Wildland Forestry Aid - Region 6 (Fire Suppression)

Firefighter

Requirements : U.S. Citizen or National or be lawfully permitted to the U.S. as a permanent resident or otherwise authorized to be employed Males born after 12 / 31 / 59 to be registered with Selective Service Combination of education, general and specialized experience to meet GS-3 or GS-4 level Full details for qualifications, education and experience required available online Duties : Moves dirt, chops brush, fells small trees, etc., to build fire line using hand tools such as axe, Pulaski, shovel and McLeod, and power saws to control spreading wildland fire Performs as a member of fire crew assigned to suppress the full range of difficulty and complexity of fires Patrols areas of controlled fires to "mop-up" by searching out and extinguishing any remaining burning material Operates specialized fire suppression equipment such as portable pumps or drip torch Observes, records and preserves evidence of cause of fires May be assigned to other resource management activities such as fuels, recreation, timber or reforestation when not performing fire suppression duties Pay : GW 3-4 $43,675 - $62,336 Hours : Full time - Permanent