Wildland Fire Suppression Specialist

Job Details

• Initial Posting Date: 06/01/2026
• Final date to receive applications: 08/01/2026
• Agency:
  State of Oregon Military Department
• Salary Range: $3,797.00 - $5,190.00
• Position Type:
  Employee
• Position Title:
  
  Wildland Fire Suppression Specialist (Permanent)

The Oregon Military Department is a state agency that supports the Oregon National Guard. You are not required to be a member of the Oregon National Guard to apply for this position.

The Oregon Military Department is recruiting 3 Permanent Wildland Fire Suppression Specialists. These are permanent full‑time state positions located at the Rees Training Center in Hermiston, Oregon.

This recruitment will remain open continuously until all three positions are filled. The first candidate list will be pulled on June 8, 2026. This recruitment may close any time after that date.

These positions are represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees’ (AFSCME) union.

NOTE:

This recruitment announcement will be used to establish a list of qualified candidates to fill the current vacancy and may be used to fill future vacancies as they occur.

OMD is dedicated to diversity efforts that reinforce respectful treatment of others in the workplace. These efforts focus on identifying ways to work better together, reducing conflict by increasing understanding, improving collaboration, fostering teamwork, and increasing productivity and quality of services delivered by OMD.

The purpose of this position is to perform a wide variety of manual tasks in the areas of wildland fire prevention, pre‑suppression, and fire suppression. Serves as a member or engineer operator for an engine or on a hand crew. This position is responsible for engine/crew readiness of an assigned crew. This position coordinates and/or performs physical labor necessary to suppress and extinguish wildfire.

Duties include detection, pre‑suppression, prevention, and suppression. Also completes routine building and ground maintenance.

Employee is expected to work in a safe and efficient manner, including reporting to work for scheduled shift with all personal protective equipment (PPE). Required to drive wildland fire engines obeying all traffic laws and drives on steep narrow forest roads. Required to work various shifts including holidays, nights, weekends, and long hours on short notice. Assignments to emergency incidents may require employee to be away from duty station for up to 21 days.

Occasionally required to work under adverse conditions such as noise, smoke, heat, rough terrain, dust, inclement weather and exposure to poison oak, bees and poisonous snakes. Requires occasional exposure to heavy equipment operations, aircraft, hazards of burning and/or falling material, and chemical and biological pesticides.

• Two (2) seasons of Wildland firefighting experience
• Successful applicants must take and pass the physical fitness Work Capacity Test at the arduous level

• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license and acceptable driving record.

• Must have and maintain a favorable criminal background history check and be able to obtain and maintain a favorable Department of Defense National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI) Suitability Determination (T1). Conviction of a crime will not automatically preclude appointment, the circumstances involved in the conviction will be considered.
• Successful candidates must take and pass the physical fitness work capacity test at the arduous level.
• Employee is required to maintain a drug/alcohol free workplace in accordance with OMD Drug/Alcohol CPM’s, Policies, and the Statewide Drug Free Workplace Policy 50-000-01.

The work experience section of your application must include a clear description of your experience to determine if you meet the required skills (minimum qualifications) and at what level you meet the requested skills. Your answers to supplemental questions about your specific experience must also be supported in the work experience statements in your application form and, if requested,…