Wildland FIRE & Resource Technician​/EFF Crew Coordinator; PCN -N17036

The Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry & Fire Protection, is recruiting for a Wildland Fire and Resource Technician 3 in Palmer, Alaska.

This position is open to all applicants.

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Forestry & Fire Protection, Mat-Su Area Office is recruiting for a Wildland Fire and Resource Technician 3 (EFF Crew Coordinator) for our Mat-Su EFF Type 2 Fire Crew. This position will assist with recruitment and retention efforts for the Mat-Su EFF Program. Call EFF Applicants and build our Mat-Su Type 2 Fire Crew roster of 20 personnel & assist with the issuance of gear.

Assist in the training of Mat-Su Type 2 Fire Crew in chainsaws, portable pumps, etc. Provide direct supervision of the 20-person Mat-Su Type 2 Fire Crew on fuel mitigation projects. Provide direct supervision as a crew boss or crew boss trainee for the Mat-Su Type 2 Fire Crew on fire assignments.

The State of Alaska, Division of Forestry & Fire Protection, Mat-Su Area Office proudly serves Alaskans through wildland fire suppression, management, and control. The Mat-Su Type 2 Fire Crew is a State of Alaska Fire Crew whose main objective is to support our local area and Alaska with a production-oriented fire management service. The Mat-Su Type 2 Fire Crew is our primary resource for completing fuel mitigation efforts across the Mat-Su Valley.

Duty, respect, and integrity are core values of our organization.

Be a part of something bigger than yourself. Take part in meaningful work that helps make Mat-Su-area communities safer from wildfire risk. Help train future leaders in fire. Opportunities to work on personal qualifications. Health & retirement benefits.

Based out of Palmer, Alaska. Organize and participate in early-season training for EFF. Daily work on fuel mitigation projects in various locations across the Valley, running chainsaws, pumps, chippers, etc., to thin wildland fire fuels. Potential to roster as a Type 2 Fire Crew for 2-3 weeks at a time on State and National fire assignments.

• Risk Management:
  
  Knowledge of the principles, methods, and tools used for risk assessment and mitigation, including assessment of failures and their consequences.
• Safety Hazards:
  Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and methods to identify, control, mitigate, and eliminate safety hazards in the design and use of facilities, equipment, operations, and work processes.
• Leadership:
  Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.
• Integrity/Honesty:
  Behaves in an honest, fair, and ethical manner. Shows consistency in words and actions. Models high standards of ethics.
• Physical Strength and Agility:
  Ability to bend, lift, climb, stand, and walk for long periods of time; ability to perform moderately heavy laboring work.

Twelve months of wildland fire fighting or forestry field experience, of which at least six months was at the developmental level. The required developmental experience is met by service as a Wildland Fire and Resource Technician 2 with the State of Alaska or the equivalent with another employer. Red Card qualification under the National Incident Qualification System (see required job qualifications special note).

Completed coursework from an accredited college or vocational technical school in forestry, fire science, or a closely related field may substitute for the six months of general field experience. (For college 3 semester hours or 4 quarter hours equal one month of work experience. Transcripts or a letter from a vocational technical school must indicate a college credit equivalency for the completed coursework.

For example, at Alaska Vocational Technical Center:
Forest Ecology = 3 semester credits;
Forest Regeneration = 2 semester credits;
Timber Harvesting and Sale Administration = 4 semester credits; and Wildland Fire Management = 3 semester credits.)

There is no substitution for the six months of developmental experience.

There is no substitution for the National Incident Qualification System (Red Card) qualifications.

Applicants must be at least eighteen years of age.

Most positions require National Incident Qualification System certifications. Because there are different specialty areas in this field, recruitment and selection will be made from among those candidates who meet the experience and the basic National Incident Qualification System training requirements specifically listed within the recruitment bulletin. The specialty areas are within one of the following functions: fire operations, wildland fire prevention, and aviation support.

Applicant must be able to pass the Work Capacity Test at the Arduous level as defined in Federal Publication PMS 307, Work Capacity Test Administrator' Guide. This test requires that the applicant…