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Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Management)
Office of the Secretary of the Interior · Posted 11 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 (Fuels Management) position is with the US Wildland Fire Service, GW-0456-7/8 working in the following location: Homestead, Florida
What You'll Do
- →As a Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Management) your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Operations and Preparedness - Prepares and implements limited aspects of the prescribed fire/fuels plan, ensuring that preparation, implementation, and rehabilitation are completed to the standards specified and in accordance with regulations, policies, and guidelines.
- →Collaborates with higher-graded fuels specialists to monitor treatment effectiveness, identify potential problems, and make recommendations.
- →Planning - Participates as an interdisciplinary team member under the direction of higher-level fuels management staff.
- →Develops routine plans and schedules for the prescribed fire, wildland fire monitoring, and fuels treatment projects.
- →Under higher-level guidance and instruction, recommends solutions for technical problems requiring the use of specialized and/or complicated techniques.
- →Uses input from the interdisciplinary team, management direction, and annual objectives to make recommendations regarding the prioritization and timing of fuels management projects.
- →Program Coordination - Participates in planning and coordinating routine or limited aspects of the fuels management program.
- →Assists in program direction, short- and long-range planning; budgeting; and managing wildland fire, fuels management, and prescribed fire programs.
- →Monitors a variety of limited operational projects to address technical fire management problems.
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.
- ✓This position requires the incumbent to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of their official duties.
- ✓Selectee must hold and maintain a valid state driver's license throughout their employment in this position.
- ✓Official U.S.
- ✓Wildland Fire Service uniform is required.
- ✓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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 14af5136-cdb1-4048-923f-7e509ed82aef
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