Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Management)

Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Management) Department of the Interior Office of the Secretary of the Interior U.S. Wildland Fire Service Summary This is a Direct-Hire advertisement. Veterans preference is not applicable to this advertisement. Learn more about this authority : Direct Hire Authority This Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Management) position is with the US Wildland Fire Service, GW-0456-9 working in the following locion(s): Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Learn more about this agency Summary This is a Direct-Hire advertisement. Veterans preference is not applicable to this advertisement. Learn more about this authority : Direct Hire Authority This Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Management) position is with the US Wildland Fire Service, GW-0456-9 working in the following locion(s): Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/06/2026 to 05/20/2026 Salary $73,212 - $95,181 per year Pay scale & grade GW 9 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Coeur d'Alene, ID Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 50% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 0456 Wildland Fire Management Supervisory stus No Security clearance Not Required Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Trust determinion process Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

WFSDHA-26-12944295-YL

Control number 868118500 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Clarificion from the agency Applicions accepted from any U.S. Citizen.

DIRECT HIRING AUTHORITY

used to fill this position. Veteran's preference and traditional ring and ranking of applicions do not apply. All qualified applicants referred to the hiring manager for considerion for this position. Videos Duties Help As a Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Management) your duties will include but are not limited to the following: This is a supervisory code 4 and the primary purpose of this position is to direct prescribed fire/fuels management program th includes fuels management activities and functions the unit/tribal level. Provide professional guidance in the development and implemention of multiple resource objectives including surveys, prescribed fire activities, fuels trements, and fire management while adhering to applicable laws, regulions, policies, and guidelines. Participe in the development, review, and modificion of prescribed fire plans. Monitor fire behavior, evalue fire effects, identify potential problems, and take approprie action. Assign work to lower graded staff based on priorities. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Must be a U.S. Citizen or Nional. Suitability for Federal employment, as determined by background investigion. Direct Deposit Required. You required to submit to a drug test and receive a negive drug test result prior to appointment. In addition, this position is subject to random testing for illegal drug use. Selectees must pass a pre-employment medical examinion and may be subject to post-employment medical examinions to determine if they are maintaining the fitness standards for this position. This position requires the incumbent to opere a government (or prive) motor vehicle as part of their official duties. Selectee must hold and maintain a valid ste driver's license throughout their employment in this position. A condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year Probionary Period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest evalued. Individuals assigned male birth after 12-31-59 must be registered for the Selective Service. To verify registrion SSS.gov. You must be 18 years of age or older to be assigned to a hazardous position. Qualificions In order to qualify for this position, you must possess the Minimum Qualificion requirements listed below. Selective Placement Factor(s): This position requires a special qualificion th has been determined to be essential to perform the duties and used as a screen out element. Those who do not provide evidence they possess the following selective factor(s) red not qualified. 1.) Prior on-the-line firefighting experience: This experience must be clearly documented in your resume with specific to and from des, description of work performed, and hours worked per week in order to be This is an administrive position in an organizion having a firefighting mission and is in an established career ph. Prior firefighting experience, as gained by substantial service in a primary firefighter position or equivalent experience outside the Federal government, is a

MANDATORY PREREQUISITE.

Candides must possess substantial wildland firefighting experience, gained through fire line work in containment, control, suppression or use of wildland fire. The Department of the Interior defines wildland firefighting experience as any non-structure fire th occurs in the wildland. Wildland firefighting experience is gained through work on the fire line in containment, control, suppression or use of wildland fire. This experience can be met by serving in a temporary, seasonal, or equivalent prive sector fire position. Wildland fires are cegorized into two distinct types: (1) Wildfires - Unplanned ignitions or prescribed fires th are declared wildfires; and (2) Prescribed Fires - Planned ignitions. This description includes only fire line experience on a Prescribed Fire; it does not include experience in the planning stages. Prescribed fire experience must be supplemented by fire suppression experience in order to be creditable as previous wildland firefighting experience. 2.)

IFPM Requirement:

This position has been identified as one of the key fire management positions under the Interagency Fire Program Management (IFPM) Standard. This position has been cegorized as a Prescribed Fire and Fuels Specialist - Modere Complexity and requires selectee to meet the minimum qualificion standards for IFPM prior to being placed into the position. Detailed informion regarding IFPM positions can be found here: Interagency Fire Program Management (IFPM) . To meet IFPM requirements, you must have possessed all of the following Nional Wildfire Coordining Group (NWCG) incident management qualificions and training requirements to be considered eligible for this position (currency not required time of referral, but may be required to obtain and maintain currency if selected): Prescribed Fire Burn Boss, Type 2 (RXB2) AND At least one of the following: Engine Boss (ENGB) OR Crew Boss (CRWB) OR Helicopter Manager (HMGB) In addition to the requirements described above, the following specialized experience is required. Only experience obtained by 05/20/2026 Credit given for all approprie qualifying experience. Please be sure to include this informion in your resume. No assumptions made about your experience. Minimum Qualificion for the GW-09

Level:

At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the

GS/GW-08

level, or higher, in the Federal service, or equivalent; Examples of specialized experience include: assisting with developing, reviewing, and evaluing fire management plans for ecological soundness and consistency with land management goals and objectives; analyzing fuel loadings and determining approprie fuel trement methods; performing land use planning and environmental coordinion to determine if resource objectives were achieved; assisting with analyzing the ecological role of fire and its use and/or exclusion, and smoke management. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. •Applicants must meet all minimum qualificion requirements for the position of interest by the closing de of the Job Announcement. Secondary Firefighter Retirement Coverage - This is a secondary/administrive firefighter position under the special retirement provisions of 5 U.S.C. 8336(c) (CSRS) and 5 U.S.C. 8412(d) (FERS). While secondary positions are not subject to the maximum entry age policy, the selectee must have prior service in a primary position (3 years of service in primary/rigorous position(s)) and meet the transfer requirement for movement from a primary to secondary position to be eligible for special retirement coverage. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure this office has enough informion to determine your retirement stus to ensure you do not lose benefits (normally through submission of your SF-50).

YOU MUST LET US KNOW IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY IN A PRIMARY POSITION.

Physical Demands:

Work in the office is primarily sedentary. Field work does require frequent physical exertion, involving walking over rough terrain, sometimes for extended periods, and working under occasionally inclement (hot, cold, snow, wind, etc.) weher conditions. The incumbent must be in good physical condition in order to safety perform field activities. The incumbent must be able to perform duties in areas of uncontrolled wildfire where hazardous conditions exist. The incumbent must be able to fly as a passenger in helicopters and single engine fixed wing aircraft.

Working Conditions:

Work is performed in both an office and field setting with field work. Field work involves exposure to temperure extremes, both from weher and fire conditions where falling trees and the presence of smoke and/or dust conditions cree hazardous conditions. The nure of fire management work requires th protective clothing (boots, hard hs, etc.) be worn. The incumbent must exercise a variety of safety practices and precautions for the well-being of self and of others. Educion

IMPORTANT - PLEASE NOTE

There is not an option to qualify for the 0456 series utilizing educion this grade level. Additional informion Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): Department of Interior (DOI) Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) procedures apply in filling this vacancy. These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separed from a federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position, you must: (1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; (2) meet the minimum qualificion requirements, including any selective placement factors; educion, and experience requirements for the position; and (3) be able to perform the duties of the position upon entry. Applicants claiming

CTAP/ICTAP

eligibility must submit a copy of their most recent performance appraisal, proof of eligibility, and most current SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty locion with their applicion. For more informion : http://www.opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp. Reemployment Priority List (RPL): The RPL is the mechanism agencies use to give reemployment considerion to their former competitive service employees separed by a RIF or who have fully recovered from a compensable injury after more than one year. If you are currently on an RPL, you may be given priority considerion.

PCS Informion:

No PCS entitlements authorized

Incentives:

If eligible and qualified, you may be offered a recruitment or relocion incentive. The decision to offer an incentive made on a case-by-case basis and is neither promised nor guaranteed.

Telework:

This position is not suitable for telework.

Additional Vacancies:

One or more positions may be filled from applicions received under this announcement in the advertised office or other U.S. Wildland Fire Service offices in the local commuting area.

Reasonable Accommodion:

The USWFS provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. Please USAJOBS Help Center | Reasonable accommodion policy if you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process.

Probion/Trial Period Con't:

Probionary Period:

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 1-year probionary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest evalued. Under completion of your probionary period your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted. The minimum font size is 10-point for all body text. Headers may be slightly larger but must remain legible. All resumes must maintain a minimum 0.5-inch margins on all sides to ensure readability and prevent excessive content compression. Including supplemental pages or tachments disguised as resume extensions are prohibited and will not be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualificions. You evalued based on how your applicion merials reflect the minimum qualificion requirements of this position. Once the job opportunity announcement closes, your resume and all supporting documents reviewed by HR to determine if you are minimally qualified for the position. If an applicant's resume is incomplete or does not support the requirements for minimum qualificions or specialized experience a ring of "ineligible" or "not qualified" applied and no considerion for employment granted. Due to this vacancy being filled through OPM's Direct Hire Authority, Veterans Preference and traditional ring and ranking of applicants does not apply to positions filled under this announcement. Applicions received as a result of job fairs, recruitment events, and emergency hiring mechanisms in support of this hiring initiive will also be accepted during the durion of the announcement. All minimally qualified candides referred for considerion. Please note th the hiring office may conduct interviews their discretion. Interviews may be conducted on a pass/fail basis. The competencies below provide an overview of wh this position entails once encumbered:

Fire Management:

Knowledge of the concepts, principles, and theories of fire management, including the characteristics, behavior, and ecology of fire; methodologies, stregies, and equipment used in prescribed fires; fire detection, prevention, and suppression stregies; and integrion of fire with nural resource management.

Administrion and Management:

Knowledge of planning, coordinion, and execution of business functions, resource allocion, and production.

Technical Competence:

Uses knowledge th is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evalues technical informion reled to the job; advises others on technical issues.

Leadership:

Inspires, motives and guides others toward goal accomplishment; coaches, mentors, and challenges subordines; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situions; models high standards of honesty, integrity, trust, openness, and respect for the individual by applying these values to daily behaviors. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help You must submit a complete applicion package. The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/20/2026. Resumes must show relevant experience and other informion. Your resume MUST list your educion and work experience including (1) the des (mm/yy) of each employment, along with (2) the number of hours worked per week, and (3) work experience duties listed under each job entry. In addition, Civil Service employees must provide their current OPM title, series, and grade. If experience is for a career ladder position, please ensure to clearly show how long you were working in each grade level. Your resume used to valide your responses to the assessment tool(s). Failure to provide required informion will result in loss of eligibility. No assumptions made about your experience and/or educion. You are welcome to submit a cover letter. Resumes must also include name and how to best contact you, including email address and phone number. Do not include the following types of informion in your resume: Classified or government sensitive informion Social Security Number (SSN) Photos of yourself Personal informion, such as age, gender, religious affiliion, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. Visit the USAJOBS Help Center for more informion on Wh should I include in my federal resume and/or OPM Resume Writing Tips . In addition to the online applicion (resume and responses to the questionnaire), you are required to submit the following supplemental documention as applicable: IFPM Requirement - You must provide a copy of your Incident Qualificion and Certificion System (IQCS) Master Record or other equivalent documention which verifies you meet the required NWCG minimum qualificions for this IFPM position. Failure to provide this documention will result in you being red as not qualified.

CTAP/ICTAP

Documention:

documention verifying your

CTAP/ICTAP

eligibility - this includes a copy of the agency notice and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level and duty locion. Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents will result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Review the appointment eligibility criteria in the applicion preview linked below. The eligibility section of the applicion allows you to choose how you wish to be considered for this vacancy announcement. You will ONLY be considered for the eligibilities th you select "yes" to and submit the required supporting documention, as listed in the Required Documents section or the applicion text. You may qualify for more than one eligibility, so please choose carefully. If you respond th you do not meet any of the eligibility criteria, you will not be considered for this position under this announcement. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package . See required documents section. Click 'Apply' to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire and upload required documents. To preview the assessment questionnaire, click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12944295 . Please ensure you check the acknowledgement checkbox then click the Submit Applicion button to submit your applicion. Applicions must be received by 05/20/2026, 11:59pm ET to receive considerion. Check applicion stus by logging into your USAJOBS account, in Applicions tab, click the position title you applied to for the stus. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . If you are unable to apply online, you must request an alternive applicion which is available from the Human Resources Office. Please refer to the contact informion listed the bottom of the announcement. Agency contact informion Yolanda Lopez Phone (208)373-3991 yolanda_lopez@ios.doi.gov Address Office of the Secretary 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240 US Next steps Once you submit all the required documents and the online applicion in USAJOBS, you will receive an acknowledgement email th your submission was successful. After the evaluion process is complete, you notified of your stus and/or referral to the hiring official. If further evaluion or interviews are required, you contacted by the hiring official. You notified if this job is filled or canceled. Timelines for this process vary widely. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging in to your USAJOBS account as we will not be responding to inquiries about the stus of applicions as long as the system has been upded. If you were not referred and/or have questions or concerns regarding your ring determinion or referral stus, in the interest of time, please submit your inquiry in writing within seven (7) calendar days of receiving a Notice of Results and Referral notificion email. Inquiries may be submitted to contact listed on this announcement. Be sure to include the announcement number to assist our team in reviewing your inquiry. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help You must submit a complete applicion package. The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/20/2026. Resumes must show relevant experience and other informion. Your resume MUST list your educion and work experience including (1) the des (mm/yy) of each employment, along with (2) the number of hours worked per week, and (3) work experience duties listed under each job entry. In addition, Civil Service employees must provide their current OPM title, series, and grade. If experience is for a career ladder position, please ensure to clearly show how long you were working in each grade level. Your resume used to valide your responses to the assessment tool(s). Failure to provide required informion will result in loss of eligibility. No assumptions made about your experience and/or educion. You are welcome to submit a cover letter. Resumes must also include name and how to best contact you, including email address and phone number. Do not include the following types of informion in your resume: Classified or government sensitive informion Social Security Number (SSN) Photos of yourself Personal informion, such as age, gender, religious affiliion, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. Visit the USAJOBS Help Center for more informion on Wh should I include in my federal resume and/or OPM Resume Writing Tips . In addition to the online applicion (resume and responses to the questionnaire), you are required to submit the following supplemental documention as applicable: IFPM Requirement - You must provide a copy of your Incident Qualificion and Certificion System (IQCS) Master Record or other equivalent documention which verifies you meet the required NWCG minimum qualificions for this IFPM position. Failure to provide this documention will result in you being red as not qualified.

CTAP/ICTAP

Documention:

documention verifying your

CTAP/ICTAP

eligibility - this includes a copy of the agency notice and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level and duty locion. Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents will result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package. It is your responsibility to ensure all required documents have been submitted. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Review the appointment eligibility criteria in the applicion preview linked below. The eligibility section of the applicion allows you to choose how you wish to be considered for this vacancy announcement. You will ONLY be considered for the eligibilities th you select "yes" to and submit the required supporting documention, as listed in the Required Documents section or the applicion text. You may qualify for more than one eligibility, so please choose carefully. If you respond th you do not meet any of the eligibility criteria, you will not be considered for this position under this announcement. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package . See required documents section. Click 'Apply' to cree an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire and upload required documents. To preview the assessment questionnaire, click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12944295 . Please ensure you check the acknowledgement checkbox then click the Submit Applicion button to submit your applicion. Applicions must be received by 05/20/2026, 11:59pm ET to receive considerion. Check applicion stus by logging into your USAJOBS account, in Applicions tab, click the position title you applied to for the stus. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . If you are unable to apply online, you must request an alternive applicion which is available from the Human Resources Office. Please refer to the contact informion listed the bottom of the announcement. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Yolanda Lopez Phone (208)373-3991 yolanda_lopez@ios.doi.gov Address Office of the Secretary 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240 US Next steps Once you submit all the required documents and the online applicion in USAJOBS, you will receive an acknowledgement email th your submission was successful. After the evaluion process is complete, you notified of your stus and/or referral to the hiring official. If further evaluion or interviews are required, you contacted by the hiring official. You notified if this job is filled or canceled. Timelines for this process vary widely. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging in to your USAJOBS account as we will not be responding to inquiries about the stus of applicions as long as the system has been upded. If you were not referred and/or have questions or concerns regarding your ring determinion or referral stus, in the interest of time, please submit your inquiry in writing within seven (7) calendar days of receiving a Notice of Results and Referral notificion email. Inquiries may be submitted to contact listed on this announcement. Be sure to include the announcement number to assist our team in reviewing your inquiry. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/06/2026 to 05/20/2026 Salary $73,212 - $95,181 per year Pay scale & grade GW 9 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Coeur d'Alene, ID Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 50% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

WFSDHA-26-12944295-YL

Control number 868118500