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Position Title: Forestry Technician (Helicopter Program Manager) - Direct Hire Authority
Agency: National Park Service
Announcement Number: AK1537-AKRO-21-11234831-DHA Opens in new window
Open Period: Monday, September 27, 2021 to Tuesday, September 20, 2022

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1. Do you claim Veterans' Preference?

A. No, I do not claim Veterans' Preference

B. 0-point Sole Survivorship Preference (SSP)

C. 5-point preference based on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces (TP)

D. 10-point preference for non-compensable disability or Purple Heart (XP)

E. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of at least 10% but less than 30% (CP)

F. 10 point preference based on widow/widower or parent of a deceased veteran, or spouse or parent of a disabled veteran (XP)

G. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of 30% or more (CPS)

2. Are you a United States Citizen?

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A. Yes

B. No

3. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:

you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

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To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.

A. Yes

B. No

4. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:

you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.

A. Yes

B. No

1. Select the locations you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.

A. Denali Park, AK

B. Fairbanks, AK

1. From the descriptions below, select the one response that best describes how your background meets the specialized experience requirements for a Forestry Technician (Helicopter Program Manager), GS-0462-09 position. Read all responses before making your selection. MARK ONLY ONE RESPONSE. If you select more than one response, or leave this question blank you will be rated ineligible. If you do not meet these minimum qualifications, you will be considered not qualified and will not receive consideration for this position.
YOUR RESUME OR APPLICATION MATERIALS YOU SUBMIT FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST SUPPORT THE ANSWER YOU CLAIM UNDER THIS AND OTHER QUESTIONS. IF NOT, YOU WILL BE FOUND TO BE NOT QUALIFIED OR YOUR SCORE WILL BE LOWERED.

A. I possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-8 level in the Federal Service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to successfully perform the duties of this position. This experience includes activities such as: performing wildland fire operations, and at least one of the following wildland fire-fighting functions: Initial attack and Fire-line Suppression Operations; Prescribed Fire Operations; Helitack Operations; Wildland Fire Engine Operations; leading others in any two of the following functions: initial attack and suppression hand-crew operations; prescribed fire operations; wildland fire engine crew operations; helitack fire crew operations; providing on-the-job training and conducting daily crew briefings, safety sessions, and/or other basic wildland fire training. NOTE: If firefighting experience includes both structural and wildland, it is essential that your application materials clearly separate and document your wildland experience.

B. I have successfully completed at least two full years of progressively higher graduate level education or master's or equivalent graduate degree related to the occupation in one of the following fields: fire science, fire management or discipline directly related to the position. You must include a copy of your transcripts.

C. I have a combination of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience as described above which meets the total experience requirement. Only graduate education in excess of 1 year (18 semester hours) may be combined with experience. Note: To calculate your percentage of qualifying graduate education, divide your number of semester hours in excess of 18 semester hours by 18 or the number your school uses to represent one year of full time graduate academic study. To calculate your percentage of experience, divide your months of qualifying specialized experience by 12. Add the two percentages. They must equal 100% to qualify using this option. You must include a copy of your transcripts.

D. I do not have the experience and/or education as described above.

2. Wildland Firefighting Experience: I have a minimum of 90 days of wildland firefighting experience. Wildland firefighting experience is defined as on-the-line wildland firefighting experience gained through containment, control, suppression, or use of wildland fire. Wildland fire is defined as any non-structure fire that occurs in the wildland. The three types of wildland fire are wildfire, wildland fire use, and prescribed fire. Wildfire is defined as an unplanned, unwanted wildland fire, including unauthorized human-caused fires, escaped wildland fire use events, escaped prescribed fire projects, and all other wildland fires where the objective of the firefighter is to put the fire out. Wildland fire use is described as the application of the appropriate management response to naturally ignited wildland fires to accomplish specific resource management objectives in predefined designated areas outlined in Fire Management Plans. Prescribed Fire is defined as any fire ignited by management actions to meet specific objectives. A written, approved prescribed fire plan must exist, and the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) requirements (where applicable) must be met, prior to ignition. This description includes only fireline experience on a Prescribed Fire; it 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.

A. Yes, I have a minimum of 90 days wildland firefighting experience as described above.

B. No, I do not have a minimum of 90 days wildland firefighting experience as described above.

3. I have held or currently hold the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Incident Management Qualification(s): Helicopter Manager (HMGB, previously HCWN, HELB or HEMG). I will provide a copy of my Incident Qualifications and Currency System (IQCS) Master Record or equivalent documentation as instructed in the vacancy announcement.

A. Yes

B. No

4. I have held or currently hold the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Incident Management Qualification(s): Helibase Manager (HEBM). I will provide a copy of my Incident Qualifications and Currency System (IQCS) Master Record or equivalent documentation as instructed in the vacancy announcement.

A. Yes

B. No

5. I have held or currently hold the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Incident Management Qualification(s): Incident Commander Type 4 (ICT4). I will provide a copy of my Incident Qualifications and Currency System (IQCS) Master Record or equivalent documentation as instructed in the vacancy announcement.

A. Yes

B. No

6. Your responses in this Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification based on the documents and references you submit. Later steps in the selection process are specifically designed to verify your responses. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you or for dismissing you from the position/agency.
Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you: 1) understand this warning, 2) have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy, and 3) verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability.
Failure to agree to this statement will disqualify you from further consideration for the position.

A. Yes, I verify that all of my responses to this questionnaire are true and accurate. I accept that if my supporting documentation and/or later steps in the selection process do not support one or more of my responses to the questionnaire that I may be removed from consideration.

B. No, I do not accept this agreement and/or I no longer wish to be considered for this position.

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