Job Summary Job Title Senior Wildland Firefighter Job Description Serve as a senior wildland firefighter on a wildland fire engine, helitak, or handcrew assigned to suppress the full range of difficulty and complexity of fires. Lead a firefighter squad in performing suppression duties on small and/or large fires. May perform fire suppression and/or fuels management duties under the most adverse conditions of climate, fuels, and terrain. Perform fire suppression by moving dirt, chopping brush, felling trees to build fireline. May perform starting pump engine, priming pump, adjusting engine speed and pump valves, laying hose, and using appropriate nozzles and nozzle adjustment in effective use of water and additives. May load helicopter cargo considering methods, weight distribution, necessity for securing, total weight, etc., and complete manifests of personnel and equipment being transported to the fire or other work site. May lead a squad (3-5) firefighters on a module in performing suppression duties on small or large fires. Job Description Job Title Senior Wildland Firefighter Job Description Serve as a senior wildland firefighter on a wildland fire engine, helitak, or handcrew assigned to suppress the full range of difficulty and complexity of fires. Lead a firefighter squad in performing suppression duties on small and/or large fires. May perform fire suppression and/or fuels management duties under the most adverse conditions of climate, fuels, and terrain. Perform fire suppression by moving dirt, chopping brush, felling trees to build fireline. May perform starting pump engine, priming pump, adjusting engine speed and pump valves, laying hose, and using appropriate nozzles and nozzle adjustment in effective use of water and additives. May load helicopter cargo considering methods, weight distribution, necessity for securing, total weight, etc., and complete manifests of personnel and equipment being transported to the fire or other work site. May lead a squad (3-5) firefighters on a module in performing suppression duties on small or large fires.