Wildland Firefighter - Direct Hire Authority

Wildland Firefighter - Direct Hire Authority

As a Wildland Firefighter - Direct Hire Authority your duties will include but are not limited to the following:

• Serves as an experienced leader within a wildland fire module or crew executing fire management activities in fire preparedness, fuels management and prevention, and fire suppression, monitoring, and post-fire.
• Applies an understanding of firefighter safety, fire behavior, topography of the area, weather, fuels, and training in fire management.
• Plans action and directs utilization of fire line resources.
• Directs assigned suppression operations and recommends and implements tactical strategies on fires.
• Manages fuels projects such as: prescribed fire, mechanical and biological treatments, inventorying fuel beds, and piling vegetation debris.
• Gathers information on weather data, topography, fuel types, and fire behavior in responding to wildland fire incidents.
• Directs the operation and use of special tools and equipment; and ensures proper equipment and supplies needed for fire assignments.
• Directs the work of a small crew of firefighters in building firelines, burnout, mopping up, and patrolling firelines.
• Performs administrative lead duties such as: timekeeping, travel, government credit card managements, maintaining records, and training firefighters.