Wildland Fire Crew Lead & Operations Supervisor

State of Washington; Spokane (WA); Sur place; USD 52 000 - 70 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in Spokane, WA seeks a Crew Foreman (Natural Resource Operations Supervisor 1) to lead Arcadia 20 Transitional Handcrew. The role supervises a mix of permanent and seasonal firefighters and coordinates with regional and interagency partners to support suppression and forest resiliency projects.

The position emphasizes safety, team cohesion, report compliance, and travel as needed for large fires across the region.

Qualifications

• Qualified as NWCG Firefighter Type 1 and Incident Commander Type 5.
• Experience supervising or leading wildland firefighting personnel.

Responsabilités

• Provide direct fireline supervision of Forest Crew Supervisors Squadbosses and transitional handcrew members.
• Provides interagency fire suppression activities for initial attack, extended attack, mop-up, patrol and rehabilitation.
• Plans and implements training for FCS Squadbosses and transitional crew members.
• Prescribed Fire Support – leads crew to conduct site fuels and fire effects data collection and burn planning support.
• Work in remote areas away from vehicles for long periods.
• Travel for extended periods to assist on fires within the region or other states.
• Directly supervises 3 permanent FCS Squadbosses and indirectly up to 18 transitional firefighters.

Connaissances

NWCG Firefighter Type 1

Incident Commander Type 5

Description du poste

Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in Spokane, WA seeks a Crew Foreman (Natural Resource Operations Supervisor 1) to lead Arcadia 20 Transitional Handcrew. The role supervises a mix of permanent and seasonal firefighters and coordinates with regional and interagency partners to support suppression and forest resiliency projects.

The position emphasizes safety, team cohesion, report compliance, and travel as needed for large fires across the region.