Fire Management Specialist (Prescribed Fire and Fuels)
Some of the South Rim District is very remote and requires a team response to wildfires with the GRCA helitack crew, that is stationed at the fire operations center along with the south rim fire staff, the fire administration staff, and the Chief of Fire and Aviation. The fire management workload on the south rim includes thinning projects with local crews and contractors, prescribed fire in ponderosa pine forest types, and wildfire management opportunities for approximately 10 wildfires annually. This position is also responsible for the fire and fuels management program at six small national monuments near Flagstaff AZ, which includes fuels work and fire response agreements with the USFS. This position assists or leads with some annual consultation efforts, planning and managing their part of the fire and fuels budget, working alongside resource advisors and a fire ecologist, and leading or coordinating fire and safety related training for the GRCA fire staff. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level. A selectee receiving a first appointment to the Federal Government (Civil Service) is entitled only to the lowest step of the grade for which selected. The display of a salary range on this vacancy shall not be construed as granting an entitlement to a higher rate of pay. All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-12/11/2020-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either full-time (or 40 hours a week) or part-time with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. This position has been identified as one of the key fire management positions under the Interagency Fire Program management (IFPM) Standard. This position has been categorized as a Prescribed Fire and Fuels Specialist, High complexity, and requires selectee to meet the minimum qualification standards for IFPM prior to being placed into the position. For more information on IFPM, click here. SELECTIVE FACTOR:
The applicant must have possessed all of the following National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) incident management qualifications and training requirements to be considered eligible for this position:
1. Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 2 (RXB2); AND 2. ICT3 or TFLD or HEBM. Selectees for IFPM positions requiring currency will be required to obtain and maintain currency for the NWCG qualifications listed above. SELECTIVE FACTOR:
Candidates must possess a minimum of 90-days of wildland firefighting experience, gained through fire line work in containment, control, suppression or use of wildland fire. You must clearly demonstrate this experience in your resume, including the months, days and hours per week at which the work was performed in order to be considered. - AND - Successful completion of a bachelor's or higher degree in the biological sciences, agriculture, natural resources management, chemistry or related disciplines appropriate to the position. You must provide a copy of your transcript(s). - OR - A combination of education and qualifying experience which included courses equivalent to a major (24 semester hours or equivalent as shown above), plus appropriate experience or additional education which totals four years. To satisfy the requirements, the nature and quality of this course work must have been such that it would serve as a prerequisite for more advanced study in the field or subject-matter area. This means the required course work must show progression beyond the associate degree level in directly related coursework, such that it may be considered to be leading towards a bachelor's degree in the biological sciences, agriculture, natural resources management, chemistry or related disciplines as described above. You must provide a copy of your transcript(s). - AND - To qualify for the FMS position at the GS-09 level, applicants must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:
Experience:
At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience for this position must demonstrate an understanding of fire behavior relative to fuels, weather, and topography and how fire affects natural and cultural resources. Examples of experience may include:
Wildland fire activities (such as planning and/or implementing prescribed fire or managing wildfire) to ensure resource objectives can be met from a fire management standpoint; Developing and/or implementing initial attack incident management strategies and tactics to meet the stated resource objectives; Implementing mitigation measures during wildland fire activities to protect sensitive habitats, endangered species, sensitive plants, or cultural values. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION:
Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree in a field related to the position being filled as described above. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a COMBINATION of education and experience as described above. To qualify for the FMS position at the GS-11 level, applicants must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:
Experience:
At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Experience must include fire program management elements such as:
1) developing, reviewing and evaluating fire management plans for ecological soundness or consistency with land management goals and/or potentially adverse impacts to cultural and natural resources; 2) conducting field inspections before and after prescribed or wildland fires to determine if resource objectives were achieved and/or evaluating the effectiveness of actions taken; and 3) analyzing the ecological role of fire and its use and/or exclusion, and smoke management. IN ADDITION to fire program management elements listed above, appropriate experience must have included EITHER prescribed fire/fuels management - OR - fire management operations. 1) Prescribed fire/fuels management:
examples may include:
performing professional forest or range inventory methods and procedures, (e.g. Brown's planar intercept for dead and down fuels; live fuel loading assessments); analyzing fuel loadings and determining appropriate fuel treatment methods (i.e. prescribed fire, mechanical, chemical, or biological treatments); performing land use planning and environmental compliance; and/or evaluating prescribed burn plans or fire management plans to ensure fire containment is possible and identifying appropriate suppression contingencies if fire containment is not obtained; -OR- 2) Fire Management Operations:
experience in analyzing and/or applying fire management strategies in at least five of the following activities:
a) Mobilization and/or dispatch coordination; b) Fire prevention and education; c) Training; d) Logistics; e) Equipment development and deployment; f) Fire communication systems; g) Suppression and preparedness; h) Aviation. -OR- EDUCATION:
Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a field related to the position being filled as described above. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a COMBINATION of education and experience as described above. Volunteer
Experience:
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
The applicant must have possessed all of the following National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) incident management qualifications and training requirements to be considered eligible for this position:
1. Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 2 (RXB2); AND 2. ICT3 or TFLD or HEBM. Selectees for IFPM positions requiring currency will be required to obtain and maintain currency for the NWCG qualifications listed above. SELECTIVE FACTOR:
Candidates must possess a minimum of 90-days of wildland firefighting experience, gained through fire line work in containment, control, suppression or use of wildland fire. You must clearly demonstrate this experience in your resume, including the months, days and hours per week at which the work was performed in order to be considered. - AND - Successful completion of a bachelor's or higher degree in the biological sciences, agriculture, natural resources management, chemistry or related disciplines appropriate to the position. You must provide a copy of your transcript(s). - OR - A combination of education and qualifying experience which included courses equivalent to a major (24 semester hours or equivalent as shown above), plus appropriate experience or additional education which totals four years. To satisfy the requirements, the nature and quality of this course work must have been such that it would serve as a prerequisite for more advanced study in the field or subject-matter area. This means the required course work must show progression beyond the associate degree level in directly related coursework, such that it may be considered to be leading towards a bachelor's degree in the biological sciences, agriculture, natural resources management, chemistry or related disciplines as described above. You must provide a copy of your transcript(s). - AND - To qualify for the FMS position at the GS-09 level, applicants must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:
Experience:
At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience for this position must demonstrate an understanding of fire behavior relative to fuels, weather, and topography and how fire affects natural and cultural resources. Examples of experience may include:
Wildland fire activities (such as planning and/or implementing prescribed fire or managing wildfire) to ensure resource objectives can be met from a fire management standpoint; Developing and/or implementing initial attack incident management strategies and tactics to meet the stated resource objectives; Implementing mitigation measures during wildland fire activities to protect sensitive habitats, endangered species, sensitive plants, or cultural values. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION:
Successful completion of a master's or equivalent graduate degree in a field related to the position being filled as described above. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a COMBINATION of education and experience as described above. To qualify for the FMS position at the GS-11 level, applicants must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:
Experience:
At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Experience must include fire program management elements such as:
1) developing, reviewing and evaluating fire management plans for ecological soundness or consistency with land management goals and/or potentially adverse impacts to cultural and natural resources; 2) conducting field inspections before and after prescribed or wildland fires to determine if resource objectives were achieved and/or evaluating the effectiveness of actions taken; and 3) analyzing the ecological role of fire and its use and/or exclusion, and smoke management. IN ADDITION to fire program management elements listed above, appropriate experience must have included EITHER prescribed fire/fuels management - OR - fire management operations. 1) Prescribed fire/fuels management:
examples may include:
performing professional forest or range inventory methods and procedures, (e.g. Brown's planar intercept for dead and down fuels; live fuel loading assessments); analyzing fuel loadings and determining appropriate fuel treatment methods (i.e. prescribed fire, mechanical, chemical, or biological treatments); performing land use planning and environmental compliance; and/or evaluating prescribed burn plans or fire management plans to ensure fire containment is possible and identifying appropriate suppression contingencies if fire containment is not obtained; -OR- 2) Fire Management Operations:
experience in analyzing and/or applying fire management strategies in at least five of the following activities:
a) Mobilization and/or dispatch coordination; b) Fire prevention and education; c) Training; d) Logistics; e) Equipment development and deployment; f) Fire communication systems; g) Suppression and preparedness; h) Aviation. -OR- EDUCATION:
Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a field related to the position being filled as described above. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a COMBINATION of education and experience as described above. Volunteer
Experience:
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
- Department:
0401 General Natural Resources Management And Biological Sciences - Salary Range:
$52,905 to $83,210 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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