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Supervisory Wildland Firefighter (Assistant IHC Superintendent) - Direct Hire Authority
Office of the Secretary of the Interior · Posted 123 days ago
About the Role
This is a Direct-Hire advertisement. Veterans preference is not applicable to this advertisement. Learn more about this authority at: Direct Hire Authority This Supervisory Wildland Firefighter (Assistant IHC Superintendent) position is with the US Wildland Fire Service, GW-0456-8 working in the following location(s): Bakersfield, California Susanville, California
What You'll Do
- →As a Supervisory Wildland Firefighter (Assistant IHC Superintendent) - Direct Hire Authority your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Assists the IHC Superintendent in the planning, development and implementation of prescribed fire projects, hazardous fuel mitigation projects, and other land management projects.
- →Recognizes, reacts to and communicates changes in weather and fire behavior; topography and fuel types; and adapts planned strategies and tactics to identify and relocate firelines, escape routes and safety zones.
- →Assists in the development of fuels management projects and work plans, collects data and completes fuels inventories, assesses fire risks and hazards, and performs pre attack planning.
- →Identifies and analyzes suppression tactics and strategies employed on the fires, and revises and/or develops alternatives in view of such conditions as fuels, weather, and topography.
- →Executes prescribed burn plans for complex burn projects in a wide variety of fuel types and executes complex firing operations on wildfire incidents.
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.
- ✓This position requires the incumbent to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of their official duties.
- ✓Selectee must hold and maintain a valid state driver's license throughout their employment in this position.
- ✓Official U.S.
- ✓Wildland Fire Service uniform is required.
- ✓A condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a [1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period] during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.
- ✓Supervisory Probationary Period: Selectees who have not previously completed a supervisory probationary period, will be required to serve a one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period for this position.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 6eaebf9e-19b2-406c-b443-316569b94497
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