Wildland Fire Operations Specialist
Company: Department Of The Interior
Location: Whiteriver
Posted on: June 13, 2021
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Job Description:
Help Duties Summary THIS POSITION IS BEING RE-ANNOUNCED TO SOLICIT ADDITIONAL
CANDIDATES. APPLICANTS WHO PREVIOUSLY APPLIED TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT
NEED NOT RE-APPLY UNLESS SUBMITTING UPDATED INFORMATION AND/OR
MISSING FORMS. This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Superintendent, Fort Apache Agency in Whiteriver, Arizona. The
incumbent will plan, develop, implement, coordinate, and evaluate
an integrated wildland fire management program to achieve resource
management objectives. Learn more about this agency Responsibilities Travel Required 75% or less - Incumbent may be required to live in backcountry
camps for extended periods of time. Supervisory status No Promotion Potential None 0401 General Natural Resources Management And Biological
Sciences Help Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications This position is OPEN UNTIL FILLED and may be extended or closed
prior to the current closing date. Applications will be reviewed
every 15 days; the first cut-off date for applications is 15
calendar days from the opening date and every 15 calendar days
thereafter. Applicants with 10-point Veterans' Preference who
submit a complete application after each cut-off date, but before
the Certificate of Eligibles is issued, will be considered and
referred on the certificate, if qualified. Basic Requirements for GS-0401 positions: Degree - biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource
management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the
position; OR Combination of education and experience - a combination of
education and experience, which included courses equivalent to a
major (24 semester hours or equivalent) in disciplines shown above,
plus appropriate experience or additional education to total four
years. The nature and quality of this course work must have been
such that it would serve as a prerequisite for more advanced study
in the field or subject-matter area. GS-9 Minimum Qualifications: At least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to
at least the GS-7 grade level in the Federal service obtained in
either the private or public sector; OR 2 years of progressively
higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or
master's or equivalent graduate degree that provides the knowledge,
skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Specialized experience is defined as: providing operational
oversight and planning of wildland fire suppression activities;
exhibiting substantial knowledge of natural resource management,
fire ecology, fire behavior, and fire management theories,
concepts, principles, and standards in a wildland fire environment;
applying established principles, practices, and concepts of
wildland fire management in a leadership role sufficient to perform
recurring assignments; & using in-depth knowledge of incident
management qualifications, training and standards. Selective Factor - Wildland Firefighter Experience: Applicants must have a minimum of 90 days of prior wildland
firefighting experience on the fireline, as gained by substantial
service in a primary/rigorous firefighter position, or equivalent
experience outside the Federal government. Wildland firefighting
experience is defined as on-the-line wildland firefighting
experience gained through containment, control, suppression, or use
of wildland fire. Two distinct types of wildland fire have been
defined and include Wildfires - Unplanned ignitions or prescribed
fires that are declared wildfires, and Prescribed Fire - includes
only fireline experience on a prescribed fire and does not include
experience in the planning stages. Prescribed Fire experience must
be supplemented by fire suppression experience in order to be
creditable as previous wildland firefighting experience. This is a
MANDATORY qualification prerequisite to qualify for this
position. Selective Factor - NWCG Incident Management Qualifications: All
applicants must have at some point possessed one of the following
pathways of National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) incident
management qualifications and training requirements to be
considered eligible for this position. Either pathway meets the
requirements for this position: All applicants must provide an Incident Qualification and
Certification System (IQCS) master record or equivalent
documentation for verification of these requirements This position has been identified as one of the key fire
management positions under the IFPM standard. This position has
been categorized as a Wildland Fire Operation Specialist, and
requires selectees to meet the minimum qualification standards for
IFPM prior to being placed into the position. Detailed information
regarding IFPM positions can be found at http://www.ifpm.nifc.go/ MAXIMUM ENTRY AGE: The maximum entry-age for this position shall
not exceed age 37, unless you have sufficient prior Federal
civilian law enforcement or firefighter experience or you are a
preference eligible veteran. If you are a preference eligible
veteran, you may be eligible for this position after your 37th
birthday. You must supply a copy of your Defense Department Form
214 (DD-214) along with Standard Form 15 (if applicable) and any
associated documentation in accordance with the instructions in
this vacancy announcement. Failure to provide this documentation
with your application will result in lost eligibility to receive a
waiver of the maximum entry age requirement. SPECIAL RETIREMENT COVERAGE: This is a Secondary/Administrative
firefighter position under the special retirement provisions of 5
U.S.C. 8336(c) (CSRS) AND 8412 (d) (FERS). Persons making their
first entry into a firefighter position under these authorities
cannot be selected if they have reached age 37 or older. This is a permanent, full-time seasonal appointment. The
incumbent will be in pay status at least 13 pay periods (26 weeks)
or more depending on funding and workload not-to-exceed 25 pay
periods per calendar year. Services will not be required at certain
times due to lack of work, lack of funds, weather conditions,
ceiling limitations, or other unforeseen circumstances and
incumbent will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status. All qualification requirements listed above must be met by the
closing date of this announcement Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade
requirements by the announcement closing date. Education You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support
your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or
unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list
with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for
the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of
the announcement. One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the
number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to
represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have
been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot
obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate
study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered
as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate
study. If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or
universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send
a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order
to receive credit for that education which shows the education
credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that
specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and
such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an
accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given
for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For
further information, visit: FOREIGN EDUCATION
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