Burn Team Crew Member - Natural Resource Specialist 1 - Seasonal - 8 Openings

EIGHT (8) OPENINGS
FULL-TIME/CAREER SEASONAL
BURN TEAM CREW MEMBER
NATURAL RESOURCE SPECIALIST 1 (NRS1)

Wildlife Program – Lands Division

Season Length: 9 months
March 1 –November 30 

Please note: This recruitment is posted until filled, with a first review of applications to take place on July 30, 2024.   Application review will be ongoing, and therefore, we encourage you to submit your application materials as soon as possible. This recruitment may be closed at any time.

Picture yourself, 

A part of a team environment, accomplishing overall ecological fire management activities. 

The optimal applicants, 

Will have experience operating equipment such as all-terrain vehicles (ATV), utility-terrain vehicles (UTV), 4-wheel drive vehicles, bulldozers, excavators, wildland fire engine, water delivery pumps.

We are seeking a candidate, 

Who models WDFW values: Accountability, Service, Professionalism, Integrity, Respect, and Empathy (ASPIRE).

Duties

Here is what you will be doing, 

Prescribed Fire Pre and Post Operations: 

• Function within a team environment to accomplish overall ecological fire management activities including: 
  • Maintenance and upkeep of tools and equipment and preparation of burn units, such as establishing fuel breaks/line construction. 
  • Basic planning, fuels inventory and area layout. 
  • Implementation of firing techniques using firing devices. 
  • Patrolling and mop up assignments. 
  • Maintain ecological function of natural systems for the benefit of fisheries and wildlife habitat. 
  • Provide for employee and public safety while implementing assigned work projects.

Equipment Operation and Maintenance: 

• Operate various types of equipment such as 4-wheel drive vehicles, all-terrain vehicles (ATV), utility-terrain vehicles (UTV), Type 6 fire engine, various equipment trailers, chainsaws and hand tools in a safe and efficient manner.
• Provide equipment maintenance and repair to a fire ready condition, including hand tools, chainsaws, water delivery pumps and vehicles. 
• Organize and track inventories of fire line equipment for accountability of equipment and costs.

Monitoring:

• Gather or assist in gathering detailed resource information to provide basic pre- and post-burn monitoring such as fuels inventories and vegetation surveys.

Other Duties as Assigned: 

• Participate in forest thinning operations to reduce and maintain stand densities. 
• Conduct miscellaneous wildlife area duties as assigned during non-fire periods such as visitor signage replacement, repair construction, assistance with planting food plots, weed control, fence construction and maintenance.

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school graduation or GED.

AND

• Four (4) years of experience working on prescribed fire or wildland fire suppression assignments.

OR 

• Associate’s degree in related field AND two (2) years of experience working on prescribed fire or wildland fire suppression assignments.

Experience: 

• Experience using fire management and fuel inventory tools.
• Experience using water handling equipment. 

Certifications/Licenses: 

• Valid Driver’s License.

Special Requirements/Conditions of Employment:

• Currently certified at Fire Fighter Type 2 (FFT2) under the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) specifications and standards having received the following training:
  1. Introduction to ICS (I-100).
  2. Human Factors on the Fireline (L-180). 
  3. Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior (S-190). 
  4. Firefighter Training (S-130). 
  5. Advanced Firefighter (S-131). 
  6. Look Up, Look Down, Look Around (S-133).
• Please Note: the following trainings listed above are no longer required - Advanced Firefighter (S-131), Look Up, Look Down, Look Around (S-133).
• Upon employment must pass the Work Capacity Test at the Arduous Level.
• Agency will provide training for driving Type 6 fire engines.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

In addition to those required qualifications, our ideal applicant will also have some or all of the following: 

• Experience operating all-terrain vehicle (ATV), utility-terrain vehicle (UTV), 4-wheel drive vehicles, bulldozers, excavators, wildland fire engine, water delivery pumps.
• Training in Portable Pumps and Water Use (S-211). 
• Training in Basic Chainsaw (S-212)
• Training in Firing Operations (S-219)
• Career oriented toward fire ecology/science and learning to use fire to achieve resource management objectives.
• First-aid/CPR certification or similar certification such as first responder.
   

Supplemental Information

Please note: Failure to follow the instructions below may lead to disqualification.

Experience and education selected, listed, and detailed in the Supplemental Questions must be verifiable in the application.

In order to successfully apply for this position, you MUST complete your profile at www.careers.wa.gov and attach the following to your profile before completing the online application:

• A cover letter describing how you meet the qualifications of this position (Generic cover letter will not be accepted).
• A current resume. 
• Three professional references.