National Fire Danger Program Lead (Interagency Tech)

U.S. Forest Service; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Forest Service in the National Office Fire and Safety, Fire and Aviation Management (FAM) organization seeks a professional to provide national fire management support to interagency partners.

The role leads program management for the national fire danger program, offers technical guidance on integrating emerging science and new technologies, and manages analytical tools for interagency fire planning. Expect travel to remote locations and collaborative multi-agency work.

Responsibilities

• Provides national level leadership, coordination, oversight, and program management for the national fire danger program and technology.
• Provides technical advice and participates in the analysis of fire management program requirements to design, develop, and implement methods to integrate emerging science and new technologies into national fire management programs.
• Manages and provides oversight on the full range of analytical tools used for bureau and interagency fire management planning.
• Coordinates and supports the use of geospatial information technology in strategic fire management planning.
• Provides guidance to the field units on collection and evaluation of fire danger, fire hazard risk, fuels, historic fire occurrence, fire effects, climatology and weather.
• Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with public and private groups, state, tribal, and local governmental groups and other federal agencies related to wildland fire management planning.
• Facilitates interagency agreement on contentious issues concerning resource usage, funding allocations, and long range strategies in the regional, multi-regional area, or between agencies.

Job description

U.S. Forest Service in the National Office Fire and Safety, Fire and Aviation Management (FAM) organization seeks a professional to provide national fire management support to interagency partners.

The role leads program management for the national fire danger program, offers technical guidance on integrating emerging science and new technologies, and manages analytical tools for interagency fire planning. Expect travel to remote locations and collaborative multi-agency work.