Seasonal Wildland Fire Dispatcher — Emergency Response

State of Washington; Enumclaw (WA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Washington is seeking a Seasonal Wildland Fire Dispatcher in the South Puget Sound Region (Enumclaw, WA) to support emergency management by dispatching and tracking agency resources during fire season.

You will handle communications, document incidents, and coordinate with incident command to provide flight data and resource status. This is a May–October seasonal, full-time, represented position with additional King County duty station pay.

Qualifications

• Experience using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Adobe products.
• Experience involving public contact or communication such as radio communications, receptionist, switchboard operator, or clerical office work.

Responsibilities

• Receive and prioritize communications from agency staff, 911 dispatch centers, and the public via telephone and radio transmissions.
• Document, evaluate, and disseminate reports of wildland fire, smoke complaints, accidents, and all-hazard incidents on DNR protected lands.
• Accurately track and record agency resource status and logistical availability in support of incident response and preparedness.
• In coordination with incident command staff, initiate the response to local incidents in accordance with agency protocols and guidelines.
• Provide vital flight navigation data to aviation assets and monitor critical navigation data to track assets during incident response.
• Clerical dispatch duties include tracking resource availability, locations, weather forecasting, and incident orders.
• Process fire weather information and distribute daily intelligence reports to region resources.
• Dispatch local resources to state, national, and international wildfire and all-hazard incidents utilizing IROC system.

Tools

Microsoft Suite

Adobe

Job description

State of Washington is seeking a Seasonal Wildland Fire Dispatcher in the South Puget Sound Region (Enumclaw, WA) to support emergency management by dispatching and tracking agency resources during fire season.

You will handle communications, document incidents, and coordinate with incident command to provide flight data and resource status. This is a May–October seasonal, full-time, represented position with additional King County duty station pay.