Wildland Fire Dispatch Specialist

US Office of the Secretary of the Interior; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Office of the Secretary of the Interior seeks a Forestry Technician (Dispatch - Assistance Intelligence Officer) GW-0462-08/09 in Albuquerque, NM. This role supports initial attack fire operations, dispatches resources, and tracks large fires.

You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work. Applicants should have documented primary wildland firefighting experience and hours per week; travel during fire season may be required, and a government

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in dispatching resources for initial attack fire centers and tracking fires.
• Experience with reporting fire indices, weather, and spot weather occurrences.
• Hours per week must be included in resume to credit experience.

Responsibilities

• (Not explicitly listed in the HTML; responsibilities inferred from title and qualification descriptions.)

Skills

Dispatch resources

Fire intelligence

Hours per week

Weather reporting

Education

Graduate level forestry/related field

Tools

Fire danger rating system

Fire & aviation web apps

Weather management system

Automated dispatch system

Job description

The US Office of the Secretary of the Interior seeks a Forestry Technician (Dispatch - Assistance Intelligence Officer) GW-0462-08/09 in Albuquerque, NM. This role supports initial attack fire operations, dispatches resources, and tracks large fires.

You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work. Applicants should have documented primary wildland firefighting experience and hours per week; travel during fire season may be required, and a government