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$85,447 – $111,087
Via USAJOBS, the federal government’s official jobs site, retrieved October 28, 2026. You apply through the official announcement on USAJOBS.
What this role is
This is a supervisory firefighting role at a federal emergency operations center in Virginia where you'd oversee fire and EMS teams, manage daily operations across shifts, and respond to emergencies with incident command responsibilities. The position requires extensive emergency certifications, prior supervisory experience in firefighting, and availability for unpredictable deployment and on-call work including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Our summary, not Federal Emergency Management Agency’s wording. The full posting is on their site.
What they ask for
Required
- One year of supervisory/leadership experience with fire and EMS personnel
- Incident command and control experience at fire and EMS emergency scenes
- Management and supervision of a fire department division, branch or program
- Development and presentation of fire department strategic planning to senior leadership
- Fire Officer I and II certifications
- Driver/Operator Pumper certification
- Driver/Operator Aerial certification
- Current EMT-Basic certification
- Hazardous Material Technician certification
- Fire Instructor I and II certifications
- Fire Inspector I and II certifications
- Hazmat Incident Commander certification
- Must not have reached 37th birthday at time of appointment (or have prior firefighter federal service to offset age)
- 52 weeks at next lower grade for current federal employees