Fire Chief

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This position is located at the Tomah VA Medical Center, Tomah, Wisconsin. The Fire Chief performs a variety of administrative and supervisory tasks and functions to operate and maintain a fully trained and responsive fire department on the medical center grounds. The fire department is responsible for firefighting activities, emergency and first responder missions, hazardous materials response, decontamination, etc. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 06/19/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS 11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS 9. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. To be eligible for employment as, or promotion to a VA Fire Chief, each employee must have received the following certifications: Fire Officer IV in accordance with NFPA 1021. Fire Inspector II in accordance with NFPA 1031. Hazardous Materials Incident Commander in accordance with NFPA 472. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must possess 1 full year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-9) in the federal service. Specialized experience is experience that demonstrates the particular competencies to perform successfully the duties of the position. Such duties may include (1) Oversees, plans, directs, and coordinates the day-to-day work of the Engine Companies; (2) Establishes and maintains Firefighter work schedules, daily logs, and other records of Fire Department work performed; (3) Performs duties of timekeeper for payroll processing. Prepares and submits written and electronic reports, and reviews crew member reports for accuracy and completeness; (4) Coordinates training needs with Firefighters. Establishes operating procedures and prepares guidance necessary to ensure the training program provides training in the full range of firefighting and prevention techniques; (5) Independently schedules coordinates and conducts inspections, test, maintenance, and minor repairs of Fire Department Equipment and Facility Fire Suppression and Detection Equipment; (6) Reviews work of subordinates, makes improvement recommendations, and provides input for performance evaluation; (7) Conducts general work planning daily, particularly in the areas of training and fire inspections. Reviews and revises schedule to meet unexpected changes and duty assignments; (8) Responsible for verbal and written reports of deficiencies, discrepancies, conflicts, or unusual situations which are identified and makes comprehensive recommendations for solutions. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Education and Training Fire Management First Response Manages Human Resources 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; religions; 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Effort: The Fire Chief must maintain an adequate level of physical fitness to react quickly and have the stamina to endure the physical exertion and stress of firefighting, they must complete 1 hour of physical activity per day per the NFPA 1500 and annually complete a Fire Department Physical Agility Test outline in NFPA 1500 and NFPA 1583. Fire Department personnel must complete an annual Firefighter physical with Employee Health to be cleared for duty. Incumbent must maintain physical condition to don personal protec

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