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Lead Wildland Firefighter (Smokejumper)
Forest Service · Posted 43 days ago
About the Role
These positions will be located at a USDA Forest Service Unit. Responsibilities include parachuting into rugged terrain to suppress wildfires; and serve as a team leader over smokejumper operations as well as perform other fire support functions. See ADDITIONAL INFORMATION for Regional contacts.
What You'll Do
- →Serves as a highly trained and skilled team leader of a parachuting fire suppression squad, which jumps over forest and mountainous terrain landing in timber, open, or on rough ground.
- →Performs as an Initial Attack Commander responsible for leading a squad of three to seven personnel in wildland suppression activities.
- →Anticipates fire behavior, determines strategy and tactics, and directs on-line activities.
- →Directs and coordinates all types of related aircraft, fireline personnel and equipment.
- →Leads other crew members in all applicable smokejumper duties including parachute rigging and repair, paracargo rigging, aircraft loading, sewing and manufacturing, equipment maintenance and other duties which support the smokejumper program.
- →Makes parachute jumps from aircraft under a variety of elevation, wind, terrain and ground hazard conditions.
- →Works with helicopters on fires and applies the principles of proper risk management for helispot construction, internal loading, and external loading of cargo.
Requirements
- ✓No educational requirements
Personality Fit
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
Job ID: 053dc4db-c23d-4794-a4fa-e06a30eeb78f
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