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Position Title
Forestry Technician (Fire)
Agency
Interior, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Announcement Number
R2-19-10597478-TL-DEU Opens in new window
Open Period
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 to Tuesday, September 24, 2019
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a U.S. citizen or national. 

For example, you can apply to these jobs if you're a U.S. citizen or national  or non-citizen and you:

Have never worked for the Federal Government.
Currently work for the Federal Government, but are in the excepted service.
Currently work for the Federal Government, but you're not eligible for merit promotion.
Are not sure if you're eligible for any other hiring path.

Even if you're eligible under one of the other hiring paths, you can still apply to jobs that are 'open to the public'.
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Preferences
1. Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position. (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Minimum Qualification GS 06/07 (limit characters)
For each question, choose the response that best describes your experience and training. Mark only one response for each question. Please note that your answers will be verified against the information you provided in your resume or application and information provided by your references. (limit characters)
1. Minimum Qualification for GS 0462-06 (must select A, B, or C): (limit characters)
2. Minimum Qualification for GS 0462-07 (must select A, B, or C): (limit characters)
IFPM Qualifications (Screen Out) (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
3. Are you fully qualified in:
Engine Boss (ENGB)
and
ICT5
and trained in:
S-230 Crew Boss (Single Resource)
S-290 Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior
S-211 Portable Pumps and Water Use

(You must provide a copy of your Incident Qualification and Certification System (IQCS) Master Record or other equivalent documentation which verifies you meet the required NWCG minimum qualifications for this IFPM position. Failure to provide this documentation by the closing dated of the announcement will result in you being rated as not qualified).
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Age Restriction (limit characters)
For each question, choose the response that best describes your experience and training. Mark only one response for each question. Please note that your answers will be verified against the information you provided in your resume or application and information provided by your references. (limit characters)
4. This position is a Primary Firefighter position and is covered under Special Fire Retirement. In accordance with Public Law 107-27, applicants must not have reached age 37 at the time of appointment, unless proof is provided of prior Federal service in another covered position, 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. (limit characters)
Knowledge of strategies, tactics, and suppression methods used in containment and control of wildfires in order to relay assignments to module/crew members, accurately evaluate rapidly changing fire circumstances, determine when/if additional forces may be needed, or determine when circumstances warrant withdrawal of module/crew to a safe location. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
5. Determine appropriate suppression tactics
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6. Provide oversight during initial and extended attack fires, direct fireline activities and tactics using firefighters, equipment, and aircraft
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7. Train subordinate firefighters in use of suppression tactics and equipment
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8. Gather and consider weather data, topography, fuel types, and fire behaviors in response to wildland fire incidents
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9. Monitor fire behavior and fire weather during prescribed fire operations
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Knowledge of wildland fire management techniques, methods and conditions to accurately analyze fire circumstances, determine when additional forces may be needed, or determine when circumstances warrant disengagement. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
10. Direct a firefighting crew by coordinating and directing firefighting efforts on wildfires as a taskforce leader or initial attack incident commander
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11. Serve as initial attack incident commander on wildland fires
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12. Assign personnel in wildland/orprescribed fires
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13. Assist in the prescribed burns and wildfire control activities in accordance with approved plans and supervisors instructions
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14. Ensure own and others' welfare and safety
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Wildland firefighting knowledge such as, but not limited to, fire engine and pump operations, hose lays, handcrew operations and/or  helicopter operations to enable the incumbent to function in assigned capacities and to instruct or supervise others. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
15. Drive and operate a type vi(6) fire engine in off-road conditions (limit characters)
16. Perform as a qualified engine boss (engb) on wildland fires
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17. Perform fire suppression on an engine crew
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18. Plan and execute hose lays using engines, pumps and water delivery equipment
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19. Supervise firefighters on handcrews, prescribed fire crews, or wildland fire engine crews
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Oral and written communication skills sufficient to interact with people at all levels, internal and, including the public. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
20. Communicate effectively with radios
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21. Evaluate fire effects, identify potential problems and make recommendations
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22. Maintain communication with personnel at the fire scene and act on or relay requests for additional personnel, equipment, and supplies using various dispatching equipment (for example, 2-way radio)
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