Wildland Fire Module Lead — Suppression & Fuels

Office of the Secretary of the Interior; Gatlinburg (TN); On-site; USD 63,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

Office of the Secretary of the Interior in Gatlinburg, Tennessee is seeking a Wildland Firefighter (Wildland Fire Module) to serve as a lead within a crew, performing fuels management, fire suppression, monitoring, and post-fire activities. You will apply an understanding of firefighter safety, fire behavior, topography, weather, and training in fire management work.

Responsibilities include directing the operation and use of tools and equipment, leading a small crew in building firelines,

Qualifications

• There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level of this announcement.

Responsibilities

• Serves as an experienced leader within a wildland fire module or crew in fuels management, fire suppression, monitoring, and post-fire activities, applies an understanding of firefighter safety, fire behavior, topography of the area, weather, fuels, and training in fire management work.
• Directs the operation and use of special tools and equipment such as, but not limited to power saws, portable pumps, firing devices, and communication equipment. Directs moderately complex fuels management projects or participates in more complex hazard fuel reduction projects by conducting project assessments and gathering data.
• Leads firefighting personnel by directing their activities when suppressing wildland fires or by serving as a situational leader on wildland fires by directing the work of a small crew of firefighters in building firelines, burning out, mopping up, and patrolling firelines.

Job description

Office of the Secretary of the Interior in Gatlinburg, Tennessee is seeking a Wildland Firefighter (Wildland Fire Module) to serve as a lead within a crew, performing fuels management, fire suppression, monitoring, and post-fire activities. You will apply an understanding of firefighter safety, fire behavior, topography, weather, and training in fire management work.

Responsibilities include directing the operation and use of tools and equipment, leading a small crew in building firelines,