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Supervisory Wildland Firefighter
Office of the Secretary of the Interior · Posted 60 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 position is with the US Wildland Fire Service, GW-0456-8/9 working in the following location(s): Whiteriver, Arizona
What You'll Do
- →As a Supervisory Wildland Firefighter your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Directs a fuels management program.
- →Provides short- and long-range planning; budgeting; and management of wildland fire, fuels management, and prescribed fire programs.
- →Ensures the smoke management program complies with state air quality standards.
- →Coordinates with federal, state, tribal and local government air quality officials to comply with operational procedures and reporting requirements.
- →Serves as a member of an interdisciplinary team (forestry, wildlife biology, range management, geology, archeology, etc.) developing and implementing fire management plans; and developing land management plans, compliance documents, and agreements.
- →Plans and conducts surveys to evaluate data for the development of fuels treatment prescriptions, and wildland fire monitoring.
- →Coordinates and implements the technical and administrative aspects of the prescribed fire/fuels plan, ensuring that preparation, ignition, holding, mop-up, and rehabilitation are completed to the standards specified and in accordance with regulations, policies, and guidelines.
- →Conducts fuels management surveys to document presence, amount, and types of hazardous fuels.
- →Information is used for the prioritization of prescribed fire and fuels management projects.
Requirements
- ✓Must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen or National.
- ✓Suitability for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation.
- ✓Direct Deposit Required.
- ✓Form BIA-4432, Verification of Indian preference for Employment (if claiming Indian Preference).
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
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