, evacuates, or rescues occupants, uses chemicals, axes, bars, hooks, self- contained breathing apparatus and other firefighting equipment to extinguish fires and protect life and property.
- →Alternate as hose-man, ladder-man, hydrant- man, rescue-man, nozzle-man, and salvage- man or hand lineman.
- →Operates and maintains care of a variety of lifesaving and rescue equipment including ambulance equipment, two-way radio equipment, telemetry equipment, cardiac monitors, specialized kits and bags, backboards, suction devices, monitors, splints, oxygen delivery systems, and stretchers.
- →Work Schedule: Sunday- Sunday, Rotating Shifts, 7:00AM- 7:00AM, 72 Hours per week, subject to change based on the needs of the facility Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Position Description/PD#: Lead Firefighter (Basic Life Support/Hazardous Material Technician)/PD04520A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process.
- ✓In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment.
- ✓The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959 Physical Requirements: A pre-placement physical examination is required.
- ✓Must be able to independently operate Government Vehicle.
- ✓Must provide clean driving record report from the DMV during the pre-employment process.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 47efe960-a392-49c0-be25-40acf3ab7b67
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