Wildland Fire & Resource Tech​/Gannett Glacier Crew - Overhead; Pcn

Overview

The Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry & Fire Protection, is recruiting for a Wildland Fire & Resource Technician 2/3 in Palmer, Alaska. This position is open to all applicants.

Duties include fire suppression actions, including:

• Digging hand line and using power saws and water pumps.
• Maintaining fire gear readiness and working on hazard fuels mitigation projects.
• Provide daily supervision for 10-20 Firefighters on a Type II IA Crew.
• Perform as an Incident Commander during the initial attack of low complexity wildland fires, lead firing and holding operations on initial attack or extended attack fires, provide input on fire line placement, and provide thorough safety briefings for assigned firefighters.
• Ability and experience in instructing NWCG courses and willingness to develop and lead training in basic wildland fire principles.

The State of Alaska, Division of Forestry & Fire Protection, Mat-Su/Southwest Area Office proudly serves Alaskans through wildland fire suppression, management, and control. Gannett Glacier Type II IA Crew is a State of Alaska Fire Crew whose main objective is to support our local area and Alaska with a production-oriented fire management service and all-hazard response. Gannett Glacier is dedicated to overcoming all odds on an individual and crew level to provide a production-oriented fire management service.

Our goal is to build firefighters and leaders through hard work and dedication. Duty, Respect, and Integrity are applied to all aspects of our work as professional wildland firefighters.

• You will be a part of something greater than yourself
• You will have a sense of family and civic purpose
• You will push yourself mentally and physically to achieve things you did not think possible

• Based out of Palmer, Alaska
• Dispatched nationally and to Canada to respond to fires and all risk incidents
• Working and living in remote environments with no internet or cell service
• 14-21 days hiking to work, performing manual labor tasks
• Working as a single resource or as part of a team

• Accountability:
  Holds self and others accountable for measurable, high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Complies with established control systems and rules.
• Leadership:
  Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.
• Developing Others:
  Develops the ability of others to perform and contribute to the organization by providing ongoing feedback and opportunities to learn through formal and informal methods.
• Supervision:
  Plans, distributes, and monitors work assignments; sets task priorities; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance; ensures staff are appropriately selected, utilized, and developed, and that they are treated in a fair and equitable manner. Assignments include the authority to appoint, transfer, promote, discipline or discharge, or adjudicate grievances of direct reports.
• Risk Management:
  
  Knowledge of the principles, methods, and tools used for risk assessment and mitigation, including assessment of failures and their consequences.

Wildland Fire & Resource Technician 2 – starting salary $27.25 per hour. Six months of trainee or entry-level wildland firefighting or forestry field experience. The required experience is met by service as a Wildland Fire and Resource Technician 1 with the State of Alaska or the equivalent with another employer. Red Card qualification under the National Incident Qualification System.

Wildland Fire & Resource Technician 3 – starting salary $30.80 per hour. Twelve months of wildland firefighting or forestry field experience, including at least six months at the developmental level. The developmental experience is met by service as a Wildland Fire and Resource Technician 2 with the State of Alaska or by an equivalent position with another employer. Red Card qualification under the National Incident Qualification System.

Education substitution applies to the Wildland Fire & Resource Technicians 2 and 3. Completed coursework from an accredited college or vocational-technical school in forestry, fire science, or a closely related field may substitute for six months of general field experience. (For college credit: 3 semester hours or 4 quarter hours equal one month of work experience. Transcripts or a letter from a vocational-technical school must indicate college credit equivalency for the completed coursework.)

There is no substitution for the six months of developmental experience or for the National Incident Qualification System (Red Card) qualifications.

• Applicants must be at least eighteen years of age.
• Most positions require National Incident…