Supervisory Wildland Firefighter; Wildland Fire Operations Specialist; Complexity

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This Supervisory Wildland Firefighter (Wildland Fire Operations Specialist) - High Complexity position is with the US Wildland Fire Service, GW-0456-10 working in the listed locations.

In order to be considered for any duty location, ensure desired locations are selected. Applicants will not be considered for locations not selected.

To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected.

These position requires a special qualification that has been determined to be essential to perform the duties and will be used as a screen out element. Those who do not provide evidence they possess the following selective factor(s) will be rated not qualified.

• At least one full fire season working in a primary wildland firefighting role. This means I have worked directly on the fireline performing tasks such as containing, controlling, suppressing, or managing wildland fires. This experience may come from serving in a permanent, temporary, seasonal, or comparable private-sector, Tribal or other government role on an Engine Crew, Fire Effects Crew, Prescribed Fire/Fuels Crew, Hand Crew, Helitack Crew, Hotshot Crew, Smoke jumpers, Wildland Fire Module, or Fire Suppression Crew, etc.
  
  This experience has been documented in my work history/experience blocks on my resume.

• At least 14-days of on-the-ground fireline experience (cumulative or consecutive).

Prior primary wildland fire experience must be clearly documented in your resume.

Note:

an IQCS Master Record or equivalent document will not be used to determine or calculate prior primary wildland fire experience eligibility for this requirement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. Please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience.

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 categorized as a Wildland Fire Operations Specialist - HIGH Complexity, and requires selectee to meet the minimum qualification standards for IFPM prior to being placed into the position. Detailed information regarding IFPM positions can be found here:
Interagency Fire Program Management (IFPM). To meet IFPM requirements, you must have possessed all of the following National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) incident management qualifications and training requirements in Pathway 1 or Pathway 2 to be considered eligible for this position (currency not required at time of referral, but may be required to obtain and maintain currency if selected):

• A.) Division Supervisor (DIVS); AND
• B.) Incident Commander Type 3 (ICT3), OR Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 2 (RXB2)

• A.) Air Support Group Supervisor (ASGS); AND
• B.) Incident Commander Type 3 (ICT3)

Applicants must meet all selective placement factor requirements by the closing date of the announcement. In addition to the requirements described above, the following additional experience is required.

Only experience and education obtained by 10/02/2026 will be considered.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. Please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience.

• If you are a current or former federal employee who served in a competitive or excepted appointment, your resume must show that you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GW-08 grade level. Examples of work experience include: on-the-line wildland fire experience leading a module in fire control, prevention or…