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Summary Position is located in Boise, ID, at the National Interagency Fire Center. Incumbent coordinates at a highly skilled level with state, regional, national and international levels with other federal agencies which includes senior staff officials from USDA Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Tribal governments, and coordination with state agencies, local governments, and non-governmental organizations (NGO). Responsibilities Serves as the national preparedness program manager providing specialized technical expertise in wildland fire preparedness activities. Advises leadership and staff at the national, regional, and field level(s) on preparedness policies and activities. Reviews existing agency and bureau policies and regulatory procedures to evaluate and determine overall effectiveness in meeting wildland fire management mission objectives. Participates as a team member in the NPS Operations Program by leading the ongoing development and evolution of strategies addressing wildfire risk though the NPS preparedness program. Serves as subject matter expert (SME) in fire management plan appendices addressing fire danger, staffing for wildfire response, unit/zone preparedness levels, and prevention activities. Implements and recommends changes in operating procedures or programs to increase the effectiveness of operations and/or to correct practices which are in violation of established regulations or procedures. Serves as national duty officer, coordinating NPS resource needs and communicating NPS wildfire statues to NPS wildland fire leadership. May serve as NPS alternate representative to the National Multiagency Coordinating Group (NMAC). Provides briefings to bureau and regional wildland fire leadership. Duties listed are at the full performance level of the position. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year - month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount qualified specialized experience. If an applicant's resume is incomplete or does not support the requirements for minimum qualifications or specialized experience a rating of "ineligible" or "not qualified" will be applied and no consideration for employment will be granted. Basic Qualification Requirements: Candidates must possess Primary/Rigorous wildland firefighting experience, gained through fire line work in containment, control, suppression or use of wildland fire. You must clearly demonstrate this experience in your resume, including the months, days and hours per week at which the work was performed in order to be considered. AND In addition to the requirements described above, the following additional experience are required for the grade specified. For the GS-12 level: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level, or higher in the Federal service, or equivalent; Examples of specialized experience include: Work in a fire program in a position such as Fire Management Officer, Fuels Program Manager, Fire Ecologist Fire Planner; Assisting in developing annual work plans; Assisting in formulating and implementing budgets; Advising management on natural resource and/or fire management issues and making recommendations; Assisting in developing plans which outline implementation of fire preparedness and response activities; Developing other plans which support the implementation of a fire management program. For the GS-13 level: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level, or higher in the Federal service, or equivalent; Examples of specialized experience include: Work in a fire program in a position such as Fire Management Officer, Fuels Program Manager, Fire Ecologist or Fire Planner; Developing annual work plans; Formulating and implementing budgets; Advising management on controversial and complex natural resource and/or fire management related issues and making recommendations; Developing plans which support the implementation of fire preparedness and response activities; Developing long-term plans which support the implementation of a fire management program. Secondary Firefighter Retirement Coverage - Applicants for this secondary administrative fire fighter position under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 8336 (c) (CSRS) and 5 U.S.C. 8412 (d), must possess knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques of wildland firefighting as demonstrated by direct wildland firefighting experience. In order to receive credit, you must provide a written description of your experience in wildland firefighting. Education without hands-on wildland firefighting experience does not meet this requirement. Periods of wildland firefighting experience, gained through militia and rural fire departments, can also be credited. Wildland fire is defined as any non-structure fire that occurs in the wildland. Two distinct types of wildland fire have been defined and include wildfire and prescribed fires as follows: Wildfire: Unplanned ignitions or prescribed fires that are declared wildfires. Prescribed Fires: Planned ignitions. This description includes only fireline experience on a Prescribed Fire; it does not include experience in the planning stages. Prescribed fire experience must be supplemented by fire suppression experience in order to be creditable as previous wildland firefighting experience. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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 There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement. Additional Information This notice is being issued to recruit personnel to occupations for which a critical hiring need has been identified. To assist in filling these positions, OPM has granted the Department of the Interior "Direct Hire Authority". This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate. A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay. A Recruitment Incentive May Be Authorized for a newly selected employee when appointed to a permanent, temporary, or term position. A Federal employee who is transferring to the National Park Service from another component, bureau or Federal agency and who does not meet the conditions under 5 CFR §575.102 is not eligible for a recruitment incentive. A Relocation Incentive May Be Authorized for a Federal employee when the employee must move, as directed by the National Park Service (NPS) either through a management directed reassignment or selection for employment, to a different location at least 50 miles away from the one where his/her position of record held at time of selection is currently located, due to a need of the NPS. A relocation incentive is not the same as a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move and, as such, may be granted in conjunction with one another. Physical Demands: The work is primarily sedentary; however, some physical exertion on fire line site visit assignments is required. Walking on rough, uneven terrain, long periods of standing, and exposure to extreme heat, smoke and temperatures is required. Working Conditions: Work is normally performed in an office setting but also includes field work. During the wildland fire season, field work may involve high risk exposure to potentially dangerous situating or stress. The field work environment involves occasional exposure to moderate risks and discomforts which usually require protective equipment to be worn. A range of safety and other precautions are required. Exposure to risks such as wildfire, heat, smoke, falling rocks and trees, etc., are a part of the job during wildland fire season. Work may require flying in small fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. Incumbent will adhere to all safety rules and regulating as prescribed in manuals/supplements or by the designated Safety Officer.