Supervisory Wildland Firefighter (Prevention)

Department of Agriculture

This position is located at a USDA Forest Service Unit. Serves as the Assistant District Fire Management Officer (ADFMO) on a Ranger District of a National Forest. Primary responsibilities involve assisting in the planning and execution of the fire prevention, suppression, and education programs on a large, highly complex land area. See ADDITIONAL INFORMATION for Regional Contacts.

• Duties listed are at full performance grade GW-09 level.
• Provide technical expertise on fire protection and prevention issues to support the fire community. Determines and implements fire management tactics appropriate to the area involved.
• Determines and implements fire management tactics appropriate to the area involved. Provides technical expertise on fire protection in special use permits, service contracts and timber sale contracts.
• Documents findings, issues citations as necessary and appears in court as a government witness when requested. Issues welding, blasting, campfire and burning permits to public and private entities.
• Develops, implements and makes presentations on the role of fire in ecosystem management educational programs on unit, both internally and externally.

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