Ops Duty Officer

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Requisition No:866147

Agency:
Agriculture and Consumer Services

Working Title:

OPS DUTY OFFICER -  1 1

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE

A high school diploma or its equivalent and one (1) year of experience in radio-teletype operations, sworn law enforcement, dispatching, forestry, firefighting or other public contact work.

College education from an accredited institution can substitute at the rate of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours for the required experience.

Requires a valid class E driver license.

*** ATTENTION CANDIDATES***

To be considered for a position with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services:

• All fields in the Candidate Profile must be completed (an attached resume is not a substitution for the information required on the candidate profile).
• Work history, duties and responsibilities, hours worked, supervisor, and formal education fields, etc. must be filled out to determine qualifications for this position.
• Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile.

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services values
and supports employment of individuals with disabilities.

Qualified
individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Occasional travel for training required.

Position may respond to emergencies, including natural disasters or other type incidents requiring travel, as needed.

This incumbent must live within thirty (30) miles of the assigned headquarters located at 7247 Big Oaks Road, Bryceville, Florida, throughout employment in this position.

To maintain fairness and integrity in our hiring process, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to answer qualifying questions or participate in interviews is strictly prohibited. Applicants must provide their own, authentic responses during all stages of the evaluation and recruitment process. Any candidate found using AI to assist in their answers will be disqualified from consideration.

Successful applicant must pass a background screening, including fingerprinting, as a condition of employment.

This is work in the direct support of fire suppression and other emergency response operations. The incumbent coordinates emergency response of firefighters, supervisors, pilots, and law enforcement personnel through the use of a communications center. The OPS Duty Officer deals with critical situations requiring independent judgment. The incumbent has both operational fire control and other support duties. This will be a rotating shift, weekends required.

On the job training will occur during normal business hours.

Receives radio and telephone information from fire towers, law enforcement personnel, aircraft, fire crews, supervisors, and general public concerning wildfires and smoke obscuring highways. Determines action required, and dispatches emergency response personnel and/or aircraft if necessary.

Operates a computer for the purpose of transmitting, receiving, and storing district fire reports, burning authorizations, fire readiness report, daily weather information, law enforcement reports, equipment maintenance records, budget information, uniform maintenance records, and on-call records.

Keeps up-to-the-minute knowledge of all crews and equipment including firefighters, patrol aircraft directly engaged in fire suppression, and law enforcement activities.

Approves or denies outdoor burning authorizations by telephone using informed judgment and advises landowners of burning laws and safety precautions. Issue authorizations thru a computer system.

Responsible for collecting information on weather conditions, crew readiness and Area Supervisor readiness levels so that supervisory personnel can make informed judgment on setting the district readiness level. Acts as a weather observer and reports unusual weather occurrences to all employees. Provides information to radio, TV, and newspaper on fire conditions. Coordinates…