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Supervisory Wildland Firefighter (Handcrew Supervisor)

Forest Service · Posted 43 days ago

On-site Nederland, CO $63K – $88K Apply by May 28, 2026 Wildland Fire Management ESTPISTP
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About the Role

This position is located at a USDA Forest Service Unit. The primary responsibility is for leadership of highly effective wildland fire suppression and wildland urban interface/intermix situations. See ADDITIONAL INFORMATION section for regional contacts.

What You'll Do

  • Duties listed are at full performance grade GW-08 level.
  • Provides administrative and technical supervision necessary for accomplishing the work of the unit.
  • Ensures that personnel management within the organizational entity under supervision is accomplished without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap, or national origin.
  • Responsible for directing a module of a 10 to 20 person Handcrew.
  • Responsible for technical decisions involving defining and implementing appropriate strategy and tactics.
  • Performs in other assignments on incidents involving wildland urban interface/intermix situations, or other incidents which may require other specialized training and qualifications; i.e., Incident Commander, etc.
  • Works with other resource managers in the development and implementation of prescribed burn plans.
  • Executes prescribed burns commensurate with qualifications such as burn boss, firing boss or holding boss.
  • Independently or jointly develops training programs (mandatory, formal and informal) to comply with policy and regulations.
  • Manages assigned property by procuring and maintaining an inventory of tools and equipment to meet individual crew needs.

Requirements

  • There is no substitution of education for specialized experience.

Personality Fit

This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:

Job ID: 928202a4-c484-48b8-bf3f-73efc44b473e

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