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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 purpose of the position is wildland fire suppression/management/control as a specialized firefighter with responsibility for the operation and maintenance of specialized tools or equipment.
What You'll Do
- →Serves as a skilled crewmember on a hand crew assigned to suppress the full range of difficulty and complexity of fires.
- →Utilizes a variety of specialized tools, equipment, and techniques while actively suppressing wildfires, such as a Pulaski, shovel, McLeod, ax, and chainsaw to control the spread of wildfire.
- →Performs basic fireline activities such as line construction, lopping and scattering of fuels using hand tools and holding, patrolling, monitoring, and mop-up operations.
- →Moves dirt, chops brush and small trees, etc. to construct fire line.
- →Is responsible for observing the rules of wildland firefighting safety.
- →Applies practices and techniques to minimize resource damage.
- →Under direct supervision or with one or two other crewmembers may be assigned to carry out specialized assignments such as tree falling, backfire and burnout.
- →Serves as a skilled wildland firefighter on an organized crew during prescribed burns, monitoring and controlling the fire, and collecting data on fire weather and fire behavior.
- →Also performs project work such as fuel inventory and hazard fuel reduction projects.
- →Depending on experience level, may be assigned to structure fire defense.
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: 338441e8-9b24-47a3-9f6d-06b549947f19
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