GS-09: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the
GS-08 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
1) providing fire prevention, fire protection and emergency operations;
2) performing emergency medical service at the paramedic level;
3) performing hazardous materials responses;
4) performing airfield fire control, disaster response/control and recovery; and
5) driving and operating an ambulance.
***Certification Requirements for GS-09: Current National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians-Paramedic certification (NREMT-P); Firefighter I, Firefighter II, Airport Firefighter issued by DoD, ProBoard, or IFSAC. Copies of Certifications MUST be submitted upon selection to verify eligibility***
GS-08: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the
GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
1) providing pre-hospital emergency medical services care at the paramedic level to injured and/or ill patients;
2) maintaining appropriate reports, forms and documents utilizing medical charting and medical terminology; and
3) driving and operating an ambulance.
NOTE: *** Entry-level parenthetical medical firefighters (Paramedic) levels must successfully complete any and all required training, to include being DoD certified at the Firefighter I and II levels and Airport Firefighter level, if applicable within a maximum of 24 months. Entry-level parenthetical medical firefighters (Paramedic) who fall into this category are one grade less than the target GS grade.**
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.