Wildland Firefighter (Fire Engine Operation)

Department of Agriculture

These positions will be located at a USDA Forest Service Unit. This Forestry Technician position serves as a full assistant to the supervisor of a Fire Engine Module in areas with the added complexities of wildland-urban interface. The incumbent has primary responsibility for operation of the engine in responding to wildland fires and other projects as assigned. See ADDITIONAL INFORMATION for Regional contacts.

• Duties listed are at full performance grade GW-07 level.
• Responsible for maintaining operation of the fire engine module when responding to wildland fires and all-hazard incidents. Coordinate repairs and schedule maintenance with approved maintenance facilities.
• Serve as an initial attack Incident Commander on wildland fires and wildland-urban interface/intermix situations. Determine probable causes of fire and preserve evidence of human-caused fires.
• Evaluate fire situations and determine the suppression method to use, including hose lays, deployment of crew, point of initial attack, type of tools to use, and application of water.
• Identify and analyze tactics and strategies employed on incidents and revise and/or develop approaches in view of specific incident conditions.

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