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Wildland Firefighter (Assistant Interagency Dispatch Center Manager)
Forest Service · Posted 53 days ago
About the Role
These positions are located in a USDA Forest Service Unit. These positions serve as an Assistant Dispatch Center Manager located in an interagency dispatch center that is part of a fire organization. Assists the Center Manager in the oversight of all dispatch center operations. See ADDITIONAL INFORMATION for Regional contacts.
What You'll Do
- →Duties listed are at full performance grade GW-09 level.
- →Sets priorities and directs the movement of personnel, equipment, supplies, and aircraft to respond to wildland fires.
- →Develops and maintains a unit mobilization plan and complex dispatch operating plans and guides.
- →Prepares and implements fire management plans governing the supply and use of resources such as smokejumpers, food and supplies, and fire retardant.
- →Maintains daily records on the availability of Forest, Regional, and National Fire control resources for anticipated and unanticipated fire needs.
- →The incumbent assists in all management aspects of the interagency operations, including development and maintenance of the mobilization guide, expanded dispatch plan, Haz-Mat response plan, staffing and action guides and response plans.
- →May serve as logistics coordinator between initial attack dispatch organization, expanded dispatch organization, and the Incident Commander during complex wildland fire, law enforcement or other wildland urban interface/intermix situations.
- →Assures that current resource availability and use information is exchanged, daily, with the appropriate Geographic Area Coordination Center, adjoining forests, state, and local agencies.
Requirements
- ✓See QUALIFICATIONS section for education requirements.
Personality Fit
Job ID: cb6ddece-d129-4a17-b0e7-7bc0c344fddb
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