BASIC PURPOSE
Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities in the prevention and suppression of wildfires and in the performance of technical forest management work related to the delivery of the division’s cooperative forestry programs.
LEVEL DESCRIPTORS
This job family consists of four levels which are distinguished based on the complexity of assigned duties, the level of expertise required to complete assigned work, and the responsibility assigned for providing leadership to others.
Level I:
This is the basic level of this job family where employees are assigned responsibilities, which primarily involve participating in the prevention and suppression of forest fires, the operation and maintenance of fire fighting equipment, and the construction of forestry roads and facilities. Some responsibilities may also be assigned for providing training and assistance or guidance to volunteer fire crews or serving as Single Resource Boss or as the Incident Commander for low complexity forest fires.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Level I:
Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of one year of forestry-related work or experience operating logging, earth-moving or farm equipment; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT
Must obtain Class A CDL license within 6 months of employment. Must pass pre-hire drug test and physical exam prior to appointment. Must pass a job-related Work Capacity Test within three months and maintain annually. Must reside or within six months of employment establish residence within a 15-mile radius of designated hiring point.
Selection Plan
Scores based on: 100% Evaluation of Education and Experience listed on a supplemental questionnaire
***NOTE: Names of eligible applicants can be made available to State agencies upon their request, immediately following the closing date and time.
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