The United States government is a massive employer, and is always looking for qualified candidates to fill a wide variety of open employment positions in locations across the country. Below you’ll find a Qualification Summary for an active, open job listing from the Department of the Interior. The opening is for a Wildland Firefighter (Forestry Aid/Technician) in Multiple Locations Feel free to browse this and any other job listings and reach out to us with any questions!
Wildland Firefighter (Forestry Aid/Technician) – Multiple Locations
Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior
Job ID: 636848Start Date: 11/21/2022End Date: 12/14/2022
Qualification Summary
Hours worked per week must be stated for each season and position held in your resume. Experience listed on your resume will need to include specific duties about the work being performed and should not be only the general language stated below in the examples. To qualify for a GS-03, you must meet at least one of the following: 6 months of general work experience, which can be any work experience. -OR- 1 year of education above the high school level, which included at least 6 semester hours in any combination of the following courses: range management; range conservation; agriculture; forestry; wildlife management; engineering; biology; mathematics; other natural or physical sciences. -OR- A combination of education and work experience as described above. To qualify for a GS-04, you must meet at least one of the following: 6 months of general work experience, which can be any work experience AND 6 months of specialized work experience equivalent to the GS-03 level duties. Examples of specialized work experience may include any of the following that are relevant to the duties of the position: Forestry aid or technician work. Engineering, range, or soil conservation technician work that involved the application of cultural, resource conservation, or land management practices on nonforest or ranch lands when combined with knowledge of forestry operations and equipment. Farming or ranching work that involved application of cultural and soil and water conservation practices, including safety and use of equipment, and that provided a basic understanding of land use. Forest or range fire control, prevention, or suppression work. -OR- 2 years of education above the high school level which included at least 12 semester hours in any combination of the following courses: forestry, agriculture, crop or plant science, range management or conservation, wildlife management, watershed management, soil science, natural resources (except marine biology and oceanography), outdoor recreation management, civil or forest engineering, or wildland fire science. No more than 3 semester hours of mathematics is creditable toward this requirement. -OR- A combination of the education and work experience described above. To qualify for a GS-05, you must meet at least one of the following AND the Selective Factors: 1 year of specialized work experience equivalent to the GS-04 level duties. Examples of specialized work experience include: On-the-line wildland fire experience in forest/range fire control, prevention or suppression work as a skilled wildland firefighter, utilizing a variety of specialized wildland fire tools and equipment. -OR- A successful completion of a 4 year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor’s degree with either: 1. a major study in forestry, range management or agriculture; or a subject matter field directly related to the position; OR 2. at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the following courses: forestry, agriculture, crop or plant science, range management or conservation, wildlife management, watershed management, soil science, natural resources (except marine biology and oceanography), outdoor recreation management, civil or forest engineering, or wildland fire science. No more than 6 semester hours of mathematics is creditable. The level of the course work must have been equivalent to at least the junior- and senior-year levels of a baccalaureate program. -OR- A combination of education and specialized work experience described above. Selective Factors for GS-05: In addition to the basic qualifications listed above, you must have possessed the following National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) incident management qualification and training requirement to be considered eligible. 1. Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1) And 2. Successful completion of S-290 “Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior” For more information regarding basic qualifications and combining education and experience click here. You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
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