Wildland Firefighter; Fuels Specialist
Listed on 2026-08-26
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Outdoor/Nature/Animal Care
Agriculture / Farming, Environmental & Urban Planning -
Government
Agriculture / Farming, Environmental & Urban Planning
Location: Bishop
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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.
Assists in planning, implementing and coordinating all aspects of the prescribed fire and fuels management program. Reviews project plans and makes recommendations on appropriate levels of monitoring.
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. Utilizes this information to prioritize prescribed fire and fuels management projects.
Conducts field reconnaissance of prescribed fire/fuels treatment units, summarizes field findings and makes recommendations on appropriate prescriptive criteria for meeting program objectives.
Identifies and provides for training needs to support prescribed fire and fuels management programs.
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