Alberta Wildfire Coordination Centre; AWCC Aircraft Logistics Job Edmonton area,Alberta Canada,Transportation

Position: Alberta Wildfire Coordination Centre (AWCC) Aircraft Logistics

Role Responsibilities

The Alberta Wildfire Coordination Centre (AWCC), located in Edmonton, works with the 10 Fire Centres in the Province to coordinate suppression and pre-suppression efforts. The AWCC is open 7 days a week during the peak fire season to assist the forest areas and has a team of seasonal and full-time staff that facilitate wildfire operations across the province.

Do you want to be a key part in the AWCC and have what it takes to perform the following tasks?

Do you have what it takes to:

Thrive in a fast-paced environment with consistently changing priorities and high level of multi-tasking.

Communicate accurately and efficiently within a team environment.

Intake and document information received through multiple mediums such as phone calls, emails, and face to face conversations.

Available to work through evenings, weekends, and overnight shifts.

If this resonates, a position in the Alberta Wildfire Coordination Centre may be an ideal seasonal position for you!

Operating out of the Alberta Wildfire Coordination Centre (AWCC), the AWCC Aircraft Logistics works closely with the Provincial Aircraft Coordinator to process provincial, national, and international requests for helicopters and fixed wing aircraft. In addition, they work with the 10 Forest Areas to acknowledge Airtanker requests, hire and release aircraft, complete data entry accurately, and gather information for statistical purposes.

AWCC Aircraft Logistics fill a vital, technical role that involves:

Coordinating the provincial, national, and international dispatch of aircraft resources.

Working with the Provincial Aircraft Coordinator and Forest Areas to ensure communication is distributed and received in a timely manner applicable to the dispatch of resources.

Working with the Provincial Aircraft Coordinator and Forest Areas to ensure Airtanker requests are actioned in an efficient manner.

Ensuring all communication and data entry is completed accurately with close attention to detail.

Acquiring resources as necessary from lending agencies and completing data entry and communications applicable to those agencies.

Maintaining and updating data entry for managing aircraft contracts.

Actively troubleshoot aircraft tracking issues, utilizing and trouble-shooting radios, computer equipment, and other applications.

Dispatch aviation fuel, refueling containers and retardant as required.

Maintain regular communication with aircraft companies to hire and release aircraft.

General reporting and gathering of statistical aircraft and equipment information.

Answer incoming phone calls on the AWCC and 310-FIRE phone lines. Direct calls to the appropriate person or forest area and/or provide appropriate information to the caller.

Working with AWCC Logistics for the coordination of fixed wing aircraft as it pertains to transporting people.

Monitoring all aircraft and fire activities to ensure related regulations, policy and procedural guidelines are followed, maintain an aircraft position log, manifests, daily flight log and daily flight reports.

Utilizing maps, including GPS coordinates, as well as legal land descriptions is also an asset.

Initiating emergency response procedures to overdue or missing aircraft, overdue staff or other emergency situations as required.

Maintaining radio check-ins with night vision (NVIS) crew in accordance with safety protocols, immediately reporting any irregularities as they occur.

Be available for export to other Forest Areas and/or out of province and assisting in completing the duties as outlined in AWCC Support and AWCC Logistics when those staff are not available.


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