Supervisory Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Management)

Summary

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.

Duties

• 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.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position you must possess the Minimum Qualification requirements listed below. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. This is an administrative position in an organization having a firefighting mission, and is clearly in an established career path. Prior firefighting experience, as gained by substantial service in a primary firefighter position or equivalent experience outside the Federal government is a MANDATORY PREREQUISITE. Candidates must possess Primary/Rigorous wildland firefighting experience, gained through fire line work in containment, control, suppression or use of wildland fire. You must clearly demonstrate this experience in your resume, including the months, days, and hours per week at which the work was performed to be considered. Applicants must have documented prior primary firefighting experience, with substantial service defined as either: At least one full fire season working in a primary wildland firefighting role (e.g., Engine Crew, Fire Effects Crew, Prescribed Fire/Fuels Crew, Hand Crew, Helitack Crew, Hotshot Crew, Smokejumper, Wildland Fire Modules or Fire Suppression Crews, etc.) with a federal, state, tribal, local, or private-sector organization; - OR - At least 14 days of on-the-ground fireline experience (cumulative or consecutive). Prior primary wildland fire experience must be clearly documented in your resume. Note: an IQCS Master Record or equivalent document will not be used to determine or calculate prior primary wildland fire experience eligibility for this requirement. Minimum Qualification GW-0456-13: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GW-12 level, or higher, in the Federal service, or equivalent, which includes most of the following: Examples of specialized experience include: Develops, evaluates, and implements wildland fire and fuels management policies, procedures, and program guidance affecting multiple organizational units, ensuring compliance with Departmental, Bureau, and interagency requirements. Serves as a technical authority on hazardous fuels management, providing expert guidance to field, tribal, state, and regional leadership on complex fuels planning, risk reduction strategies, and program implementation. Leads program reviews, assessments, and audits of wildland fire and fuels management operations; analyzes findings, identifies deficiencies, and develops corrective actions to improve program effectiveness and policy compliance. Coordinates the development, review, and approval of Fire Management Plans, fuels treatment strategies, and long-range program plans, ensuring alignment with land management objectives, environmental requirements, and national fire management policies. Represents the organization on interagency committees, workgroups, and planning teams, negotiating solutions to complex fuels management issues and developing standards, policies, and operational guidance across multiple jurisdictions. Analyzes program performance, accomplishments, funding requirements, and resource allocation needs to support fuels management budgeting, strategic planning, workforce development, and achievement of fire management objectives. 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, soci…

Education

IMPORTANT - PLEASE NOTE: There is no qualifying education for the 0456 series at this grade level.