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Supervisory Wildland Firefighter (Deputy Unit Fire Chief) - Direct Hire Authority
Office of the Secretary of the Interior · Posted 40 days ago
Hybrid Yosemite National Park, CA $98K – $127K Apply by Aug 20, 2026 Wildland Fire Management ESTPISTP
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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 (Deputy Unit Fire Chief) - Direct Hire Authority position is with the US Wildland Fire Service, GW-0456-12 working in the following location(s): Hawaii National Park, Hawaii Yosemite National Park, California
What You'll Do
- →As a Supervisory Wildland Firefighter (Deputy Unit Fire Chief) - Direct Hire Authority your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Review preparedness actions and operating plans used in the management of wildland fires.
- →Coordinate operations with cooperating agencies on multi-jurisdictional wildland fires addressing risk to human safety and potential for damage to resources and improvements.
- →Ensure that the fuels management program is consistent with ecosystem management principles and land use plans and is applied on a landscape basis.
- →Assist with all phases of the fire management program and may be responsible for its planning, program direction, coordination and evaluation. program direction, coordination and evaluation.
- →Assign and review work on a regular basis, assuring that production and accuracy requirements are met.
- →Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts priorities.
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.
- ✓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 during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 7bc51854-c986-4d1d-b254-aa3b601e27c0
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