Qualifications:Minimum of 8 year(s) of experience in Structural Fire Protection Related Discipline OR BA/BS Degree in Fire Protection Engineering, Fire Safety Engineering or related - Mastery of the concepts, principles, and theory of fire physics and propagation of structural fire to serve as a subject matter specialist with regard to the design and implementation of fire prevention suppression plans and tactics.
- Knowledge of, or ability to research and provide interpretation of fire, life-safety, and building code requirements and other regulations with regards to operational features and hazards present by various types architectural design and building use.
- Ability to recognize and evaluate existing and proposed modifications to building conditions and circumstances for the purpose of making recommendations to reduce ignition sources and life-safety hazards and to mitigate property damage resulting from either fire or suppression efforts.
- In-depth knowledge of accepted structural fire prevention techniques, principles, technologies, and methods with regard to fire suppression tactics, prevention programs, investigations, and inspections.
- Working knowledge of cultural landscape concepts, historic structure design, architecture, construction, materials, and fabric as related to building preservation, fire prevention, and structural protection.
- Ability to review and interpret engineering, architectural, and construction plans to make recommendations for the inclusion of appropriate fire and life-safety measures and protection systems required to ensure an appropriate level of life safety and property protection.
- Ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing, with technical experts, engineers, managers, public officials, and lay personnel concerning structural fire protection and related issues.
- Comprehensive knowledge of current developments concerning fire prevention, protection, and suppression equipment and methodologies and technologies and the ability to incorporate these developments to meet long-range management objectives.
- Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel
Duties:The purpose of this position is to provide structural fire program management across the DOI zone 6, 7 and 8, legacy Intermountain Region. The primary responsibility of the position is assuring that all matters pertaining to structural fire and life safety procedures, processes, and equipment in every structure within the region is in compliance with National Fire Protection Association and building code requirements to ensure employee, visitor, and resource protection. The incumbent serves as the technical expert consultant for all fire and life safety code requirements, implementation, and oversight, and aids in education in this regard to NPS park units and regional Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ).
- Incumbent reviews construction plans, equipment, materials, and installation and provides comments to the AHJ. May assist in the development of regional programs and procedures to assure parks are code compliant and makes technically based recommendations to the AHJ when codes and standards conflict within the region. Provides technically accurate recommendations to park personnel regarding how to properly protect cultural and natural resources and ensures that the park units provide appropriate levels of employee, concessionaire, and public fire education. Provides assistants with the development, revisions and assists with the implementation of various structural fire management planning documents, as needed, to assure each unit within the region has a level of fire protection commensurate with the complexities of the park unit. to the most critical need by being able to identify the greatest threats to persons or property.
25%
- Drafts and ensures consistency and application of fire and life safety protection policies through mastery knowledge and enforcement of Departmental Manuals, Director's Order 58, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) codes and standards, and model building codes. These codes and standards outline the minimum standards for regional structural fire protection projects, plans, and operations.
25%
- Works and coordinates closely with the wildland fire management program concerning wildland fire plans and policies through knowledge, experience, and understanding of Director's Order 18, as it applies to hazardous fuels management and wildland fire suppression in wildland-urban interface areas.
25%
- Coordinates between subject matter specialists (museum curators, historic building preservationists, architects, fire protection engineers, paid and volunteer fire departments, local government officials, and park managers in identifying structural fire problems, alternatives, and cost-effective solutions to fire and life safety matters. Assists park units in preparing their Structural Fire Management Plan by conducting site visits and making recommendations to park superintendent. Incumbent may serve as a structural fire technical expert about areas such as fire inspections, engine/equipment operations and use, fire ground tactics/procedures, structure inventory and fire risk assessment methodology, fire investigation, historic fabric preservation, and museum collections. May serve as an instructor for structural fire classes with regard to fire prevention, protection, investigation, and risk assessment methodology, and conducts annual structural fire training needs assessments within the NPS.
20%
- Keeps current with developments in fire technology, assesses applicability, and disseminates technical information to individual parks.
5%
Other:- any necessary training will be provided by NPS
- Required Certifications: Plans Examiner, NICET Level 3 or 4, Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS)
- Overnight travel: may require travel of up to five continuous working days.
- Required Safety Gear: Steel-toed shoes and safety goggles/glasses.
- Physical requirements: Although the majority of the work is sedentary in nature, field inspections, investigations, observations or studies may involve considerable walking, hiking, climbing, bending and the carrying of gear/equipment, working on ladders and scaffolding, etc. The work may require regular and recurring construction or field inspections, fire protection engineering investigations/studies in which there is a considerable amount of walking, stooping, bending, and climbing. The work entails potential exposure to hazardous materials. The work may require travel of up to five continuous working days and driving a motor vehicle long distances to reach remote parks.
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