Fuels Planner

Organization
Six Rivers National Forest
Job Description

SUBMIT APPLICATION: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/790037000 

OVERVIEW:
The primary purpose of the position is to provide leadership, and oversight in wildland fire planning on the Six Rivers National Forest. Duty station location options: Mad River, California or Orleans, California in rural northwestern California. 

DUTIES:

  • Develops local plans that reflect national, regional, and local management goals, requirements, and strategic objectives related to fire and aviation management.
  • Provides wildland fire planning technical support and coordination with fire management officers, land or resource management staffs, and planners throughout the local area.
  • Provides technical expertise in strategic and local fire planning analysis systems, models, and decision support systems.
  • Develops annual program of work which may include budget allocations and severity requests.
  • Provides guidance to the field units on data collection and evaluation of fire hazard risk, fuels, historic fire occurrence, fire effects, climatology and weather.

REQUIREMENTS:

  • Pass background check.
  • Pre-employment and random drug testing.
  • Minimum of 90 days of wildland firefighting experience is required.

For more information contact Nolan Colegrove via email at [email protected] or Kristen Lark at [email protected] 

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $59,966.00 - $94,317.00 per year

40 per week

FT/PT
Full Time
Application Deadline