Outreach Notice
FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FOREST
Forestry Technician (Fire Dispatch) Assistant Dispatch Center Manager (GS0462-09) OCRP-462-IADSP-8/9G (1 position)
Forestry Technician (Fire Dispatch) Initial Attack Dispatcher (GS-0462-07)
OCRP-462-IADSP-5/6/7G & DP (1 position)
Forestry Technician (Fire Dispatch) Initial Attack Dispatcher (GS-0462-05)
OCRP-462-IADSP-5G & DP (2 positions)
Lakeview Interagency Fire Center (LIFC)
Lakeview, OR
The Positions
The positions serve at the Lakeview Interagency Fire Center (LIFC) and are responsible for serving
various dispatch service needs for multi-agency fire dispatching across South Central Oregon. The
area involved includes federal, state, national park, and private land within the South Central
Oregon Fire Management Partnership (SCOFMP) and supports more than one unit. These positions
work in a High Complexity Unit. The dispatch center is responsible primarily for wildland fire
preparedness, suppression and prescribed fire support activities but may support all-risk incidents as
needed or directed.
Ninety (90) days of experience as a primary/rigorous firefighter or equivalent experience outside
federal employment is a basic qualification for this position. The position is approved for
secondary firefighter coverage by USDA under FERS and CSRS.
Forestry Technician (Fire Dispatch) Assistant Dispatch Center Manager (GS0462-09) OCRP-462-IADSP-8/9G (1 position)
The Assistant Dispatch Center Manger duties include assisting the Center Manager in the oversight
of all dispatch center operations. In the absence of the Center Manager, the incumbent becomes
Acting Center Manager. This position is categorized as an Assistant Dispatch Center Manager
(ACMG) in the Interagency Fire Program Management (IFPM) Standard and Guide as designated
by the W.O. Fire and Aviation Management The IFPM selective placement factors for this position
must be met prior to entrance into the position as a condition of hire.
Duties include setting priorities and directing movement of personnel, equipment, supplies, and
aircraft to respond to wildland fires. Develops and maintains a unit mobilization plan and complex
dispatch operating plans and guides. Maintains daily records on availability of Forest, Regional,
and National fire control resources for anticipated and unanticipated fire needs. The incumbent
assists in all management aspects of the interagency operations.
Forestry Technician (Fire Dispatch) Initial Attack Dispatcher (GS-046207) (GS-0462-07) OCRP-462-IADSP-5/6/7G & DP (1 position)
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The primary purpose of the position is to serve as a fire dispatcher in support of fire suppression
activities.
The position is categorized as an Initial Attack Dispatcher (IADP) in the Interagency Fire Program
Management Standard and Guide as designated by the W.O. Fire and Aviation Management The
IFPM selective placement factors for this position must be met prior to entrance into the position as
a condition of hire. Refer to the Forest Service IFPM Standard Position Description Crosswalk for
a full description of the selective placement factors.
Incumbent performs and directs others in receiving fire reports and current fire information to
determine appropriate response to incidents and request from the field and independently plans and
carries out the procedural and technical tasks involved in the dispatching of personnel, equipment,
and/or supplies to suppress wildland fires. Based on current fire activity, and utilizing prior
wildland firefighting experience and training, anticipates fire suppression needs and determines
resource allocation. Coordinates aviation dispatch operations (e.g., aircraft capabilities and
limitations, flight planning, aviation safety).
Forestry Technician (Fire Dispatch) Initial Attack Dispatcher (GS-0462-05)
OCRP-462-IADSP-5G & DP (2 positions to be filled)
The primary purpose of the position is to serve as a fire dispatcher in support of fire suppression
activities.
The position is categorized as an Initial Attack Dispatcher (IADP) in the Interagency Fire Program
Management Standard and Guide as designated by the W.O. Fire and Aviation Management The
IFPM selective placement factors for this position must be met prior to entrance into the position as
a condition of hire. Refer to the Forest Service IFPM Standard Position Description Crosswalk for
a full description of the selective placement factors.
Serves as a dispatcher, receiving, filling, and tracking resource requests for fire and other
emergency incidents. Follows established procedures to perform a variety of technical duties
common to the dispatch personnel, equipment, aircraft, and/or supplies according to pre-defined
plans or in response to resource orders from the field. Initiates requests to higher organizational
levels for additional resources as needed.
Reply by date is November 29, 2013
Hearing impaired applicants may contact TDD numbers (541) 947-6239. Collect calls will not be
accepted. You may also pick up an outreach at the office listed above or at the Supervisor’s Office,
1301 South G Street, Lakeview, OR 97630.
Fremont-Winema National Forest Information
Expansive views, dramatic cliffs and solitude are what you'll find in the South Central Oregon
Zone. Located in "Oregon's Outback," the area provides the self-reliant recreationist the
opportunity to discover nature in a rustic environment. The geographic area is known as the South
Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership (SCOFMP). The partnership consists of the
following land management agencies’ fire programs: Bureau of Land Management Lakeview
District, Fremont-Winema National Forest, Oregon Department of Forestry Klamath-Lake District,
US Fish and Wildlife Service Sheldon-Hart Complex and Klamath Basin National Wildlife
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Refuges, and National Park Service Crater Lake National Park. This geographic area covers about
11.5 million acres for fire protection and fuels activities.
The fire management program is a Service First organization. Several staff member positions are
shared between the BLM and Forest Service. Our dispatch organization is multi-agency, and much
of our day-to-day work is cross-agency. The BLM fire management organization is centralized, so
that all of the BLM suppression resources (engines, crews, aviation, etc.) report directly to the fire
staff and not to the Resource Area Managers. The Forest suppression resources report to the unit
line officers (District Rangers). The Dispatch Center Manager works for the Deputy Fire Staff.
Located east of the Cascade Mountains in the high-elevation lava tablelands of south-central
Oregon, in an area known as the “high desert,” extensive stands of ponderosa and lodgepole pine
grow on deep pumice and ash soils, while conifer-covered slopes stretch into the farmlands of the
Great Basin, home of vast wetlands. The diverse habitats found in the area support a variety of
wildlife—from deer, elk and bighorn sheep, to numerous water and wetland birds, including eagles,
osprey, and herons.
More than 300 species of fish and wildlife can be found in the area. Game animals most often
hunted include mule deer, Rocky Mountain elk, and pronghorn antelope. Several varieties of trout
inhabit lakes and streams, and a few lakes support warm-water fish, such as large-mouth bass.
Small populations of some of the larger predators (black bear, mountain lion, and bobcat) and a
great variety of nongame species can also be found.
The Oregon-California border marks the southern boundary with our neighbors being the Modoc
National Forest and Cedarville Resource Area BLM. The eastern boundary flows to the Great
Basin including the Sheldon-Hart National Wildlife Rogue. To the north and west, the Forest is
bounded by the Deschutes, Rogue River-Siskiyou, and Umpqua National Forests as well as Crater
Lake National Park. Four wilderness areas can be found on the combined forest: Mountain Lakes,
Sky Lakes, Mt. Thielson, and Gearhart Mountain Wilderness. Picturesque rock formations cap
most of the high-elevation ridge tops.
About the Community
Lakeview is known as the "Tallest Town in Oregon," at an elevation of 4,800 feet. It is located in
the high-desert outback of south-central Oregon and serves as the county seat. The Lakeview area
is home to approximately 4,100 citizens including the adjacent areas located outside the town limits
(2,294 within town limits). The basic industries are agriculture and timber resources. The town is
surrounded by lands managed by Federal agencies including the Forest Service, Bureau of Land
Management, and Fish and Wildlife Service.
Lakeview is a welcoming, full-service town. There are several locally owned restaurants, a grocery
store, clothing, furniture and variety stores, banks and a credit union, beauty salons, motels, a movie
theater, community swimming pool, computer dealer and repair shop, gift shop, public library,
public golf course, tennis courts, florists, radio station, Ford and GM car dealership, and more.
Students who are in good academic standing and have successfully completed four years of high
school in Lake County have the opportunity to apply for the Collins-McDonald Trust Fund
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Scholarship or Bernard Daly Educational Fund. These funds can provide up to four years of tuition
assistance. For more information, you can go to http://www.edfed.com/planning-college/
Lakeview is also serviced by a hospital and clinic complex, 19 churches of all major denominations,
two elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. The local newspaper is the Lake
County Examiner, which is published weekly. The Herald and News from Klamath Falls is
available by subscription as is the Oregonian from Portland.
Real estate is plentiful and reasonably priced. Average three-bedroom, two-bath homes are
available in the $140,000 to $180,000 price range. Homes in the outlying area with acreage are
priced proportionately higher.
Lakeview is located at the intersection of Highways 140 and 395 approximately 15 miles north of
the Oregon-California state line, and travel time is approximately three and a half hours to Ashland,
Medford, and Bend, seven hours to Portland, eight hours to San Francisco, and four hours to Reno.
Recreation opportunities include wilderness backpacking, hiking, boating, camping, sailing, fishing,
biking, snowmobiling, cross country skiing, horseback riding, hunting, hang gliding, and bird
watching. Downhill skiing and sledding opportunities are available locally at the Warner Canyon
Ski Area; at Mt. Bachelor Ski Park in Bend, approximately four hours away in winter conditions;
Mt. Shasta Ski Area in Mt. Shasta, California, approximately three and a half hours away; and Mt.
Ashland Ski Park in Ashland, approximately three and a half hours from Lakeview. Within two and
a half hours, you can reach Crater Lake National Park or Lava Beds National Monument.
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
126 North E Street
Lakeview, OR 97630
(541) 947-6040, or toll-free: 1-877-947-6040
http://www.lakecountychamber.org/
The purpose of this outreach notice is to inform prospective applicants of this upcoming
opportunity and to determine interest in the position. To express interest, please complete the
following Outreach form and send (via mail or e-mail) to:
Fremont-Winema National Forest
Attn: Barry Shullanberger
Lakeview Interagency Office
1301 South G Street
Lakeview, OR 97630
Email to: Barry Shullanberger bshullanberger@fs.fed.us
Responses must be received by November 29, 2013
For more information or technical questions about the positions contact:
Barry Shullanberger, Deputy Fire Staff 541-947-6269
The Fremont-Winema National Forest is an equal opportunity Employer.
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Thank you for your interest in our vacancy!
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OUTREACH NOTICE RESPONSE FORM
FREMONT-WINEMA NATIONAL FORESTS
LAKEVIEW INTERAGENCY OFFICE
LAKEVIEW, OREGON
Title, Series, and Grade of Position: _____________________________
NAME: _________________________________________________
EMAIL ADDRESS _________________________________________
MAILING ADDRESS: ______________________________________
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TELEPHONE NO: __________________________________________
AGENCY EMPLOYED WITH: _________________________________
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT: ____PERMANENT ___TEMPORARY ___ OTHER
CURRENT REGION/
FOREST/DISTRICT
OR MAILING ADDRESS: ____________________________________
CURRENT SERIES AND GRADE: ________________________
CURRENT POSITION TITLE: ____________________________
IF NOT A CURRENT PERMANENT (CAREER OR CAREER CONDITIONAL) EMPLOYEE, ARE YOU
ELIGIBLE TO BE HIRED UNDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL AUTHORITIES;
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PERSON WITH DISABILITIES
VETERAN'S REEMPLOYMENT ACT
DISABLED VETERAN'S W/30% COMPENSABLE DISABILITY
VETERAN'S EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ACT OF 1998
FORMER PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER
OTHER
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN OUR VACANCY!
Return form to:
Lakeview Interagency Office
Attn: (Barry Shullanberger Deputy Fire Staff)
1301 South “G” Street
Lakeview, OR 97630
Email to: (bshullanberger@fs.fed.us)
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