Coastal Region Fire Management Specialist - DPR

Position: Coastal Region Fire Management Specialist - DPR65044334
Coastal Region Fire Management Specialist - DPR# State of North Carolina Careers## Coastal Region Fire Management Specialist - DPRApply:
Wake County, NC:
Full time:
Posted Today:
End Date:
November 20, 2026 (14 days left to apply):
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** Agency
* * Dept of Natural and Cultural Resources
** Division
* * Parks and Recreation
** Job Classification Title
** Environmental Specialist I (S)
** Position Number
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* * NC12  
** About Us
** The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) enriches people’s lives through education and stewardship of North Carolina’s natural and cultural resources. DNCR manages over 100 locations across the state, including historic sites, museums, state parks, trails, aquariums, the North Carolina Zoo, the Library of North Carolina, the State Archives, the North Carolina Arts Council, the African American Heritage Commission, the American Indian Heritage Commission, the State Historic Preservation Office, the Office of State Archaeology, the Highway Historical Markers program, the North Carolina Land and Water Fund, and the Natural Heritage Program.

These programs and places unite North Carolinians, create a shared identity, and provide common ground. For more information, please visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). We encourage you to apply to become a part of our team.  
** Description of Work
** Many state parks contain fire-dependent natural communities that require periodic burning to stay healthy and resilient. The Division uses prescribed fire to maintain these ecosystems and aims to restore fire-adapted habitats across the state parks system. This position serves as the Regional Fire Management Specialist responsible for implementing the regional ecological burning program. Key duties include preparing burn prescriptions, leading ecological burns, monitoring fire effects, and recommending fire management strategies.

The role also collaborates with staff across regions and supervises a Regional Fire Team to ensure safe, effective, and science-based ecological burning.

Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:  
• Collect and manage data and geospatial maps for prescriptions, burn units, reporting, and planning.  
• Assist with and lead prescribed burns, including conducting site monitoring before, during, and after operations.  
• Support the planning, installation, and maintenance of fire control lines.  
• Purchase, maintain, and track fire equipment for regional fire crews.  
• Coordinate prescribed fire activities with partner agencies on park lands and cooperating agencies lands.  
• Work with program staff to plan and deliver NWCG fire trainings that support certification of Division burn bosses and coordinate additional experiential fire training opportunities.  
• Operate, drive, and maintain fire vehicles according to Division standards.  
• Perform wildland fire suppression, mop-up, and mitigation duties as requested and assigned.
** Knowledge

Skills and Abilities

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* Please note:

Job postings close at 11:59:59 p.m. the night before the listed Posting End Date above.
**** Recruitment Range: $47,703.00 - $65,591.00
**** To receive credit for your work history and credentials, you must provide the information on the application form. Any information omitted from the application form, listed as general statements, listed under the text resume section, or on an attachment will not be considered for qualifying credit.
** Candidates meet the minimum qualifications of this position if they meet the minimum education and experience listed on the vacancy announcement. Vacancy specific knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) and/or management preferences are not required.
** Applicants who possess the following are preferred:
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