Fire Protection Specialist

Job Title

Job Description

Duties

Major Duties:

• Executes a structural fire program to ensure life safety of park personnel, concessionaire employees, a large ongoing population of public visitors, and physical protection of park facilities, structures, and cultural and natural resources.
• Audit park structural fire programs, conduct risk assessments on existing park facilities, including historic structures, and provide risk mitigation solutions.
• Manages the structural fire program for the assigned area. Prepares fire budget requirements for projects, equipment acquisition, travel and training, and service contracts. Prepares reports on fire losses/trends and recommends steps to alleviate unfavorable conditions.
• Ensures fire suppression, detection, fire alarm systems, model building codes and standards are in accordance with International Code Council (ICC), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards, and National Park Service (NPS) manuals. Coordinates with Fire Code Officials to review plans and monitor phases of construction throughout the park to ensure that on-site inspection of new construction and alteration/maintenance projects are conducted for compliance.
• Assumes command of firefighting and emergency activities while on duty. Directs emergency services equipment and personnel to respond to all type of emergencies. Determines protection requirements and schedules subordinates/equipment for standby and special responses or public.

Physical Demands:

Most work is accomplished in an office setting, such as sitting for long periods, requiring intense concentration, attention to detail, and short deadlines. Presenting and instructing others or participating in large and small groups, task forces, committees, training sessions or workshops. Fire inspections or program reviews may entail hiking or climbing. The incumbent is expected to maintain incident qualifications, they may undergo periods of high intensity arduous work in an outdoor and often hazardous setting. The incumbent is expected to maintain a fitness level and meet the NFPA medical standard appropriate to the incident qualifications requirement for positions certified. All Risk Emergency Incident Management Team assignments and other field assignments may require an extensive amount of walking, bending, and climbing, and subject the incumbent to hazardous environmental conditions. The incumbent is required to operate large structural firefighting apparatus as well as drive and operate light duty command vehicles while responding emergencies as well as normal operations in non-emergency events.

Working Conditions:

Much of the work is performed in an office setting; however, the incumbent is expected to be able to teach components of any one of the NPS training classes. As an instructor for fire suppression classes the incumbent is exposed to hazardous conditions inherent with fire suppression classes which includes instruction to students inside a structure under live fire conditions. Travel may be required (3-5 days/month) to the Washington office, regional offices, and field areas for meetings, training, on-site inspections, and policy implementation.