Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Management)

Forest Service · Quemado, NM

Full-time$52,957 – $81,343 per year
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Department of Agriculture

These positions will be located at a USDA Forest Service Unit, Southwestern Region, Region 3. These positions serve in a key fire management position in a field fire management organization performing Prescribed Fire/Fuels Management work. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Tobe Haught at tobe.haught@usda.gov.

  • Duties listed are at full performance grade GW-07 level.
  • Provides routine technical guidance on fire protection and prevention issues.
  • Technically administers routine aspects of the prescribed fire/fuels plan, ensuring that preparation, ignition, holding, mop-up, and rehabilitation are completed to the standards specified.
  • During the implementation of prescribed fire plans and fuels projects, assists in monitoring fire behavior, evaluating fire effects, identifying potential problems and making basic recommendations.
  • Conducts field reconnaissance of prescribed fire/fuels treatment units, summarizes field findings and makes basic recommendations on appropriate prescriptive criteria for meeting program objectives.

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