Prescribed Fire Crewmember (FFT2) - Seasonal

Responsibilities

• Performing fireline duties on prescribed fire operations including but not limited to using hand tools to construct fireline; ignite; patrol; mop-up and as necessary suppress wildland fires.
• Carrying supplies and using heavy equipment for extended hours in rugged terrain with exposure to excessive heat; direct and indirect flame; smoke; insects (especially ticks); and other irritants or hazards while performing fireline duties.
• Working in close coordination with other crew members including close verbal communications regarding safety and work assignments and activities.
• Staging, inventorying, maintaining, and operating or working in close coordination with mechanical fireline equipment such as pumps and other water delivery equipment, fire engines, ATVs, UTVs, dozers, excavators or other heavy equipment.
• Assisting with fire weather, fire behavior vegetation and invasive species monitoring and management in prescribed fire units including the installation and maintenance of fire breaks.
• Assisting with development of education and outreach programming including conducting wildfire risk assessments.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma (with experience in landscaping, agriculture, mechanics, heavy equipment use, forestry, arboriculture or other similar trade/interest) or associates, undergraduate, graduate student, recent graduate degree in Biology, Ecology, Forestry, Natural Science, or related field.
• Meets or exceeds Interagency Standards for Firefighting Operations as a Firefighter Type 2 (Successful completion National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) S130 Firefighter Training/190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior).
• Ability to pass moderate (carrying of 25lbs/2 miles in 30 minutes) or arduous (carrying of 45lbs/3 miles in 45 minutes; preferred) level work capacity test and be able to perform physical work in variable environmental conditions.
• Experienced and qualified in the operation of UTVs with successful completion of UTV Operating Training Course (preferred) and operation of chainsaws with completion of training course (S212 preferred).
• Experience and knowledge in the monitoring of fire weather and behavior (preferred).
• Familiar with prescribed fire related data monitoring or similar natural resources data collection (i.e. fire weather, fire behavior).
• Field experience with general data collection, basic navigation skills and GPS.
• Basic computer skills and familiarity with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Google Earth, and AVENZA maps or GIS such ArcGIS or ArcGIS Pro.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.
• Must adhere to SCWA and Commission policies and procedures and organizational structure.
• The Authority may accept an equivalent combination of education and experience to meet the requirements.

Pay

Salary is $26.00-$28.00/hour with no benefits. Housing may be available for candidates outside of Long Island.