Ochoco & Deschutes National Forests and Prineville BLM
Central Oregon Fire Management Service
Outreach/Vacancy Notice
Recruit and Fill – PSE 13/13
Lead Forestry Technician (Hotshot/Handcrew) GS-0462-06
Vacancy Announcement:
OCRP-462-HANDCREW-6DP
OCRP-462-HANDCREW-6G
Apply online: www.usajobs.gov
Central Oregon Fire Management Service is outreaching and filling 2 Lead Forestry Technician
(Hotshot/Handcrew) positions for two 10 person handcrews on the Newberry Division located on the Bend/Ft.
Rock R.D. and portions of Prineville district BLM lands. Target start date is on or around March 9th, 2014.
The duty station is Bend, Oregon.
Applicants must meet currency, fitness, and time in grade requirements for the GS-0462-06 level. If interested,
please respond by completing the Outreach Response Form, and submit all documents to:
Renee Jack at reneejack@fs.fed.us or Jared Schuster at jschuster@fs.fed.us by October 6th, 2013. Referral list
will be requested on or around October 20th, 2013.
The Interagency Fire Program Management selective placement factors for this position are:
Primary NWCG Core Requirements: Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1), and successful completion of NWCG course
S-290 Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior.
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Secondary NWCG Core Requirement: There are no secondary requirements for this position.
Contact Jared Schuster (541-383-5663) or Renee Jack (541-383-5664) if you are interested or would like
to talk more about these positions. Thank you for your interest.
THE POSITION DUTIES:
This position is established on a Forest Service unit to serve as the assistant supervisor of a 10 person
handcrew in areas with the added complexities of wildland-urban interface, including proximity of high-value
improvements, and regular and reoccurring all-hazard incidents and frequent interagency jurisdictional issues
and coordination requirements. The incumbent has primary responsibility for driving and operation of the
crew vehicles in responding to wildland fires and other all hazard activities or other fuels related or Ecosystem
restoration projects.
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Assists with fire dispatch through operation of radios, telephones, and other necessary equipment to
exchange information for fire weather and other forest suppression activities.
Participates in fire management program operations, such as technical or analytical work involving
wildland fire suppression and prescribed burning operations.
Performs tasks dealing with fire management projects such as hazard fuel reduction projects, wildlife
habitat improvement or enhancement, watershed management, pre-commercial thinning, timber sales,
stand conversions, and range improvement.
In absence of the Handcrew Captain the Handcrew Assistant is responsible for the day-to-day operation
of the Handcrew, prepares schedules and work plans, and sets work priorities.
The Handcrew Assistant serves as initial attack Incident Commander on wildland fires, and wildland
urban interface/intermix situations occurring on the unit. Identifies and analyzes tactics and strategies
employed on these incidents, and revises and/or develops approaches in view of specific incident
conditions.
Serves as a team/work leader, leading team efforts in the development, implementation, and/or
evaluation of program or project responsibilities.
Serves on crews performing duties in fire prevention and suppression. Performs prescribed burning crew
duties in order to reduce fuel hazards and disease, while protecting wildlife.
Lays or directs hose in the use of water. Moves dirt, chops brush, and fells small trees to build fireline
using various hand tools such as axes, shovels, Pulaskis, and McLeods to control spreading wildland fire
and/or to prepare lines prior to controlled burning.
Performs wildfire suppression support as directed within training and physical capabilities and other
duties as assigned.
ABOUT Central Oregon Fire Management Service:
The Central Oregon Fire Management Service (COFMS) area includes the Deschutes National Forest, the Ochoco
National Forest, and the Prineville District BLM. These three units are managed cooperatively under combined
leadership, with an Interagency Fire Management Officer, two Deputy Fire Management Officers, and other sub-staff
functions working for a Board of Directors including Forest Service District Rangers and BLM Field Managers from
both agencies. These units work to manage fire, fuels and aviation programs on the public lands throughout Central
Oregon.
Public lands in Central Oregon are widely scattered. The Prineville BLM district boundary encompasses approximately
12.7 million acres between the Columbia River to the north, south of the town of Crescent in Klamath County to the
south, the Cascade crest on the west, and near the town of John Day at the eastern boundary. Within that broad area, the
two forests and BLM holdings total over 4 million acres.
COFMS is divided into five divisions, each managed by a Fire Management Officer. Dispatching is managed by the
Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center, which also includes functions for the Oregon Department of Forestry’s
Prineville Unit. COFMS fire resources include engine crews, hand crews, water tenders, prevention units, lookouts, and
an interagency Rappel program.
CENTRAL OREGON
More detailed information about Central Oregon may be obtained from the following websites:
www.redmondcofc.com,
www.bendchamber.org,
http://www.ohwy.com/or/p/prinevil.htm.
http://www.oregon.com/towns/madras
http://www.edforco.org
OUTREACH RESPONSE FORM
GS-0462-06 Lead Forestry Technician(Hotshot/Handcrew)
If you are interested in this position, please complete this form and attach a resume then email to:
Renee Jack - Phone: 541-383-5664, reneejack@fs.fed.us
OR
Jared Schuster – Phone: 541-383-5663, jschuster@fs.fed.us
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