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Forest Service
Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Specialist)
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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-09 Level
- Primary responsibilities of the position are preparing and implementing prescribed fire plans, fire effects monitoring plans, manual and mechanical hazardous fuels treatments, and smoke and wildland fire use monitoring plans.
- Researches the effects and behavior of prescribed fire to assist in the development of short-term fire management objectives and strategies.
- Develops and recommends plans to perform a wide variety of limited operational projects, such as evaluating existing or developing new regional or forest-wide plans for fuels management, fire prevention, and fire protection programs.
- Plans, conducts surveys and evaluates data to develop prescriptions for prescribed fire and wildland fire use.
- Conducts fuels management surveys to document presence, amount, and types of hazardous fuels.