Wildland Firefighter (Fuels Specialist)

Agency: Forest Service

Department: Department of Agriculture

Location: Multiple Locations

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Requirements: In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GW-08: You must have one year specialized experience at least equivalent to the (GW-07) grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience is defined as examples of the following: Served as burn boss using various methods in broadcast burning, pile burning, and under burning operation; Performed fire pre-suppression or suppression duties on a fire line controlling wildfire and using fire to accomplish fuel treatment prescriptions; Assisted in monitoring fire behavior, evaluating fire effects, identifying potential problems and making basic recommendations. For the GW-09: You must have one-year specialized experience at least equivalent to the (GW-08) grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience is defined as examples of the following: Assisted in the development and execution of prescribed burning plans for complex burn projects and a wide variety of fuel types; Addressed a broad range of technical fire management problems, such as analyzing on-the-ground fuel conditions and weather; Assisted in the development of specific plans for burning projects after analyzing fuels; Recommended priorities and gave direction, objectives and deadlines for prescribed fire, wildland fire and/or other natural resource activities. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; relig