Supervisory Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Management)

This Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Management) position is with the US Wildland Fire Service, GW-0456-13 working in one of the following location(s): Bar Harbor, Maine Bushkill, Pennsylvania Cambridge, Maryland Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Glen Jean, West Virginia Porter, Indiana Wapello, Iowa In order to be considered for any duty location, ensure desired locations are selected. Applicants will not be considered for locations not selected.

As a Supervisory Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Management) your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Serves as a service-wide expert in the development and implementation of hazardous fuels and community assistance programs. Serves as a wildland fuels management program expert and technically advises unit, tribal, state, or regional office managers and key staff members. Works in partnership with interagency and intra-agency wildland fire management cooperators to develop and propose wildland fire and fuels management standards and policies. Leads and serves as expert member on interagency teams to address critical aspects of fuel appraisal, interagency planning, and interagency accomplishment tracking and reporting. Assists in the development and tracking of the Service fuels management budgets. Recommends allocation of available funds for fuels management programs.

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National. Suitability for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation. Direct Deposit Required. You will be required to submit to a drug test and receive a negative drug test result prior to appointment. In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use. Selectees must pass a pre-employment medical examination and may be subject to post-employment medical examinations to determine if they are maintaining the fitness standards for this position. This position requires the incumbent to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of their official duties. Selectee must hold and maintain a valid state driver's license throughout their employment in this position. A condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. Supervisory Probationary Period: Selectees who have not previously completed a supervisory probationary period, will be required to serve a one-year supervisory/managerial probationary period for this position. Individuals assigned male at birth after 12-31-59 must be registered for the Selective Service. To verify registration visit SSS.gov. You must be 18 years of age or older to be assigned to a hazardous position. You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work. You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.