Branch Chief - Fire Planning - Direct Hire Authority
Listed on 2026-08-05
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Management
Data Science Manager, Emergency Crisis Mgmt / Disaster Relief -
Government
Emergency Crisis Mgmt / Disaster Relief
Duties
Manages branch level operations including planning, budgeting, resource allocation, and administrative oversight to support the delivery of national strategic fire planning products and services.
Develops annual work plans, performance metrics, and reporting requirements aligned with division and agency priorities.
Ensures branch activities support national wildland fire strategic planning, preparedness, and long-range forecasting by incorporating current fire intelligence and coordinating with decision support functions to maintain connected, actionable planning products.
Formulates national level policies related to wildland fire strategic planning, intelligence-informed decision support, and operational planning standards.
Leads the development, integration, and operationalization of strategic fire management planning frameworks, long-range forecasting methodologies, and national preparedness planning tools designed to connect with current fire intelligence and in-time decision support products.
Ensures branch planning products are operationally relevant, risk informed, and structured to maintain interoperability with national fire intelligence systems, decision support tools, and interagency planning standards.
Oversees the development and continuous refinement of strategic planning frameworks, preparedness planning tools, and operational planning products to ensure they remain current, scalable, and field ready.
Provides expert advice to senior leadership on trends, opportunities, and challenges in strategic fire planning, the application of fire intelligence to national preparedness, and operational risk management.
Provides expert advice to senior leadership on trends, opportunities, and challenges in analytics, technology development, and strategic fire planning.
Coordinates with Geographic Area Coordination Centers, field units, and interagency partners to ensure planning products and services are responsive to geographic and local fire management needs.
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