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Wildland Firefighter (Fire Management Specialist Prescribed Fire and Fuels)
Forest Service · Posted 43 days ago
On-site Blairsden, CA $73K – $109K Apply by May 28, 2026 General Natural Resources Management And Biological Sciences ESTPISTP
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These positions are located within Region 5 (Pacific Southwest Region) and Region 6 (Pacific Northwest Region). The incumbent's primary responsibilities include program responsibility for prescribed fire, fuels management, and smoke management, provides professional advice and assistance to meet resource management objectives with prescribed fire and/or multiple objective wildland fires. For additional information about the duties of these positions, see Additional Information section below.
What You'll Do
- →Duties listed are at full performance grade GW-11 level.
- →Implements and administers prescribed fire activities, wildland fire use, and fuels management activities to ensure targets are achieved, management objectives are met and mitigation measures are adequate.
- →Develops fuels treatment alternatives to support management decisions while adhering to applicable laws, regulations, policies, and guidelines.
- →Responsible for the smoke management program to ensure compliance with state air quality standards.
- →Performs fiscal analysis, formulates the annual fuels management budget, and maintains a system of accounts to track program expenditures.
- →Coordinates multi-disciplinary field studies related to fuels management program issues to determine effectiveness of treatments.
- →Serves as a member of an interdisciplinary team planning, developing, and implementing land management plans, compliance documents, and agreements.
Requirements
- ✓See above for education requirement(s) for this position.
Personality Fit
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