Supervisory Wildland Firefighter

**Duties**:

- Determines preparedness and suppression needs, facilitates procurement, and formulates and prepares project plans.
- Manages assigned property by procuring, maintaining, and inventorying hand tools, chainsaws, firing equipment, food and water provisions, and personal protective equipment, to ensure personnel meet fire readiness standards on a daily basis.
- Assists in coordinating repairs and scheduling maintenance with approved maintenance facilities, securing temporary replacement of vehicles as needed.
- Assists the Veteran Crew Superintendent in the planning, development and implementation of prescribed fire projects, hazardous fuel mitigation projects, and other land management projects.
- Assists in the development of fuels management projects and work plans, collects data and completes fuels inventories, assesses fire risks and hazards, and performs pre attack planning.
- Recognizes, reacts to and communicates changes in weather and fire behavior; topography and fuel types; and adapts planned strategies and tactics to identify and relocate firelines, escape routes and safety zones.
- Identifies and analyzes suppression tactics and strategies employed on the fires, and revises and/or develops alternatives in view of such conditions as fuels, weather, and topography.
- Executes prescribed burn plans for complex burn projects in a wide variety of fuel types and executes complex firing operations on wildfire incidents.
- Plans and directs overall work to be accomplished by subordinate supervisor(s), sets and adjusts priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work.
- Develops and implements both technical and agency specific training program for the Veterans Crew.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- U.S. Citizenship is required.
- You cannot hold an active real estate license: nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Lands.
- Direct Deposit Required.
- Your resume must contain enough information to show that you meet the qualification requirements as defined in the announcement. In addition, your responses to the questions must adequately reflect in your resume.
- Supervisory Probationary Period: If you are selected for this position, you will be required to serve a one year supervisory/managerial probationary period if one has not previously been completed.
- This position requires regular and recurring overtime and shift work.
- This position requires you to wear an officially-approved uniform while in a duty status.
- You must be 18 years of age or older to be assigned to a hazardous position.
- You must pass a pre-employment physical.
- You must meet specified levels on annual physical fitness tests, and pass periodic medical exams for wild land fire personnel, commensurate with current incident management qualifications.
- You must also pass the work capacity test for arduous positions.
- An applicant appointed to this position must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license while employed in this position.

**Qualifications**:
**Selective Placement Factors**: 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.
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**This position requires **ALL** the following qualifications - Currency Not Required**:
Crew Boss (CRWB)
- Firing Boss (FIRB)
- Interagency Incident Business Management (S-260)
- Followership to Leadership (L-280)
- Fireline Leadership (L-380)
- **Specialized Experience**: You must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-7 level that is equivalent in difficulty and complexity as indicated by the following examples:

- Serving as a GS-7 or higher as an IHC crew, Type 2IA Crew, Engine Module, Fuels Crew, or Wildfire Use Crew in locating, directing the construction of the fireline, backfire and burnout operations, engine and pump operations, brush clearing, tree falling and holding/patrol/mop up operations; use specialized tools, equipment and techniques to actively suppress fire; participate in prescribed fire operations; work with other agencies and local homeowners to mitigate potential wildland fire threats to a community; plan the work of subordinate crewmembers, schedule work and set short and long-term priorities for completing work assignments.
- 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, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
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