Wildland Fire Dispatch Technician

Office of the Secretary of the Interior; Hines (OR); On-site; USD 58,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

Office of the Secretary of the Interior is seeking a Forestry Technician (Fire Dispatch) under Direct Hire Authority in Hines, Oregon. The role involves coordinating resource responses for incidents and operating dispatch telecommunications systems to manage fire information and mobilization data.

Applicants must submit transcripts and may need to provide official verification for foreign or graduate education.

Qualifications

• Copies of official or unofficial transcripts must be submitted, including grades, credit hours earned, majors, GPA or class ranking, institution name, and student name.
• Graduate education definitions: one academic year equals credits as defined by the graduate school; 18 semester hours or 27 quarter hours may satisfy a year of full-time study.
• Foreign education: credentials evaluated by a private organization and deemed equivalent to U.S. education or full credit given.

Responsibilities

• Determine appropriate resource response to incidents and requests from the field.
• Operate and direct the operations of dispatch telecommunications systems and input data into fire-related computer applications.
• Review internal operating procedures and systems, make improvement recommendations, and update mobilization guides.

Job description

Office of the Secretary of the Interior is seeking a Forestry Technician (Fire Dispatch) under Direct Hire Authority in Hines, Oregon. The role involves coordinating resource responses for incidents and operating dispatch telecommunications systems to manage fire information and mobilization data.

Applicants must submit transcripts and may need to provide official verification for foreign or graduate education.