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Forest Service
Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Management)
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What they do
A Firefighter responds to fire alarms and other emergency calls. Puts out fires and rescues people from buildings. Responds to medical emergencies and assists with search and rescue efforts and industrial or hazardous waste accidents. Provides fire prevention programs or inspections in the community. May be specially trained to fight forest fires.
$51,602 / year median in Florida
+7% projected growth
Job Description
Job Description Help for Job Description. Opens a new window. Duties
- Duties listed are at full performance grade GW-07 level.
- Preparing and implementing prescribed fire plans, fire effects monitoring plans, manual and mechanical hazardous fuels treatments, and smoke and wildland fire monitoring plans.
- Integrates prescribed fire/fuels management, smoke management, fuels modification principles and procedures, fire effects knowledge, scientific data collection and analysis principles into a comprehensive prescribed fire/fuels management program.
- Assists in preparation of the technical specifications for prescribed fire and mechanical treatment contracts, brush disposal plans, smoke monitoring reports, and similar products.
- Assists in monitoring fire behavior, evaluating fire effects, identifying potential problems and making basic recommendations by reviewing fuel treatment alternatives and designing a prescribed fire to achieve the objective.
- Conducts field reconnaissance of prescribed fire/fuels treatment units, summarizes field findings and makes basic recommendations on appropriate prescriptive criteria for meeting program objectives.
- Provides training needs to support prescribed fire and fuels management programs.