Seasonal Wildland Fire Suppression Crewmember Job at Wyoming Game and Fish Department (Douglas)

Job Description

The Office of State Lands and Investments, Wyoming State Forestry Division (WSFD) seeks a Seasonal Wildland Fire Suppression Crewmember to serve as a member of a wildland fire fighting crew that provides wildland fire suppression, management, and control. Work may involve all manners of fire suppression, fire management, and fuels management duties to include fire preparedness, suppression, and/or fuels.

Job Responsibility

Serve as a skilled and fully trained member of a wildland fire suppression crew with responsibility for utilizing a variety of different types of specialized tools, equipment, and techniques in suppressing fires.
Scout fires and develop data on hazardous areas, camp locations, water supply, cargo drop spots, fuel concentrations, helicopter landing spots, fire direction, and the intensity of fire spread.
Maintain firefighting tools and equipment assigned to their station or district which includes: placing caches at strategic points
servicing and maintaining tools and equipment
oiling, greasing, and servicing automotive equipment, portable pumps, and power equipment
conducting periodic inventories
keeping records of firefighting equipment and supplies
checking equipment at the end of the fire season
making reports of lost or damaged articles
and arranging for the replacement, reconditioning, and storage of firefighting supplies, tools, and equipment at the close of the fire season.
Receive and record reports of isolated small fires received from dispatchers and develop plans for suppressing fires, including methods of attack on fire, types of equipment required, and travel route to use (trail, road, or cross-country).
Locate, suppress, and control/manage isolated small fires usually in timbered and mountainous terrain by applying an understanding of fire behavior, topography of the area, and extensive training in fire management work, involving the use of a variety of hand and power tools in felling trees or snags, operating pumpers, building fire lines, burning out, backfiring, mopping up, and patrolling lines.
Participating in the fire prevention program by working with supervisors in recruiting and organizing volunteer emergency firefighting crews of local residents, issuing equipment, and instructing and training cooperators in basic firefighting techniques and the use of equipment.

Requirements

Preference may be given to candidates with at least one season of experience on a wildland firefighting crew.
Knowledge of complex wildland firefighting techniques, fire equipment, fire behavior, fuel models, and the Incident Command System.
Skills in written and oral communications and interpersonal relationships.

What we offer

Housing will be available
Additional benefits may be available depending on the length of the season.

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