Wildland Firefighter (Prevention)

Full Job Description

This position is located in a USDA Forest Service Unit. The primary purpose of the position is fire prevention and wildland fire management.

This position is responsible for development, implementation and administration of the unit's Fire Prevention Program and also functions in initial attack fire suppression See ADDITIONAL INFORMATION for Regional contacts.

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.

Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GW-06: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GW-05 grade level in Federal Service.

Examples of Specialized experience may include: Performed suppression operations and instructed others during initial attack or assisting with prescribed burns; Gave formal talks and informally provided information on fire prevention laws, rules, and regulations; Issued various permits and ensured users were in compliance with rules and regulations.

For the GW-07: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GW-06 grade level in Federal Service.

Examples of Specialized experience may include: Assisted in development and presentation of educational programs; performed extensive public contact work in providing information on fire prevention/protection issues; Issued burning or campfire permits with regards to fire danger levels, and monitoring them for compliance/non-compliance.

Assisted in gathering, processing, analyzing fire risks, hazards and values needed to prepare prevention plans; Performed initial attack on fires and serving as an incident commander or implementing prescribed burn plans.

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:

• Duties listed are at full performance grade GW-07 level.
• Serves as an incident commander on fires with low incident complexity.
• Develops and implements tactics based on incident objectives, fire behavior, weather forecast, and risk assessment.
• Participates in prescribed burns to reduce hazardous fuels and/or to support the health of the forest ecosystem.
• Maintains records and reports including individual fire reports, fire resource orders, and incident action records.
• Gathers fire prevention data and provide input on risks, hazards, and other factors utilized in developing/updating the unit’s wildfire prevention analysis plans and hazardous fuel treatment plans.
• Plans, organizes, schedules, and directs group prevention/education activities with external entities to meet program goals.