Wildland Firefighter (Fuels) - Direct Hire Authority

This Wildland Firefighter (Fuels) position performs fuels management activities and functions for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pacific Regional Office, Division of Natural Resources, Branch of Wildland Fire Management, Duty Station TBD from Redding, Riverside or Sacramento, CA.

This announcement will be used to fill vacancies utilizing the Direct-Hire Authority (5CFR337.201). Category rating, veteran's preference, and traditional rating and ranking of applicants do NOT apply for this vacancy.

Duties

• Directs a prescribed fire / fuels management program that includes fuels management activities and functions to include prescribed fire, mechanical and biological fuels treatments, and monitoring (fire effects, fuels and smoke).
• Prepares and implements routine aspects of the prescribed fire / fuels plans.
• Develops and recommends plans and schedules for prescribed fire, wildfire response, and fuels treatment projects.
• Reviews project plans and make recommendations on appropriate levels of monitoring.
• Utilizes a database to model and analyze fire behavior and fire effects observation data.
• Participates in planning and coordinating routine or limited aspects of the fuels management program.
• Reviews and comments as necessary on routine sections of the Fire Management Plan pertaining to prescribed fire and fuels treatments.
• Coordinate and implement the technical and administrative aspects of the prescribed fire / fuels plan, ensuring that preparation, ignition, holding, mop-up, and rehabilitation are completed to the specified standards.

Requirements

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