Wildland Firefighter

Wildland Firefighter

This announcement is being advertised to fill positions for the following crew types: Wildland Fire Module, Engine, Hotshot, Helitack, Handcrew, and Fuels. As a Wildland Firefighter your duties will include but are not limited to the following:

• Serves as an experienced wildland firefighter and member of one of the following crews: fuels, handcrew, hotshot, engine, helitack or wildland fire module.

• Performs fireline activities such as line construction, hose layout, operations of pumps and accessories, and mop-up operations.

• Gathers information on weather data, topography, fuel types, and fire behavior in responding to wildland fire incidents.

• Participates in fuels management projects and prescribed fires.

• Performs wildland fire suppression/management/control functions.

• Responsible for operation and maintenance of specialized equipment used to respond to wildland and prescribed fire situations.

Duties listed are at the GW-05 full performance level.

Indian Preference will be applied to candidates that are interested in applying for the positions in the following locations ONLY:

• Crow Agency, MT
• Harlem, MT
• Poplar, MT
• Zortman, MT
• Dulce, NM
• Mescalero, NM
• San Juan Pueblo, NM (Ohkay Owingeh)
• Zuni, NM
• Umatilla, OR
• Fort Washakie, WY

Indian Preference will NOT be applied to those candidates interested in applying to locations not listed above.