Forestry Technician (Fire)

Type: Full-time, On-site

Locations: Idaho, Oregon, Utah

Salary: $1,050/week, paid biweekly

Deadline: 9/24/2024

Duties

  • Duties listed are at full performance grade GS-09 level.

  • Primary responsibilities of the position are preparing and implementing prescribed fire plans, fire effects monitoring plans, manual and mechanical hazardous fuels treatments, and smoke and wildland fire use monitoring plans.

  • Researches the effects and behavior of prescribed fire to assist in the development of short-term fire management objectives and strategies.

  • Develops and recommends plans to perform a wide variety of limited operational projects, such as evaluating existing or developing new regional or forest-wide plans for fuels management, fire prevention, and fire protection programs.

  • Plans, conducts surveys and evaluates data to develop prescriptions for prescribed fire and wildland fire use.

  • Conducts fuels management surveys to document presence, amount, and types of hazardous fuels. Utilizes this information to prioritize prescribed fire and fuels management projects