Wildland Firefighting Requirements
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***** Notes on Wildland Firefighting Requirements ******
The qualifications for employment as a federal firefighter are:
1) Must be under the maximum entry age of 37 for an initial appointment in a primary position.
2) Must meet either
i) OPM medical standards or;
ii)if applying for a DoD firefighter position, must meet NFPA medical standards, and;
3) if applying for a DoD firefighter position, must hold all certifications required for the position.
If the agency has a mutual aid agreement that requires it to respond to wildland fires, then it may want its firefighters to be red card certified. This is a condition (not a qualification for employment) and is subject to impact and implementation negotiations. Such negotiations might include asking for volunteers; no penalty for those who fail the "pack test"; a phase-in period where only new-hires must be red card certified, etc.