Fire Protection Planner / Technical Lead
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Output ONLY the HTML fragment — no /, no markdown code fences.
We need to parse the posting: It includes Overview, Location(s): California, Practice/Department: Urban Forestry/Fire, Work Environment: Hybrid/Remote, Compensation: $110,000-140,000/annually*. Then a paragraph about Dudek. Then Position Overview, Who You Are, How You'll Make An Impact, Duties And Responsibilities (list), Minimum Qualifications, Preferred Qualifications, Compensation (again), Working Conditions, Physical Requirements, Connect with us! (social media), EEO statement.
We need to remove boilerplate: EEO, social media maybe considered navigation? The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So we should remove EEO paragraphs, social media links maybe considered navigation? Probably remove "Connect with us! 💼 LinkedIn 📸 Instagram ▶️ YouTube 🤝 Dudek Talent Community". Also remove "Working Conditions" maybe not needed? It's substantive but not a required heading; we could include as a section maybe "Working Conditions". However the instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could combine some.
We need sections: maybe "About the role" (position overview), "Responsibilities" (duties), "Requirements" (minimum qualifications), "Qualifications" (preferred qualifications), "Pay" (compensation), maybe "Work Environment" (Hybrid/Remote) could be part of overview. "Benefits" not mentioned explicitly; there is mention of benefits earlier: "Learn more about our award-winning culture, the benefits and perks of being a Dudekian". That's vague; not specific benefits. So we should not create Benefits section because no specific content. "Schedule" not specified.
Thus we will have sections: About the role (or Overview), Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Pay.
We need to use
for each section heading.
Inside sections, we need to use
for prose,
- for lists.
We must preserve all substantive information: location, work environment, compensation range, company description, position overview, who you are, how you'll make an impact, duties list, minimum qualifications list, preferred qualifications list, compensation note, working conditions, physical requirements? The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include working conditions and physical requirements somewhere. Could be part of "About the role" or a separate section "Working Conditions". Since we prefer few sections, maybe we can include them in "About the role" as prose.
But we must not create sections with filler. So we can have sections: About the role (includes location, work environment, company overview, position overview, who you are, how you'll make impact, working conditions, physical requirements). Responsibilities (list). Requirements (minimum qualifications). Qualifications (preferred qualifications). Pay (compensation). That seems reasonable.
We must not repeat job title as heading. The job title is "Fire Protection Planner". Not to be used as heading.
We must not include Job ID/requisition numbers (none visible). Good.
We must remove duplicated lines: there is compensation repeated twice; we will include once.
We must remove boilerplate: EEO, social media, maybe "Learn more about our award-winning culture , the benefits and perks of being a Dudekian , and the projects you will have the opportunity to shape." That's somewhat promotional but not boilerplate; it's substantive about culture. Could keep as part of About the role.
We must also remove "Dudek’s journey began in 1980..." paragraph; that's company background, substantive.
We must keep "Final agreed upon compensation will be based on a variety of factors..." as part of Pay section.
We must keep "Successful candidates must pass a pre-employment drug test and background check prior to beginning employment." That's part of requirements maybe? Could be in Requirements or a separate note; but it's substantive. We'll include in Requirements as a list item maybe.
We must keep "Working Conditions" and "Physical Requirements" details.
Now craft HTML.
Structure:
About the role
Location(s): California. Practice/Department: Urban Forestry/Fire. Work Environment: Hybrid/Remote.
[Company background paragraph]
[Position Overview, Who You Are, How You'll Make An Impact combined? Might be long; we can keep as prose.]
[Working Conditions paragraph]
[Physical Requirements paragraph]
But we need to avoid too many maybe okay.
Then Responsibilities:
Responsibilities
- ... each duty as list item.
We need to extract duties list from "Duties And Responsibilities". It's a long paragraph with semicolons. We'll split into list items each starting with a verb.
Let's extract:
- Serve as the team’s technical lead for spatial fire behavior modeling, providing direction on model selection, scenario design, assumptions, inputs, calibration, validation, and appropriate application of results.
- Design, parameterize, execute, and interpret landscape-scale wildfire modeling using tools such as FlamMap, FARSITE, FSPro, IFTDSS, or equivalent systems.
- Perform spatial analyses of vector and raster datasets across project sites and large landscapes, including fire spread, flame length, fireline intensity, rate of spread, arrival time, burn probability, ember exposure, and related outputs.
- Develop customized community wildfire risk assessment model approaches utilizing spatial datasets related to community wildfire risk
- Develop, evaluate, and document model inputs, including fuels, topography, weather, wind, ignition locations, and project-specific conditions.
- Establish and maintain modeling protocols, data standards, file-management practices, reproducible workflows, and technical guidance for the team.
- Lead quality assurance and quality control reviews of modeling inputs, methods, scripts, maps, calculations, outputs, and technical conclusions; verify that work products are accurate, reproducible, internally consistent, and suitable for client and agency review.
- Prepare clear methodology documentation and translate modeling results, assumptions, uncertainty, and limitations into defensible reports, fire protection plans, environmental technical studies, figures, presentations, and responses to agency or public comments.
- Coordinate with fire protection planners, GIS specialists, environmental planners, engineers, biologists, project managers, clients, and fire agencies to align modeling with project objectives and regulatory needs.
- Mentor and train staff in fire modeling methods, geospatial analysis, documentation, and QA/QC expectations; review technical work and provide actionable guidance.
- Support project scoping, level-of-effort estimates, schedules, proposal development, and client presentations for modeling and wildfire-risk assignments.
- Monitor advances in wildfire science, modeling platforms, fuels and remote-sensing datasets, and decision-support tools, and recommend appropriate improvements to team practices.
We'll make each a
- .
Requirements (minimum qualifications): list items.
Extract:
- Bachelor's degree in fire science, forestry, fire ecology, natural resources, geography, geographic information systems, environmental science, engineering, data science, or a related field; an advanced degree may substitute for a portion of professional experience.
- At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in wildfire science, fire behavior analysis, spatial modeling, geospatial analytics, forestry, land management, environmental consulting, or a related discipline.
- Strong understanding of fire behavior and wildfire dynamics, including the interactions among fuels, weather, and topography that influence wildfire ignition, intensity, rate of spread, ember production, and suppression effectiveness.
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate wildfire behavior across diverse landscapes and assess community wildfire exposure
- Understanding of fire ecology and vegetation dynamics in dry-forest, shrubland, and Mediterranean environments.
- Demonstrated experience designing and performing custom analyses of vector and raster inputs and outputs from wildfire behavior or fire progression modeling systems.
- Demonstrated experience parameterizing, operating, interpreting, and documenting wildfire modeling systems such as FlamMap, FARSITE, FSPro, IFTDSS, or equivalent tools.
- Advanced proficiency with GIS software, such as ArcGIS Pro or QGIS, including spatial analysis, geoprocessing, cartography, and management of large vector and raster datasets.
- Experience developing or applying technical QA/QC procedures, reviewing analytical work performed by others, resolving discrepancies, and documenting review findings.
- Ability to independently plan and execute complex technical assignments, exercise sound judgment, manage priorities, and meet project schedules and budgets.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and provide technical leadership, mentoring, and constructive review.
- Excellent attention to detail and strong oral, written, and visual communication skills, including the ability to explain scientific concepts, assumptions, uncertainty, and limitations to technical and nontechnical audiences.
- Successful candidates must pass a pre-employment drug test and background check prior to beginning employment.
We'll include each as
- .
Qualifications (preferred qualifications): list items.
Extract:
- Working knowledge of Rothermel-based spatial fire behavior systems, including FlamMap, or related platforms.
- Experience producing and evaluating spatial outputs such as burn probability, fire intensity, rate of spread, flame length, and arrival time
- Experience with fuelscape, vegetation, canopy, disturbance, and weather datasets, including LANDFIRE products and project-specific fuels data.
- Experience creating custom fuelscapes utilizing fine-scale vegetation data
- Experience writing, editing, or applying scripts for geospatial analysis, data processing, modeling, or workflow automation.
- Experience processing or interpreting remote-sensing datasets such as LiDAR, NAIP, LANDSAT, or comparable sources.
- Experience preparing or reviewing fire protection plans, wildfire risk assessments, CEQA or NEPA technical studies, or other regulatory and planning documents.
- Experience in wildfire suppression, prevention, fuels management, fire research, prescribed fire, fire investigation, or incident support.
- Experience supporting risk-informed wildfire incident decision-making in a technical specialist role, such as Long-Term Analyst or Fire Behavior Analyst.
- Relevant professional certification or training in GIS, fire behavior, forestry, wildfire mitigation, or incident management.
We'll list each.
Pay section:
Pay
Compensation: $110,000 - $140,000 annually*. Final agreed upon compensation will be based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s related experience, education, certifications, skills, and work location.
We might also include note about asterisk? Keep as is.
Now About the role section content: Need to include company background, position overview, who you are, how you'll make impact, location, work environment, working conditions, physical requirements.
We must preserve all substantive information; we can combine into multiple elements.
Let's draft:
Location(s): California. Practice/Department: Urban Forestry/Fire. Work Environment: Hybrid/Remote.
Dudek’s journey
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. IMPORTANT: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Output ONLY the HTML fragment — no /, no markdown code fences. We need to parse the posting: It includes Overview, Location(s): California, Practice/Department: Urban Forestry/Fire, Work Environment: Hybrid/Remote, Compensation: $110,000-140,000/annually*. Then a paragraph about Dudek. Then Position Overview, Who You Are, How You'll Make An Impact, Duties And Responsibilities (list), Minimum Qualifications, Preferred Qualifications, Compensation (again), Working Conditions, Physical Requirements, Connect with us! (social media), EEO statement. We need to remove boilerplate: EEO, social media maybe considered navigation? The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So we should remove EEO paragraphs, social media links maybe considered navigation? Probably remove "Connect with us! 💼 LinkedIn 📸 Instagram ▶️ YouTube 🤝 Dudek Talent Community". Also remove "Working Conditions" maybe not needed? It's substantive but not a required heading; we could include as a section maybe "Working Conditions". However the instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could combine some. We need sections: maybe "About the role" (position overview), "Responsibilities" (duties), "Requirements" (minimum qualifications), "Qualifications" (preferred qualifications), "Pay" (compensation), maybe "Work Environment" (Hybrid/Remote) could be part of overview. "Benefits" not mentioned explicitly; there is mention of benefits earlier: "Learn more about our award-winning culture, the benefits and perks of being a Dudekian". That's vague; not specific benefits. So we should not create Benefits section because no specific content. "Schedule" not specified. Thus we will have sections: About the role (or Overview), Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Pay. We need to use
for each section heading. Inside sections, we need to use
for prose,
- for lists.
We must preserve all substantive information: location, work environment, compensation range, company description, position overview, who you are, how you'll make an impact, duties list, minimum qualifications list, preferred qualifications list, compensation note, working conditions, physical requirements? The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include working conditions and physical requirements somewhere. Could be part of "About the role" or a separate section "Working Conditions". Since we prefer few sections, maybe we can include them in "About the role" as prose.
But we must not create sections with filler. So we can have sections: About the role (includes location, work environment, company overview, position overview, who you are, how you'll make impact, working conditions, physical requirements). Responsibilities (list). Requirements (minimum qualifications). Qualifications (preferred qualifications). Pay (compensation). That seems reasonable.
We must not repeat job title as heading. The job title is "Fire Protection Planner". Not to be used as heading.
We must not include Job ID/requisition numbers (none visible). Good.
We must remove duplicated lines: there is compensation repeated twice; we will include once.
We must remove boilerplate: EEO, social media, maybe "Learn more about our award-winning culture , the benefits and perks of being a Dudekian , and the projects you will have the opportunity to shape." That's somewhat promotional but not boilerplate; it's substantive about culture. Could keep as part of About the role.
We must also remove "Dudek’s journey began in 1980..." paragraph; that's company background, substantive.
We must keep "Final agreed upon compensation will be based on a variety of factors..." as part of Pay section.
We must keep "Successful candidates must pass a pre-employment drug test and background check prior to beginning employment." That's part of requirements maybe? Could be in Requirements or a separate note; but it's substantive. We'll include in Requirements as a list item maybe.
We must keep "Working Conditions" and "Physical Requirements" details.
Now craft HTML.
Structure:
About the role
Location(s): California. Practice/Department: Urban Forestry/Fire. Work Environment: Hybrid/Remote.
[Company background paragraph]
[Position Overview, Who You Are, How You'll Make An Impact combined? Might be long; we can keep as prose.]
[Working Conditions paragraph]
[Physical Requirements paragraph]
But we need to avoid too manymaybe okay. Then Responsibilities:
Responsibilities
- ... each duty as list item. We need to extract duties list from "Duties And Responsibilities". It's a long paragraph with semicolons. We'll split into list items each starting with a verb. Let's extract: - Serve as the team’s technical lead for spatial fire behavior modeling, providing direction on model selection, scenario design, assumptions, inputs, calibration, validation, and appropriate application of results. - Design, parameterize, execute, and interpret landscape-scale wildfire modeling using tools such as FlamMap, FARSITE, FSPro, IFTDSS, or equivalent systems. - Perform spatial analyses of vector and raster datasets across project sites and large landscapes, including fire spread, flame length, fireline intensity, rate of spread, arrival time, burn probability, ember exposure, and related outputs. - Develop customized community wildfire risk assessment model approaches utilizing spatial datasets related to community wildfire risk - Develop, evaluate, and document model inputs, including fuels, topography, weather, wind, ignition locations, and project-specific conditions. - Establish and maintain modeling protocols, data standards, file-management practices, reproducible workflows, and technical guidance for the team. - Lead quality assurance and quality control reviews of modeling inputs, methods, scripts, maps, calculations, outputs, and technical conclusions; verify that work products are accurate, reproducible, internally consistent, and suitable for client and agency review. - Prepare clear methodology documentation and translate modeling results, assumptions, uncertainty, and limitations into defensible reports, fire protection plans, environmental technical studies, figures, presentations, and responses to agency or public comments. - Coordinate with fire protection planners, GIS specialists, environmental planners, engineers, biologists, project managers, clients, and fire agencies to align modeling with project objectives and regulatory needs. - Mentor and train staff in fire modeling methods, geospatial analysis, documentation, and QA/QC expectations; review technical work and provide actionable guidance. - Support project scoping, level-of-effort estimates, schedules, proposal development, and client presentations for modeling and wildfire-risk assignments. - Monitor advances in wildfire science, modeling platforms, fuels and remote-sensing datasets, and decision-support tools, and recommend appropriate improvements to team practices. We'll make each a
- . Requirements (minimum qualifications): list items. Extract: - Bachelor's degree in fire science, forestry, fire ecology, natural resources, geography, geographic information systems, environmental science, engineering, data science, or a related field; an advanced degree may substitute for a portion of professional experience. - At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in wildfire science, fire behavior analysis, spatial modeling, geospatial analytics, forestry, land management, environmental consulting, or a related discipline. - Strong understanding of fire behavior and wildfire dynamics, including the interactions among fuels, weather, and topography that influence wildfire ignition, intensity, rate of spread, ember production, and suppression effectiveness. - Demonstrated ability to evaluate wildfire behavior across diverse landscapes and assess community wildfire exposure - Understanding of fire ecology and vegetation dynamics in dry-forest, shrubland, and Mediterranean environments. - Demonstrated experience designing and performing custom analyses of vector and raster inputs and outputs from wildfire behavior or fire progression modeling systems. - Demonstrated experience parameterizing, operating, interpreting, and documenting wildfire modeling systems such as FlamMap, FARSITE, FSPro, IFTDSS, or equivalent tools. - Advanced proficiency with GIS software, such as ArcGIS Pro or QGIS, including spatial analysis, geoprocessing, cartography, and management of large vector and raster datasets. - Experience developing or applying technical QA/QC procedures, reviewing analytical work performed by others, resolving discrepancies, and documenting review findings. - Ability to independently plan and execute complex technical assignments, exercise sound judgment, manage priorities, and meet project schedules and budgets. - Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and provide technical leadership, mentoring, and constructive review. - Excellent attention to detail and strong oral, written, and visual communication skills, including the ability to explain scientific concepts, assumptions, uncertainty, and limitations to technical and nontechnical audiences. - Successful candidates must pass a pre-employment drug test and background check prior to beginning employment. We'll include each as
- .
Qualifications (preferred qualifications): list items.
Extract:
- Working knowledge of Rothermel-based spatial fire behavior systems, including FlamMap, or related platforms.
- Experience producing and evaluating spatial outputs such as burn probability, fire intensity, rate of spread, flame length, and arrival time
- Experience with fuelscape, vegetation, canopy, disturbance, and weather datasets, including LANDFIRE products and project-specific fuels data.
- Experience creating custom fuelscapes utilizing fine-scale vegetation data
- Experience writing, editing, or applying scripts for geospatial analysis, data processing, modeling, or workflow automation.
- Experience processing or interpreting remote-sensing datasets such as LiDAR, NAIP, LANDSAT, or comparable sources.
- Experience preparing or reviewing fire protection plans, wildfire risk assessments, CEQA or NEPA technical studies, or other regulatory and planning documents.
- Experience in wildfire suppression, prevention, fuels management, fire research, prescribed fire, fire investigation, or incident support.
- Experience supporting risk-informed wildfire incident decision-making in a technical specialist role, such as Long-Term Analyst or Fire Behavior Analyst.
- Relevant professional certification or training in GIS, fire behavior, forestry, wildfire mitigation, or incident management.
We'll list each.
Pay section:
Pay
Compensation: $110,000 - $140,000 annually*. Final agreed upon compensation will be based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s related experience, education, certifications, skills, and work location.
We might also include note about asterisk? Keep as is. Now About the role section content: Need to include company background, position overview, who you are, how you'll make impact, location, work environment, working conditions, physical requirements. We must preserve all substantive information; we can combine into multipleelements. Let's draft:
Location(s): California. Practice/Department: Urban Forestry/Fire. Work Environment: Hybrid/Remote.
Dudek’s journey