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Wildland Firefighter (Aviation)
Office of the Secretary of the Interior · Posted 53 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 Wildland Firefighter (Aviation) position is with the US Wildland Fire Service, GW-0456-11 working in the following location(s): Casper, Wyoming Cody, Wyoming Grand Junction, Colorado Grand Junction, Colorado $87,491 - $113,745 Casper, Wyoming and Cody, Wyoming $83,639 - $108,738
What You'll Do
- →As a Wildland Firefighter (Aviation) your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Manages the interagency Air Attack program within the assigned Geographic Area (GA) boundaries by ensuring only qualified Air Attack are working in the GA; coordinates movement of Air Attack and trainees within the GA.
- →Analyzes costs and capabilities of aerial supervision and other firefighting aircraft (air tankers and helicopters) to provide recommendations on most efficient use of resources for the GA.
- →Performs flight crewmember duties including mission/flight checklists, navigation, hazard identification, risk mitigation, and other duties as required.
- →Coordinates incident airspace, manages incident air traffic, and is the link between ground personnel and incident aircraft.
- →Coordinates, assigns, and evaluates the use of aerial resources in support of incident objectives.
- →Develops training plans, courses, course aids and coordinate a training and currency program for qualified Air Attack and trainees on an interagency basis at the unit, state/regional or national level.
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.
- ✓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.
- ✓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.
- ✓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.
- ✓You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work.
- ✓You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 75%.
- ✓You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 60c4f469-f6f5-4331-be23-c1ecbef19155
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