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Supervisory Wildland Firefighter (Helitack)

Forest Service · Posted 43 days ago

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

These positions are located at a USDA Forest Service Unit. The incumbent serves as first line supervisor of a crew of helitack personnel/firefighters that are established to provide fast initial attack, and large fire support and utilizes helicopters in support of all types of incidents. See ADDITIONAL INFORMATION for Regional contacts.

What You'll Do

  • Duties listed are at full performance grade GW-08 level.
  • Serves as helicopter rappel spotter, responsible for the safe and efficient deployment of rappelers and cargo on incident and training missions from a variety of aircraft.
  • Serves as Helicopter Manager; prepares helicopter for mission response, briefs personnel, performs aerial recons, relays critical incident information, makes tactical decisions, deploys personnel, and coordinates with other incident resources.
  • Responsible for the day to day operation and supervision of the module.
  • Performs the administrative and human resource management functions relative to the staff supervised.
  • Serves as alternate to primary COR.
  • Enforces helicopter contract provisions, proposes contract language changes to the Helitack Manager, issues work orders and notices of non-compliance to the Contractor.
  • Serves as instructor for Forest and Regional courses or workshops that instruct helitack, Forest, and other cooperating agency personnel in helicopter operations, wildland fire, and related resource management.
  • Serves as an Incident Commander (IC), managing resources that vary from single resource to multiple resource task forces or strike teams.

Requirements

  • There is no substitution of education for specialized experience.

Personality Fit

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

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