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Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Management)
Forest Service · Posted 93 days ago
About the Role
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 position serves as a skilled member of a fuels management crew.
What You'll Do
- →Collects and compiles resource data for long and medium range planning, treatment, and reporting of natural and created fuel hazard management program.
- →Executes fuel treatment plans, slash hazard appraisals, and hazard reduction plans for slash creating projects or contracts.
- →Records fuel treatment activity records for required reports and final project completion.
- →Works with timber sales and the Contracting Officer's Representative on thinning contracts in laying out fuel breaks, fuel reduction corridors, piling areas, and other fuel treatments.
- →Conducts pre-attack plans, providing input used in setting annual priorities for fuel treatment projects according to budget and weather constraints.
- →Maintains fuel management inventories as they are completed and updates the files as conditions change.
- →Coordinates fuel treatment plans and activities with other functions to ensure efficient use of workforce resources to accomplish program objectives.
- →Carries out prescribed burning plans for less complex projects and fuel types, supervising burning projects according to qualifications.
- →Locates areas for commercial and free use fuel wood removal according to fuel wood availability, accessibility, and consistency with related fuel management program.
- →Works independently or as a skilled member of a fuels management crew engaged in fuels management, may include broadcast burning, hand and machine piling, helitorch, and other brush disposal techniques.
- →Uses a variety of hand and power tools, including chainsaws, firing equipment, or portable pumps.
- →Gathers data and records information on fuel types, weather conditions, fire behaviors, and status of work accomplished.
- →Works independently or as a member of a skilled crew in wildfire suppression or in fire prevention as assigned.
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: 17beb3af-192f-4a44-a111-8d4c3d668fb0
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