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Wildland Firefighter (Smokejumper)
Forest Service · Posted 46 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. Serves as a smokejumper, performing a variety of duties in the areas of parachute jumping and fire suppression.
What You'll Do
- →Serves as an experienced smokejumper, performing parachute jumps, and a variety of wildland fire suppression duties.
- →Makes parachute jumps from various aircraft under many conditions while executing landings on rough terrain, open areas, mountain slopes, or timber.
- →Performs wildland fire suppression duties using a variety of hand and power tools (such as Pulaski, shovel, chain saw, and McLeod).
- →As assigned may jump as incident commander, determining fire strategy, making work assignments, reviewing work performance, completing fire and time reports.
- →May also serve as single resource boss.
- →Participates in and successfully completes annual refresher training in parachute jumping, parachute handling, firefighting, and use of specialized tools and techniques.
- →Coordinates with spotter to select jump spot.
- →Makes advanced tactical decisions, evaluates fire behavior and potential fire risk to determine resource needs.
- →Plans logistical needs for multiple shifts.
- →May obtain FAA certifications such as Senior or Master Parachute Rigger.
- →Packs and maintains parachutes for intentional jumping for self and others, packs reserve parachutes as well.
- →Constructs and maintains gear such as parachute harness, jump gear and other equipment to ensure jump program functionality.
- →May participate in training new smokejumpers to become proficient with physical and mental requirements of smokejumper positions.
- →Ensures airplane is loaded properly.
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
This role is commonly a great fit for these MBTI types:
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