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WorkSource Oregon Supervisory Forestry Technician - District Fuels AFMO in John Day, Oregon
Requirements: * U.S. Citizen or National or be lawfully permitted to the U.S. as a permanent resident or otherwise authorized to be employed * Males born after 12/31/59 to be registered with Selective Service * Combination of education, general and specialized experience to meet GS-8 or GS-9 level ****Full details for qualifications, education and experience required available online Duties: * Primary responsibilities of the position are preparing and implementing prescribed fire plans, fire effects monitoring plans, manual and mechanical hazardous fuels treatments, and smoke and wildland fire use monitoring plan * Assists in planning, implementing and coordinating all aspects of the prescribed fire and fuels management program. Reviews project plans and makes recommendations on appropriate levels of monitoring. * Develops and recommends plans to perform a wide variety of limited operational projects, such as evaluating existing or developing new regional or forest-wide plans for fuels management, fire prevention, and fire protection programs. * Plans, conducts surveys and evaluates data to develop prescriptions for prescribed fire and wildland fire use. * Conducts fuels management surveys to document presence, amount, and types of hazardous fuels. Utilizes this information to prioritize prescribed fire and fuels management projects. * Conducts field reconnaissance of prescribed fire/fuels treatment units, summarizes field findings and makes recommendations on appropriate prescriptive criteria for meeting program objectives. * Identifies and provides for training needs to support prescribed fire and fuels management programs. Pay: * GS 8-9 * \$54,292 - \$77,955 Hours: * Full time - Permanent