Actively Recruiting: Yes
Position title: NPS Structural Fire Protection Individual Placements
Deadline to apply: 2025-11-30
Type of Position: Intern / Individual Placement
Town, City, Park, etc: multiple locations
Benefits: Housing – Primarily Non-Camping
Project/Program Focus: Disaster Prep/Response, Historic Preservation, Wildfire Management

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Founded in 1957, the SCA is devoted to building access to nature, providing green job opportunities for young people and teaching members how to become environmental stewards. The SCA has provided more than 100,000 young people with opportunities to protect and restore parks, marine sanctuaries, cultural landmarks and community green spaces across the country. The SCA remains committed to building the next generation of conservation leaders dedicated to the lifelong protection of the environment and our communities.

The National Park Service (NPS) Structural Fire Protection Internship provides students enrolled in fire protection engineering, fire administration, or fire investigation degree programs an opportunity to gain practical work experience that will augment academic training related to the duties of a fire protection technician. Interns will support efforts to establish and maintain an effective park structural fire prevention and protection program, reducing the risks of death, injury, property loss, and damage to historic collections from the effects of structure fires. Positions are located at NPS sites across the United States.

Key Duties and Responsibilities 

Interns will not be performing wildland or structural firefighting activities.

As a NPS Structural Fire Protection Individual Placement, you may be responsible for the following duties, which can vary by park location:

• Perform annual fire and life safety building inspections.
• Develop or update evacuation plans for park buildings.
• Assist with the development of inspection, testing, and maintenance plans for fire protection systems.
• Conduct training classes on portable fire extinguishers.
• Perform monthly portable fire extinguisher checks and establish a tracking program for extinguishers throughout parks.
• Establish a fire hydrant inspection and flow test program.
• Establish a hot work permit program.
• Revise a park's structural fire management plan (SFMP).
• Assess the fire protection of a historic building and make recommendations for protecting the building from structure fire better in the future.
• Review plans for new construction and provide feedback to the Regional Structural Fire Marshal (RSFM).

Additional tasks will be specific to each work site.

More information about this internship opportunity can be found here: https://www.nps.gov/articles/structural-fire-protection-internships.htm

More information about the NPS Structural Fire Program can be found here: https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1231/index.htm

Marginal Duties 

As determined by Position Supervisor On site