CREWLEADER – Teslin Echo Fire Suppression Crew

Are you a physically fit, motivated, team-oriented individual looking for a challenging and dynamic workplace? If you want to make a difference and enhance your knowledge, skills and strength, submit your application to become Crew leader of the Teslin Echo Fire Crew today!

Lightning Fire Management (LFM) is a subsidiary of the Deisleen Development Corporation and holds an annual service contract for Fire Suppression with the Yukon Government’s Wildland Fire Management (WFM). The contract is to provide a Type 1 Initial Attack Crew, proudly called the Teslin Echo Fire Crew, comprised of a crew leader, 2-3 crew members/trainees and a service vehicle. Wildland Fire Management remains a territorial-managed service and the crew is deployed by WFM to fight fires where and when needed.

With the wildfire season rapidly approaching Lightning Fire Management is now seeking qualified individuals to join our team for the 2026 wildfire season.

• Supervision – Supervises, leads, organizes, motivates and trains two Crew Members as part of an initial attack crew. Supervision of larger crews including initial attack personnel, Emergency Firefighters, volunteer firefighters, First Nations’ Contract crew members, and others may be required. May directly supervise 3 to 25 firefighters, contractors and personnel involved in fire suppression activity. Monitors and evaluates the performance of crews and assists the Regional Protection Officer in, setting objectives, conducting employee performance reviews.
  
  Assists in scheduling the crew.
• Suppression of wildfire and response to all risk incidents – Responds to wildfire and other public safety emergencies (e.g. floods, severe weather events, natural and human caused disasters) in accordance with established policy and procedure. Provides front-line support for the operational and logistical functions of any Wildland fire or incident. Assesses values at risk (life, property, and resources), develops appropriate response strategies and tactics, and deploying assigned resources.
  
  Monitors current weather and forecasted conditions reporting changes to the Duty Officer. May be assigned to fire suppression activities to other regions and outside Yukon under provisions of the Mutual Aid Resource Sharing (MARS) Can/US and NW Compact agreements. May be assigned other roles within Incident Command based on certification. Works closely with other branches of Protective Services.
• Maintain a state of readiness – Ensures that crew and equipment is prepared for dispatch to an incident or export based on alerts. Checks, tests, repairs and services suppression equipment, and reports deficiencies to the Regional Protection Officer.
• Safety Management – Monitors work practices and field operations to ensure compliance with regulatory safety legislation. Corrects non-compliance providing written and verbal safety-related incident and occurrence reports to the Regional Duty Officer or Regional Protection Officer. Ensures daily safety briefings are conducted and recorded in accordance with Safety Management System (SMS). Assists with implementing, monitoring and making recommendations for improvements to the Standard Operating Procedures and Safe Work Practices.
• Administrative Documentation – Completes documentation in pre-suppression and suppression periods (e.g. time sheets, travel claims, training requests, crew evaluations, equipment loss/damage reports, fire reports, fire diaries, equipment logs, accident/incident reports, incident action plans, helicopter load calculation reports, fire orders, equipment inventory control reports, fire situation reports).
• Participation in training and certification – Participates in mandatory certification and training to maintain current certification level including aircraft management, fire behaviour, I.C., WHMIS, TDG, fitness testing, first aid and others as required. Participates in training to meet incident command positions and specialist duties. Maintains and submits training records for assigned personnel. Assists with planning and delivery of training courses in pre-suppression and suppression activities.
  
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