Wildland Firefighter (GACC Operations Coordinator)

Full Job Description

This position is located at a USDA Forest Service Unit.

This position serves as operations coordinator and supports the coordination, logistical support, and dispatch of emergency resources across the nation, which includes all lands administered by various federal and state agencies.

See ADDITIONAL INFORMATION for Regional contact. In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement.

For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards.

Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary.

Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GW-11 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least to the GW-9 grade level in the Federal Service, OR a Ph.D.

or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related, OR an appropriate combination of specialized experience and graduate level education (beyond what is required for a master's degree, i.e., more than 36 semester hours leading to a Ph.D.).

Examples of Specialized Experience: Assisting in the coordinating of the mobilization, reassignment, and demobilization of resources for fire and non-fire incidents.

Assisting in developing operating manuals, handbooks, and guides, standard operating procedures, and training in the safe and effective mobilization of resources.

Assisting in gathering predictive services information and analysis, current activity, national activity, and situational awareness to plan, coordinate, and direct center services.

Must have experience performing on-the-line (Primary/Rigorous) wildland fire suppression duties as a member of an organized fire suppression crew or comparable unit that utilized knowledge of wildland fire suppression, containment or control techniques and practices under various conditions.

This experience must be documented with specific dates in the online application or resume.

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.

FIREFIGHTER RETIREMENT COVERAGE: This is a secondary firefighter position under 5 USC 8336 (CSRS) and 8412(d) (FERS). Prior wildland firefighting experience is required.

There is no age limit for entry into secondary positions. Firefighter retirement coverage of the incumbent depends upon his or her individual work history.

To receive consideration for this position, you must provide updated required documents and meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Major Duties:

• Coordinate emergency resources and assist with the overall execution of activities of the Operations Section of the Geographic Area Coordination Center.
• Provide operational oversight, guidance, and limited supervision for up to ten support/ supervisory dispatchers and other support personnel.
• Participate in allocating resources and prioritizing incidents during periods of fire and non-fire activity and prescribed/planned fires.
• Coordinate the mobilization, reassignment, and demobilization of resources; ensure appropriate safety measures are taken.
• Coordinate with federal and state agencies for ordering resources through the national dispatch system to support national emergencies.