Forestry Technician (Fire Dispatch)-Direct Hire Authority

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This is a Direct-Hire advertisement. Veterans preference is not applicable to this advertisement.

Learn more about this authority at: Direct Hire Authority This Forestry Technician (Fire Dispatch) position is with the US Wildland Fire Service, GW-0462-6/7 working in the following location(s): Richfield, Utah In order to qualify for this position, you must possess the Minimum Qualification requirements listed below.

Minimum Qualification To qualify for the GW-06 grade level, 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to GW/GS-05 is required.

Examples of work experience include but are not limited to: performing wildland fire dispatch duties such as receiving and reviewing fire incident reports; working with wildland fire dispatch computer programs; and determining fire resource needs.

To qualify for the GW-07 grade level, 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to GW/GS-06 is required.

Examples of work experience include but are not limited to: performing lead wildland fire dispatch duties such as performing and directing others in wildland fire dispatch office functions; providing incident logistical support information and making recommendations for efficient use of available resources; and determining appropriate resource responses to incidents.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Substitution of Education for Experience: GW-06 and GW-07: Must have completed 1 full year (18 semester hours) of graduate education which is DIRECTLY related to work of the position OR an equivalent combination of specialized experience and education.

*Applicants must meet all minimum qualification requirements for the position of interest by the closing date of the Job Announcement.

Secondary Firefighter Retirement Coverage - Applicants for this secondary administrative fire fighter position under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 8336 (c) (CSRS) and 5 U.S.C.

8412 (d), must possess knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques of wildland firefighting as demonstrated by direct wildland firefighting experience.

In order to receive credit, you must provide a written description of your experience in wildland firefighting.

Education without hands-on wildland firefighting experience does not meet this requirement.

Periods of wildland firefighting experience, gained through militia and rural fire departments, can also be credited. Wildland fire is defined as any non-structure fire that occurs in the wildland.

Two distinct types of wildland fire have been defined and include wildfire and prescribed fires as follows: Wildfire: Unplanned ignitions or prescribed fires that are declared wildfires.

Prescribed Fires: Planned ignitions. This description includes only fire line experience on a Prescribed Fire; it does not include experience in the planning stages.

Prescribed fire experience must be supplemented by fire suppression experience in order to be creditable as previous wildland firefighting experience.

Physical Demands: The work involves long hours of sitting, intense concentration, and working at peak proficiency/intensity levels with irregular breaks and mealtimes.

The duties of this position create a highly stressful environment during peak activity, requiring the ability to keep calm in emergency situations.

Must be able to cope with the pressure of meeting timeframes and changing priorities. Mental concentration and accuracy are required.

Working Conditions: Work is performed primarily in an office setting.

During peak activity, increased radio traffic, numerous ringing phones, and conversations result in high noise levels, which require a high level of concentration to perform duties.

This creates a high stress work environment. Major Duties:

As a Forestry Technician (Fire Dispatch)-Direct Hire Authority your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Determine appropriate resource response to incidents and requests from the field.

Coordinate aviation dispatch operations. Process and interpret weather information. Anticipate fire suppression needs and determine resource allocation.

Operate and/or direct the operations of various dispatch telecommunications systems and input data into fire-related computer applications.

Review internal operating procedures and systems, make recommendations for improvement, and update/develop operating plans and mobilization guides.

Perform and direct others in receiving fire reports, determining locations, land status, and current fire information.