Fire Program Specialist

Federal Emergency Management Agency•Emmitsburg, MD

About The Position

The Fire Program Specialist serves in the United States Fire Administration’s Integrated Fire Services Division, supporting national fire and emergency services data initiatives. The role focuses on outreach and data quality for the National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS) and historical data from the legacy National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS). The specialist engages fire departments and other stakeholders, works to improve data-product usability and participation in data-quality initiatives, and analyzes Fire/EMS data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement. The position also produces formal data products and internal documents and serves as a Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for one or more programs. The role requires regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities. Employees may be recalled at any time for emergency operations, which can involve irregular hours, duties outside the official position description, extensive travel with little notice, and temporary work at emergency sites with austere and challenging conditions. The position requires the ability to deploy to locations throughout the United States and its territories for extended periods. If selected, the employee must attend a three-week in-person training course in Emmitsburg, Maryland, within six months of onboarding; FEMA covers travel expenses.

Requirements

One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal government, obtained by the announcement closing date.
Specialized experience must include analyzing fire and emergency services data to identify trends and support reliable data products; planning national-level Fire or Emergency Management Specialist data initiatives for research, analysis, system operations, and stakeholder outreach; and managing Fire or Emergency Management Specialist data projects to improve data quality and usability for the fire service community.
U.S. citizenship.
Successfully pass and maintain a Public Trust/Moderate background investigation; this may include a credit check and review of financial, criminal, and drug-related matters.
Selective Service registration, if applicable.
Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Government credit card.
Ability to deploy with little or no advance notice anywhere in the United States and its territories for an extended period.
Attend a three-week in-person training course in Emmitsburg, Maryland, within six months of onboarding if selected.
No educational substitution is available; applicants must meet the stated experience qualifications.
Political appointees currently serving or who served in the past five years in specified Executive Branch appointment categories must disclose this to Human Resources.

Responsibilities

Plan, implement, monitor, analyze, and evaluate data outreach initiatives supporting NERIS and historical NFIRS data.
Engage with the fire and emergency services community to improve data-product usability and encourage participation in NERIS data-quality initiatives.
Develop, debug, and execute SQL queries in Databricks to retrieve, validate, and prepare Fire/EMS data for analysis and reporting.
Analyze and assess query results using Python, Power BI, and GIS to identify data trends, quality issues, and improvement opportunities.
Produce and review formal data products and internal documents.
Serve as a Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for one or more programs.
Perform regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, including deployment when required.