Firefighter (Basic Life Support/Hazardous Material Tech)
DLA Careers · Richmond, VA · 3 wk ago
On-siteInformation TechnologyFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes a summary and duties. We need headings: for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We should only include sections that have real specific content.
We have duties: many bullet-like sentences. We can put under
for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We should only include sections that have real specific content.
We have duties: many bullet-like sentences. We can put under Responsibilities
with - each duty.
Requirements: includes Conditions of employment etc. Could be under
Requirements
with list.
Qualifications: includes specialized experience etc. Could be under Qualifications
with list.
Skills: maybe not explicit; we could skip.
Benefits: there is a paragraph about benefits: "A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package..." That's generic but mentions benefits. It's not specific like health insurance etc. It says "comprehensive benefits package". Might be considered substantive? It says "As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits..." It's generic but still content. We could include Benefits section with that paragraph.
Pay: not mentioned. Schedule: mentions Tour of Duty: 144 hours per pay period, shift rotation, abnormal tours. That's schedule info. So we can include Schedule section.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID.
We must remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. The posting includes many paragraphs like "Drug-Free Workplace Policy", "Additional guidance", etc. Those are boilerplate; we should remove them. Also "See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id". That's maybe not boilerplate but could be considered minor metadata; we can fold into a short p or drop. Probably we keep it as part of Requirements? It's about REAL ID requirement. Could be included under Requirements.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details like certifications, experience requirements, age requirement, etc.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
Let's structure:
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship
- Tour of Duty: 144 hours per pay period (subject to shift rotation and abnormal tours)
- Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive
- Appointment subject to favorable suitability/fitness determination
- FLSA: Non-Exempt
- Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt
- Physical Requirements: Required (encouraged to participate in physical fitness and wellness program)
- Certifications/Licenses: Firefighter 1 and 2, Driver Operator - Pumper, Hazardous Materials Technician, CPR, EMT-Basic, Valid State Driver's License
- Age Requirement: Yes (see Additional Information)
- Bargaining Unit Status: Yes
- Must complete pre-employment and annual medical exam per DoD 6055.05-M
- Must have REAL ID or other acceptable identification to access certain federal facilities (see TSA link)
But we need to keep the details about Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized (maybe we can include as minor). Could drop as not substantive? It's a detail but maybe we can include.
We also have "Selective Placement Factor (SPF): DoD 6055.06-M..." etc. That's part of Qualifications.
Qualifications section: include specialized experience requirements, certifications, etc.
Let's extract Qualifications content:
"To qualify for a Firefighter (Basic Life Support/Hazardous Materials Technician (BLS/HAZMAT)), your resume and supporting documentation must support: AND *Note: Driver Operator Certification requirements other than Driver Operator - Pumper are determined locally based on duty assignments.State of Virginia Certifications: ** If you do not possess a certification for the state in which you are applying, you MUST have National Registry certification and be eligible for reciprocity requirements. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-07 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-06 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector. Creditable specialized experience includes:Experience performing a full range of firefighting duties such as combating fires, operating hose lines, making forced entries, and search and rescue.Experience conducting hazardous materials offensive operations and decontamination operations.Experience performing or assisting in rescue operations.Experience performing basic life support at the emergency medical technician basic level.Experience determining proper emergency response/equipment needs in an emergency situation.Experience driving and operating emergency vehicles. SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR (SPF): Department of Defense (DoD) 6055.06-M, "Fire and Emergency Services Certification Program" identifies the level of performance required for all DoD Fire and Emergency Services personnel. The certifications listed below are the minimum mandatory certification requirements for this position. DoD Incumbents shall possess DoD Certifications, or equivalent accredited certifications from the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) or the National Professional Qualifications System (Pro-Board):Accredited Certification:Firefighter I & IIDriver Operator - PumperHazardous Materials Technician (must be obtained within two (2) years of Entrance-On-Duty.Emergency Medical Technician - Basic** Other Requirements Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation CertificationValid State Driver's License Other training requirements that must be obtained within one year of employment and maintained:Emergency Vehicle Operator, (EVOC), Driver Operator - Aerial. AND OR Minimum Age Requirement:Will be less than 37 years of age at the time of appointment.Will be 37 years of age or older at the time of appointment, but meet the following: (1) previously served in a DoD Firefighter position that was approved for Special Retirement Coverage and (2) after appointment to a DoD Firefighter position, be able to complete a total of 20 years of covered service as a Firefighter by the last day of the month in which you reach age 57. 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Additional Age/Certification Requirements information can be found at: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/downloads/FirefighterCertification.pdfDepartment of Defense (DoD) 6055.06-M, "Fire and Emergency Services Certification Program" identifies the level of performance required for all DoD Fire and Emergency Services personnel. The certifications listed above or within the Firefighter link are the minimum mandatory certification requirements for this position. DoD incumbents shall possess DoD Certifications, or equivalent accredited certifications from the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC) or the National Professional Qualifications System (Pro-Board). Education Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level."
That's a lot. We need to preserve all substantive info, but we can condense into bullet points while preserving details. However we must not invent or summarize away detail; but we can rephrase as bullet points as long as we keep the info. That's acceptable.
We also have Benefits section: "A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits. Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered."
We can keep that as a paragraph under Benefits.
Schedule: we have Tour of Duty: 144 hours per pay period (Position is subject to shift rotation and assignment to abnormal tours of duty.) That's schedule.
We could also include Pay? Not present.
Now we need to output HTML fragment.
Let's craft:
Responsibilities
- Serve as a fully trained member of a firefighting crew engaged in a full range of emergency response to include fire, emergency medical, hazardous materials, specialized rescue, and natural disasters.
- Perform fire suppression, emergency medical, hazardous material, and specialized rescue response.
- Control and extinguish fires, operates hose lines, performs fire ground operations to include forcible entry, ventilation, search and rescue and salvage and overhaul.
- Use various response tools and equipment to perform fire ground operations.
- Drive and operate a full range of complex vehicles and apparatus to include fire engines, ladder trucks, technical rescue apparatus, medic units, and response trailers operating onboard systems.
- Perform Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) duties to include initial and on-going patient assessment and physical examination.
- Serve as a Hazmat tech reacting to spills and releases or potential spills and releases of hazardous materials for the purpose of control, containment and confinement using materials such as brooms, sand, absorbent pads, and over-pack containers.
- Perform decontamination of victims and response personnel using various specialized equipment, to include but not limited to, chemical detection and monitoring devices.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship
- Tour of Duty: 144 hours per pay period (subject to shift rotation and assignment to abnormal tours of duty)
- Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive
- Appointment subject to completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination (reciprocity cannot be applied); unfavorable background checks are grounds for removal
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Non-Exempt
- Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt
- Physical Requirements: Required (incumbent will be highly encouraged to participate in a physical fitness and wellness program during duty hours)
- Certifications/Licenses: Firefighter 1 and 2, Driver Operator - Pumper, Hazardous Materials Technician, Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation, Emergency Medical Technician - Basic, Valid State Driver's License
- Age Requirement: Yes (see Additional Information)
- Bargaining Unit Status: Yes
- Must complete a pre-employment and an annual medical exam IAW DoD 6055.05-M to determine reasonable likelihood of ability to execute arduous and rigorous essential functions
- Must possess a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities (see https://www.tsa.gov/real-id)
- Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Qualifications
- To qualify, resume must support: State of Virginia Certifications – if you lack state certification, you must have National Registry certification and be eligible for reciprocity.
- Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience directly related to the position, equivalent to GS-06 level for GS-07 qualification.
- Creditable
Requirements
with list. Qualifications: includes specialized experience etc. Could be underQualifications
with list. Skills: maybe not explicit; we could skip. Benefits: there is a paragraph about benefits: "A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package..." That's generic but mentions benefits. It's not specific like health insurance etc. It says "comprehensive benefits package". Might be considered substantive? It says "As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits..." It's generic but still content. We could include Benefits section with that paragraph. Pay: not mentioned. Schedule: mentions Tour of Duty: 144 hours per pay period, shift rotation, abnormal tours. That's schedule info. So we can include Schedule section. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. We must remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. The posting includes many paragraphs like "Drug-Free Workplace Policy", "Additional guidance", etc. Those are boilerplate; we should remove them. Also "See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id". That's maybe not boilerplate but could be considered minor metadata; we can fold into a short p or drop. Probably we keep it as part of Requirements? It's about REAL ID requirement. Could be included under Requirements. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep details like certifications, experience requirements, age requirement, etc. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. Let's structure:Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship
- Tour of Duty: 144 hours per pay period (subject to shift rotation and abnormal tours)
- Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive
- Appointment subject to favorable suitability/fitness determination
- FLSA: Non-Exempt
- Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt
- Physical Requirements: Required (encouraged to participate in physical fitness and wellness program)
- Certifications/Licenses: Firefighter 1 and 2, Driver Operator - Pumper, Hazardous Materials Technician, CPR, EMT-Basic, Valid State Driver's License
- Age Requirement: Yes (see Additional Information)
- Bargaining Unit Status: Yes
- Must complete pre-employment and annual medical exam per DoD 6055.05-M
- Must have REAL ID or other acceptable identification to access certain federal facilities (see TSA link)
Responsibilities
- Serve as a fully trained member of a firefighting crew engaged in a full range of emergency response to include fire, emergency medical, hazardous materials, specialized rescue, and natural disasters.
- Perform fire suppression, emergency medical, hazardous material, and specialized rescue response.
- Control and extinguish fires, operates hose lines, performs fire ground operations to include forcible entry, ventilation, search and rescue and salvage and overhaul.
- Use various response tools and equipment to perform fire ground operations.
- Drive and operate a full range of complex vehicles and apparatus to include fire engines, ladder trucks, technical rescue apparatus, medic units, and response trailers operating onboard systems.
- Perform Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) duties to include initial and on-going patient assessment and physical examination.
- Serve as a Hazmat tech reacting to spills and releases or potential spills and releases of hazardous materials for the purpose of control, containment and confinement using materials such as brooms, sand, absorbent pads, and over-pack containers.
- Perform decontamination of victims and response personnel using various specialized equipment, to include but not limited to, chemical detection and monitoring devices.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship
- Tour of Duty: 144 hours per pay period (subject to shift rotation and assignment to abnormal tours of duty)
- Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive
- Appointment subject to completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination (reciprocity cannot be applied); unfavorable background checks are grounds for removal
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Non-Exempt
- Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt
- Physical Requirements: Required (incumbent will be highly encouraged to participate in a physical fitness and wellness program during duty hours)
- Certifications/Licenses: Firefighter 1 and 2, Driver Operator - Pumper, Hazardous Materials Technician, Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation, Emergency Medical Technician - Basic, Valid State Driver's License
- Age Requirement: Yes (see Additional Information)
- Bargaining Unit Status: Yes
- Must complete a pre-employment and an annual medical exam IAW DoD 6055.05-M to determine reasonable likelihood of ability to execute arduous and rigorous essential functions
- Must possess a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities (see https://www.tsa.gov/real-id)
- Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Qualifications
- To qualify, resume must support: State of Virginia Certifications – if you lack state certification, you must have National Registry certification and be eligible for reciprocity.
- Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience directly related to the position, equivalent to GS-06 level for GS-07 qualification.
- Creditable