Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Management)

Office of the Secretary of the Interior

Safford (AZ)

On-site

USD 84,000 - 109,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Office of the Secretary of the Interior is seeking Wildland Firefighters (Fuels Management) for locations including Safford, AZ and Las Cruces, NM. This Direct-Hire vacancy offers two openings with a pay range of $83,639 to $108,738 per year.

Experience in firefighting is a mandatory prerequisite; there is no qualifying education specified for the GW-11 level. The position falls under the Fed Transition hiring path.

Qualifications

Prior firefighting experience is a mandatory prerequisite.
There is no qualifying education for the GW-11 grade level.
This position is open under the Fed Transition hiring path.

Responsibilities

Wildland firefighters provide local expertise for short and long-term strategic fire management planning, assessments, and interagency and/or unit fire management plans.
Use expertise to analyze and resolve unique problems relating to the development, execution, and monitoring of local fire management issues.
Provide advice and guidance in adaptation of policies, standards, methods, and guidelines received from national and regional levels to local conditions.
Coordinating and integrating fire management related topics, issues, and solutions.
Providing input to the development of plans and agreements, and working closely with counterparts from other federal, state, or local partner agencies.

Job description

Hiring Agency: Office of the Secretary of the Interior

This is a Direct-Hire advertisement. Veterans preference is not applicable to this advertisement. Learn more about this authority at: Direct Hire Authority This Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Management) position is with the US Wildland Fire Service, GW-0456-11 working in the following location(s): Las Cruces, New Mexico Safford, Arizona

Key Responsibilities

As a Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Management) your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Wildland firefighters provide local expertise for short and long-term strategic fire management planning, assessments, and interagency and/or unit fire management plans. Use expertise to analyze and resolve unique problems relating to the development, execution, and monitoring of local fire management issues.

Provide advice and guidance in adaptation of policies, standards, methods, and guidelines received from national and regional levels to local conditions. Coordinating and integrating fire management related topics, issues, and solutions. Providing input to the development of plans and agreements, and working closely with counterparts from other federal, state, or local partner agencies.

Supervisor assigns work in terms of broad areas of responsibility, program emphasis, and key management concerns for special projects. Independently responsible for planning, coordinating with others, and determining the approach to take to complete specific assignments. This is an administrative position in an organization having a firefighting mission, and is clearly in an established career path.

Prior firefighting experience, as gained by substantial service in a primary firefighter position or equivalent experience outside the Federal government is a MANDATORY PREREQUISITE.

Requirements & Education

IMPORTANT - PLEASE NOTE: There is no qualifying education for the 0456 series at the GW-11 grade level.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Office of the Secretary of the Interior, Department of the Interior.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $83639 – $108738/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-09.

How many openings are available?

There are 2 openings for this position.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.