Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Management) - Direct Hire Authority

Summary

This is a Direct-Hire advertisement. Veterans preference is not applicable to this advertisement. Learn more about this authority at: Direct Hire Authority This Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Management) position is with the US Wildland Fire Service, GW-0456-9 working in the following location(s): Roseburg, Oregon The full performance level of this position is GW-11.

Duties

• As a Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Management) - Direct Hire Authority your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Develop and lead prescribed fire and hazardous fules reduction projects for the US Wildland Fire Service. Lead and support firefighters in the field and during wildland fire operations. Participate as an interdisciplinary team member for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) development. Serve as a Contracting Officer's Representitive (COR) for contracted Hazardous Fuels Treatments

Qualifications

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. Selective Placement Factor(s): This position requires a special qualification that has been determined to be essential to perform the duties and will be used as a screen out element. Those who do not provide evidence they possess the following selective factor(s) will be rated not qualified. 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. This position has been categorized as a Prescribed Fire and Fuels Specialist - LOW Complexity, and requires selectee to meet the minimum qualification standards for IFPM prior to being placed into the position. Detailed information regarding IFPM positions can be found here: Interagency Fire Program Management (IFPM). To meet IFPM requirements, you must have possessed all of the following National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) incident management qualifications and training requirements to be considered eligible for this position (currency not required at time of referral, but may be required to obtain and maintain currency if selected): A.) Engine Boss (Single Resource) (ENGB) OR Crew Boss (Single Resource) (CRWB) OR Firing Boss (Single Resource) (FIRB) OR Helicopter Manager (Single Resource) (HMGB) AND B.) Incident Commander Type 4 (ICT4). There will be additional IFPM training requirements as a condition of employment that must be met before being eligible for career ladder promotion to the GW-11 grade level. In addition to the requirements described above, the following additional experience is required. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: For the GW-09 level: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GW-08 level, or higher, in the Federal service, or equivalent, which includes all of the following: Examples of specialized experience include: preparing and implementing prescribed fire plans; evaluating prescription of treatments, monitoring methods and new technologies; conducting fuels management surveys to document types of hazardous fuels *Applicants must meet all m…

Education

There is no education requirement or substitution to qualify for this position.