Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Specialist)

Department of Agriculture

These positions are located in USDA at a Forest Service Unit. The incumbent serves in a key fire management position in a field fire management organization as a Prescribed Fire/Fuels Technician. See ADDITIONAL INFORMATION for details.

• Duties listed are at full performance grade GW-09 Level
• Primary responsibilities of the position are preparing and implementing prescribed fire plans, fire effects monitoring plans, manual and mechanical hazardous fuels treatments, and smoke and wildland fire use monitoring plans.
• Researches the effects and behavior of prescribed fire to assist in the development of short-term fire management objectives and strategies.
• Develops and recommends plans to perform a wide variety of limited operational projects, such as evaluating existing or developing new regional or forest-wide plans for fuels management, fire prevention, and fire protection programs.
• Plans, conducts surveys and evaluates data to develop prescriptions for prescribed fire and wildland fire use.

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