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Forestry Technician (Smokejumper Specialist)
Office of the Secretary of the Interior · Posted 127 days ago
About the Role
This position is a Forestry Technician (Smokejumper Specialist), GW-0462-8 working in Boise, Idaho for the US Wildland Fire Service. Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as Career appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. You will work for a minimum of 6 months, and any add'l employment is dependent on the organizational needs. During periods when you are not scheduled to work, you may be placed in a non-pay status.
What You'll Do
- →This announcement will fill four types of positions (multiple vacancies per position).
- →Training Specialist: This position develops and implements a schedule and syllabus for parachute and fire training, leads a cadre of smokejumpers in various phases of smokejumper training, and evaluates the performance of individuals in such training.
- →Loft Specialist: This position supervises parachute rigging, maintenance, and repairs, constructs and maintains smokejumper parachuting equipment, and trains less experienced smokejumpers in parachute loft equipment and procedures.
- →Fire Operations Specialist: This position serves as an Incident Commander Type 3 or interim incident commander on complex and emerging wildfires and smokejumper rigging supervisor, providing oversight during ram air rigging and assessing parachute equipment airworthiness.
- →Paracargo Specialist: This position serves as loadmaster and oversees and trains others in paracargo rigging, aircraft ramp operations, and aircraft loading.
- →As a Forestry Technician (Smokejumper Specialist), your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Parachute into rugged terrain to perform fire suppression and related duties.
- →Perform as an initial attack Incident Commander on wildfires nationwide.
- →Cooperate with land managers, aerial and ground firefighting resources, dispatch centers, and other Incident Command Teams.
- →Repair, pack, and maintain parachutes and related equipment.
- →Assist with establishing, writing, editing, and updating internal protocols and guidelines.
- →Assist with work assignment planning, prioritization, and scheduling.
- →Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- ✓Must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen or National.
- ✓Suitability for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation.
- ✓Direct Deposit Required.
- ✓You will be required to submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to appointment.
- ✓In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use.
- ✓Selectees must pass a pre-employment medical examination and may be subject to post-employment medical examinations to determine if they are maintaining the fitness standards for this position.
- ✓You must also pass the work capacity test for arduous positions.
- ✓Individuals assigned male at birth after 12-31-59 must be registered for the Selective Service.
- ✓To verify registration, visit SSS.gov.
- ✓You must be 18 years of age or older to be assigned to a hazardous position.
- ✓Must meet the maximum age requirement.
- ✓See qualifications section for more information.
- ✓Subject to frequent extended travel up to 21 days at a time particularly during fire season, and you must obtain a government charge card for travel.
Personality Fit
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
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