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Wildland Firefighter
Forest Service · Posted 93 days ago
About the Role
Job Corps graduates of fire certified programs are encouraged to apply. This position is located within a National Forest. The position is located on a fire crew as a crewmember within the fire management organization. The primary purpose of this position is to perform wildland firefighting work.
What You'll Do
- →Performs as a member of a fire crew assigned to suppress the full range of difficulty and complexity of fires.
- →Moves dirt, chops brush, fells small trees, etc., to build fireline using hand tools such as axe, Pulaski, shovel and McLeod, and power saws, to control spreading wildland fire.
- →Lays or directs hose in the use of water.
- →Fells trees or snags using power saws.
- →May be required to rappel.
- →Sets backfires as directed.
- →Cleans, reconditions, and stores specialized fire tools and equipment.
- →Patrols areas of controlled fires to "mop-up" by searching out and extinguishing any remaining burning material.
- →Operates specialized fire suppression equipment such as portable pumps or drip torch.
- →Observes, records, and preserves evidence of cause of fires.
- →May be assigned to other resource management activities such as fuels, recreation, timber, or reforestation when not performing fire suppression duties.
- →Serves as a skilled crewmember on an engine.
- →As an assistant on a wildland fire engine, works as a trainee engine operator driving the engine, operating the pump, and making hose lays under the direction of the engine Captain.
- →May drive and operate the fire engine or apparatus.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a US Citizen or US National.
- ✓Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
- ✓Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
- ✓Direct Deposit Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of your choosing.
- ✓Must be 18 years of age.
- ✓Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
- ✓To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify.gov.
- ✓Some Fire positions may have Conditions of Employment such as: a valid state driver's license; a commercial driver's license (CDL); pre-appointment and random drug testing; or a physical or medical examination.
- ✓This is a Test Designated Position.
- ✓You will be subject to pre-employment and random drug testing.
- ✓Appointment is based on a negative result.
- ✓This announcement constitutes 30 days advance notice.
- ✓Incumbent is subject to medical screening and must meet the Federal Wildland Firefighter Medical Standards for arduous duty wildland firefighting.
- ✓Willing to live/work in remote locations (volatile/unpredictable).
Personality Fit
Job ID: 1dd5ac78-ba20-4e8c-adc1-f9bd351b99ed
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