Supervisory Wildland Firefighter
Summary
Supervisory Wildland Firefighter (Wildland Fire Module) (Direct Hire Authority)
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Wildland Fire and Aviation Management
About these positions, please contact Tim Fondriest @ timothy_fondriest@nps.gov at Buffalo National River.
This notice is being issued to recruit personnel to occupations for which a critical hiring need has been identified. To assist in filling these positions, OPM has granted the Department of the Interior "Direct Hire Authority".
- Open & closing dates
06/24/2024 to 12/23/2024
- Salary
$59,966 - $77,955 per year
Duties
- Provide leadership as a Supervisor to a Type 1 Wildland Fire Module in all aspects of wildland fire management
- Accomplish fire management objectives and long-term planning on planned and unplanned events.
- Perform wildland fire suppression, through preparedness, prevention, monitoring, hazardous fuel reduction, training, and prescribed fire.
- Commit to 90-day availability as determined by their local or regional coordinator, to assist interagency wildland fire agencies in accomplishing their fire management missions.
- Performs administrative program management functions such as planning; budget formulation and execution; stewardship of physical facilities, equipment, vehicles, and accountable property; development and implementation of training and development programs; and implementation of cooperative agreements.
- Provides leadership and direction to subordinates to achieve fire response readiness. Models leadership values and principles; provides positive influence and teamwork.
- Maintains working relationships and pre-incident coordination with applicable cooperators and wildland fire responders.
- Ensures crew members and equipment for the specific fire assignments or daily work assignments are in a state of readiness for the assignment or initial attack.
- Develops and implements a physical training program to enhance the ability of crewmembers to perform the required arduous firefighting duties.