Seasonal State Firefighter - Freetown​/Fall River SF Summer Recall

Position Information

Seasonal State Firefighter I – Freetown/Fall River SF Summer Recall 2026 (260001WX)

Start Date:

3/22/2026

End Date: 10/31/2026

Biweekly salary: $1,774.17

Number of vacancies: 2

NOTE:
If you will be working fewer than 90 days, the position will automatically revert to a short-term position. Salary will be discussed during the interview.

The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) seeks to protect, preserve, and enhance Massachusetts’ environmental resources and create a clean energy future for all residents.

Through stewardship of open spaces, protection of environmental resources, and advancement of clean energy, EEA works tirelessly to make Massachusetts a wonderful place to live, work, and raise a family.

The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) mission is to protect, promote, and enhance our commonwealth’s natural, cultural and recreational resources for the well‑being of all.

DCR steward of one of the largest and most diverse state parks systems in the nation, including more than 450,000 acres of parks, forests, water supply protection lands, beaches, lakes, ponds, playgrounds, swimming pools, skating rinks, trails, golf courses and parkways.

This is the entry-level protective service classification. Incumbents apply basic principles, practices, and techniques and seek guidance and advice from more experienced colleagues.

Supervision received: close supervision from employees of a higher grade in the chain of command who provide training, instruction, assign work and review performance through frequent formal and informal verbal and written reports for effectiveness and conformance to laws, regulations, and agency policy.

Supervision exercised:
None

• Operate agency fire towers for the purpose of detecting and locating local wildland fire ignitions, by using binoculars, spotting scopes, alidade and compass, topographic maps, and providing communications to state and local resources by means of telephone and radio system related to fire behavior, location and state resource needs.
• Assist in suppression of wildland fires as directed by a Firefighter in a higher level, and implement assigned tactics and direction through the use of standard wildland firefighting techniques and use standard tools such as wildland fire engines, hoses, nozzles, bladder bags, hand tools, personal protective clothing, GPS, and mapping technology.
• Assist with non-fire related field assignments, such as trail maintenance, access road maintenance and other related projects as directed by the supervising agency staff by taking specific direction from supervising staff regarding projects and applying the uses of hand tools, power saws, light mowers, brush saws or other related tools needed to complete the project assignments.
• Assist with Fire Prevention Programs (e.g., Smokey Bear), by providing information to the public on fire protection and prevention.
• Gather and record weather data to assist Firefighters of a higher grade to calculate daily fire ratings.
• Maintain assigned area by construction of fire roads, maintaining fire roads and towers and keeping fire roads and power lines clear to ensure prompt and unobstructed access to emergency sites. Maintain assigned work areas (e.g., headquarters, garage, fire tower, etc.) by cleaning (sweeping, picking up, emptying trash, etc.) and painting.
• Obtain all certifications, licenses, training, government authorizations or approvals required by applicable law or agency policy to perform the duties stated herein.

• Detect and communicate fire location, including from fire towers, according to established state, agency, and local protocol.
• Make reasonable adjustments in assignments based on personal safety.

Key contacts and relationships for incumbents include landowners, logging companies, local and auxiliary fire department personnel and forest wardens, federal, state and local law enforcement, federal, state, and agency personnel, and the general public.

Incumbents work under exposure to the hazards associated with fires and hazardous chemicals. Incumbents work outdoors in varying terrain and may be exposed to all kinds of weather and environmental and biological hazards (e.g., smoke, diesel fumes, ticks, snags, etc.). Incumbents may work in isolated areas for considerable lengths of time, including in enclosed spaces up to 100 feet in the air (i.e., fire towers).

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but may be noisy. Incumbents may be required to work at emergency incidents for extended hours, nights, weekends or holidays and may be subject to on-call status. Incumbents may be required to travel and may be exposed to traffic and other roadway or travel-related hazards.

First consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.

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