GS-08
Your resume must 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: Serves as a firefighter-paramedic who works to control and extinguish fires, rescue persons endangered by fire, and reduce or eliminate potential fire hazards.
GS-09
Your resume must 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: Serves as a fully trained member of a firefighting crew engaged in the protection of life and property. Responds to alarms and combats fire in an industrial setting requiring the full performance of a firefighting tasks involving structures, equipment, and facilities.
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.
GS-08:
Possession of a valid State of California EMT certification or National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians EMT certification is required prior to employment; however, the incumbent must obtain a valid California / Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency (ICEMA) EMT accreditation within sixty (60) days of appointment.
GS-09:
1. Must possess the following certifications issued either by the DOD, the Pro-Board, or the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC):
(a) Firefighter I
(b) Firefighter II
(c) Hazardous Materials Awareness
(d) Hazardous Materials Operations
(e) Hazardous Materials Technician or Hazardous Materials MSCs Product Control & Mass Decon
(f) Driver/Operator Pumper
(g) Driver/Operator Aerial
(h) Fire Instructor I
2. Possession of a valid State of California Paramedic License or National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Paramedic certification is required prior to employment; however, the incumbent must obtain and maintain a valid California Paramedic License & Inland Counties Emergency Medical Agency (ICEMA) accreditation within sixty (60) days of appointment.
NOTE: FIREFIGHTER SPECIAL RETIREMENT COVERAGE
MAXIMUM ENTRY AGE: Title 5 U.S.C. 3307 authorizes the head of any agency to establish a maximum entry age
for the original appointment of individuals to the position of primary and rigorous firefighter. The date immediately
preceding an individual's 37th birthday is the maximum entry age for original appointment to a position as a
Firefighter (Paramedic). This age restriction does not apply to those who have previously served in a Federal
civilian firefighting position covered by title 5 U.S.C. section 3307 provisions OR qualified veteran preference
eligible covered by title 5 U.S.C. 3307.
Primary Position- The employee's primary duties must be performing work directly connected with the control and
extinguishment of fires (CSRS and FERS). In general, if an employee spends an average of at least 50% of his/her
time performing a duty or group of duties, they are his/her primary duties. Fire Protection Inspectors, Fire Protection
Specialists and positions that are predominantly supervisory in nature or perform training are not considered
primary positions.