Fire Lookout Technician – National Forest

Forest Service (DOA); Riggins (ID); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Forest Service is seeking a Forestry Technician at the GS-4 level for a lookout station tasked with detecting and reporting fires. This temporary position supports fire surveillance across multiple duty locations in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, with occasional travel.

Pay is hourly and the job is not eligible for telework. Responsibilities include locating smoke, estimating fire size, reporting conditions by radio, and maintaining equipment and logs. Eligibility requires U.S.

Qualifications

• GS-04: six months general experience and six months specialized experience or 2 years education in forestry-related fields.

Responsibilities

• Uses standard fire finders to locate observed smoke.
• Estimates distance to smokes and probable size and characteristics of fires.
• Determines map location of fires with reference to landmarks.
• Reports air and fire data by radio or telephone.
• Maintains lookout equipment and station grounds.
• Operates a radio center connecting lookout stations.

Job description

The U.S. Forest Service is seeking a Forestry Technician at the GS-4 level for a lookout station tasked with detecting and reporting fires. This temporary position supports fire surveillance across multiple duty locations in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, with occasional travel.

Pay is hourly and the job is not eligible for telework. Responsibilities include locating smoke, estimating fire size, reporting conditions by radio, and maintaining equipment and logs. Eligibility requires U.S.