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What is a FEMA Corps?

FEMA Corps is a service program for young adults (ages 18-26) that focuses on disaster response and recovery. Members serve in teams, traveling across the U.S. to assist FEMA with preparedness, mitigation, and emergency response efforts. They receive a living stipend, housing, and an education award upon completion. It’s a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience in emergency management and public service while making a positive impact on communities in need.

What does a FEMA Corps member do during a deployment?

A typical day for a FEMA Corps member during a deployment involves working closely with your team on disaster response and recovery projects such as supporting survivors, conducting assessments, distributing resources, and assisting with logistics. Your schedule can vary depending on the nature and location of the disaster, often requiring flexibility and a willingness to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances. Members frequently interact with FEMA professionals, local officials, and community members, ensuring coordinated efforts to restore affected areas. You may also participate in training sessions and team meetings to stay prepared and informed. The work is hands-on, fast-paced, and highly collaborative, offering significant personal and professional growth.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the FEMA Corps position?

To thrive as a FEMA Corps member, you should possess a strong commitment to public service, teamwork, adaptability, and a high school diploma or equivalent. Training in disaster response protocols, basic first aid, and use of communication tools such as radios and digital reporting systems is typically provided during onboarding. Collaboration, resilience, and excellent interpersonal skills help you work effectively in diverse teams under challenging and often stressful conditions. These abilities are vital for supporting communities in disaster recovery while maintaining safety and effective team performance.

Is the FEMA Corps still active?

FEMA Corps was a program operated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in partnership with AmeriCorps, but it was discontinued in 2016. Currently, FEMA offers other disaster response and recovery roles, but FEMA Corps itself is no longer active.
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Fire Program Specialist

Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation | FEMA.gov

Bothell, WA • On-site

$119K/yr

Full-time, Part-time

Posted 16 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Execute, plan, direct, coordinate, and evaluate the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program.

  • Advise on fire-related programs, hazards, policies, or training.

  • Manage grants or grant-funded projects.

Job description

This position is located in FEMA's Region 10, Grants Programs Division in Bothell, WA. The ideal candidate for this position will have experience executing, planning, directing, coordinating, and evaluating the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program and will serve as an advisor regarding fire and fire related hazards and issues. Experience as a volunteer or full-time firefighter and/or as a first responder is highly desirable for this position.Qualifications:The qualification requirements listed below must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
To qualify for this position at the GS-13 level, you must possess one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal government, which has equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. Experience may be obtained in the federal government, a state or local government, or private sector, and must demonstrate the following:
  1. Advising on fire-related programs, hazards, policies or training; and,
  2. Administering and/or managing grants or grant-funded projects.

Please read the following important information to ensure we have everything we need to consider your application:

  • Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.
  • Your resume serves as the basis for experience related qualification determinations, and you must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable), as it relates to this job opportunity. Please use your own words, be clear, and specific when describing your work history. We cannot make assumptions regarding your experience.

Are you qualifying based on your work experience?

  • Qualifications are based on your ability to demonstrate in your resume that you possess one year of the specialized experience for this announcement at a comparable scope and responsibility. To ensure all of the essential information is in your resume, we encourage you to use the USAJOBS online Resume Builder. If you choose to use your own resume, it must contain the following information organized by experience/position: (1) job title, (2) name of employer, (3) start and end dates of each period of employment (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY), (4) detailed description of duties performed, accomplishments, and related skills, and (5) hours worked per week (part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience). Federal experience/positions must also include the grade level, occupational series and dates in which you held each grade level.
  • Are you a current or former FEMA Reservist/Disaster Assistance Employee (DAE)? To accurately credit your experience from intermittent positions and Reservist Deployments, you must list the dates (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY) of deployments that are relevant to your qualifying experience, along with the job title and specific duties you were responsible for during each deployment.
  • Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information. Failure to provide the above information in your resume may result in your application being found "not qualified.
  • 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 provides valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
  • For additional information on crediting experience and/or education, please reference the OPM General Schedule Qualification Standards.
Education:

No Educational Substitution: There is no educational substitution for this position, and you must meet the qualifications listed in the "requirements" section of this announcement.

Employment Type: OTHER

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