Fire Operations Specialist - Training 2026-01411

About the role

The Office of State Lands and Investments, Wyoming State Forestry Division, seeks a Wildland Fire Trainer in Pinedale or Kemmerer, Wyoming.

Responsibilities

• Aids in the development of strategies to develop program training & evaluation goals, objectives, and action plans.
• Reviews and evaluates a variety of commercial training resources in order to determine their suitability for use in state training programs.
• Prepares and explains course lesson plans, and updates and revises existing lesson plans.
• Develops brochures, transparencies, and other audio/visual aids for training.
• Schedules classes, curricula and reviews results of training for employees.
• Writes training announcements and program summaries.
• Responsible for the creation and implementation of learning objectives and the development of testing processes, in both practical and written form.
• Maintains education files and required reports, following departmental regulations.
• Participates and assists with other Fire Management Team duties.
• May assist with state fire suppression resources, fire suppression/management, and dispatch.
• Provides for and cooperates with Federal and State agencies, counties, fire districts, and municipal governments in statewide fire prevention, wildland-urban interface issues, and fire suppression/management efforts.

Qualifications

• Possesses and maintains a valid state driver’s license.
• Must achieve and maintain national certification (NWCG 310-1) for a minimum of Single Resource Boss.
• Participates in the State Firefighter (FF) Pension Plan within the Wyoming Retirement System.
• Eligible for Hazard Pay when assigned to uncontrolled wildfires, and paid time off after 14 consecutive days on wildland fire assignments.