Physical Demands: The work is normally sedentary but often requires long hours of varied shifts during fire emergencies.
Occasional field assignments may include long periods of standing or walking over rough terrain.

Work Environment: Most work is performed in an office setting. Field assignments include work at fire locations with exposure to smoke and inclement weather. Work may require frequent flying in small fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft. Incumbent will adhere to all safety rules and regulations as prescribed in manuals/supplements or by the designated Safety Officer.

We expect to fill one vacancy at this time; however, more than one position may be filled from this announcement

This position has been identified as one of the key fire management positions under the Interagency Fire Program Management (IFPM) Standard. This position has been categorized as a Unit Fire Program Manager (UFPM), and requires selectee to meet the minimum qualification standards for IFPM prior to being placed into the position. Detailed information regarding IFPM positions can be found at IFPM.

This is a secondary/administrative fire position under the special retirement provisions of 5 U.S.C. 8336(c) (CSRS) and 5 U.S.C. 8412(d) (FERS).While secondary positions are not subject to the maximum entry age policy, the selectee must have prior service in a primary position and meet the transfer requirement for movement from a primary to secondary position to be eligible for special retirement coverage. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure this office has enough information to determine your retirement status to ensure you do not lose benefits (normally through submission of your SF-50). YOU MUST LET US KNOW IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY IN A PRIMARY POSITION.

THIS IS A DRUG TESTING DESIGNATED POSITION. In accordance with Executive Order 12564, and under the Department's Drug Free Workplace Program, applicant(s) tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use and to pass the test prior to appointment. In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use.

You must be 18 years of age or older to be assigned to a hazardous position.

You must possess a valid state driver's license by the closing date of the announcement and at all times during your appointment in this position.

Responses to the online job-specific questions must be supported in your resume.

You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

You must meet all IFPM minimum qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

Specialized Experience Requirements: In addition to meeting the basic education requirements, you must meet specialized experience requirements. we must be able to determine that you meet the basic education requirements and the specialized experience requirement - please be sure to include this information in your resume. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade of the position to be filled.

For GS-12: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) in the Federal service to qualify. Specialized experience must have included all of the following elements as described below:

Fire Program Management:
* Reviewing and evaluating fire management plans for ecological soundness and technical adequacy;
* Conducting field inspections before and after prescribed or wildland fires to determine if resource objectives were achieved and/or to evaluate the effectiveness of actions taken; and
* Developing analyses on the ecological role of fire and its use and/or exclusion, and smoke management.
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In addition, appropriate experience must have included either Prescribed Fire/Fuels Management or Fire Management Operations as described below:
Prescribed Fire/Fuels Management - experience in a broad range of activities such as:
* Professional forest or range inventory methods and procedures (e.g., Brown's planar intercept for dead down fuels; live fuel loading assessments);
* Analysis of fuel loadings and determination of appropriate fuel treatment methods and programming;
* Land use planning and environmental coordination;
* Evaluating prescribed fire plans or fire management plans to ensure fire containment is possible and identify appropriate suppression contingencies if containment is not obtained.
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Fire Management Operations - analyzing and applying fire management strategies, plus experience in at least five of the following activities:
* Mobilization and Dispatch Coordination
* Fire Prevention and Education
* Training
* Logistics
* Equipment Development and Deployment
* Fire Communication Systems
* Suppression and Preparedness
* Aviation

There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-12 and above grade level.

Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade requirement in accordance with 5 CFR 300.604. If you are a current Federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled.

Selective Placement Factor 1: PRIOR WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING EXPERIENCE REQUIRED. Applicants must have at least one season (3-6 months) of prior wildland firefighting experience. This must be evidenced in your application. The Department of the Interior defines wildland firefighting experience as: any non-structure fire that occurs in the wildland. Wildland firefighting experience is gained through work on the fire line in containment, control, suppression or use of wildland fire. Wildland fires are categorized into two distinct types:1) Wildfires - Unplanned ignitions or prescribed fires that are declared wildfires, and;

2) 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.

Selective Placement Factor 2: To meet minimum qualification requirements for Assistant Fire Management Officer (AFMO), you must possess all of the following National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) incident management qualifications and training requirements to be considered eligible for this position:
1) (DIVS ) Division OR (ASGS) Air Support Group Supervisor, and
2) (ICT3) Incident Commander Type 3 or (RXB2) Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 2

You must provide a copy of your Incident Qualification and Certification System (IQCS) Master Record or other equivalent documentation which verifies you meet the required NWCG minimum qualifications for this position. Failure to provide this documentation by the closing date of the announcement will result in you being rated as not qualified.