The Chugach National Forest will soon be advertising a GS-0301-12 Staff Officer for Fire Management at the Supervisors Office in Anchorage, Alaska. The target grade is at the GS-12 level and is permanent full time.

This will be concurrently advertised in USAJOBS. Please apply in USAJOBS to: OCR13-301-FFMO(M)-11/12G & DP by– June 21, 2013. Referral lists for this position will be requested on June 24, 2013.

The incumbent serves as a Forest Fire Management Officer (FFMO) responsible for providing leadership and program direction for the Forest's fire, aviation and dispatch management program. The Forest FMO serves as a member of the Chugach Forest Leadership Team. The incumbent is responsible for coordinating the development of short and long-range fire management program plans, fire management activities on the unit, and integrating the unit's fire management program with other disciplines and interagency partners to achieve goals consistent with the Federal Wildland Fire Policy and agency manual direction. This includes revision of the 2002 Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan). This position is categorized as a Moderate Complexity Unit Fire Program Manager (UFPM) position in the Interagency Fire Program Management (IFPM) Standard and Guide as designated by the W.O. Fire and Aviation Management. The IFPM selective placement factors for this position must be met prior to entrance into the position as a condition of hire. Refer to the Forest Service IFPM Standard Position Description Crosswalk for a full description of the selective placement factors.

If interested please contact Peter Keller for an outreach documentation form.

Location: Anchorage, AK
Deadline: June 21, 2013
Contact Name: Peter Keller
Contact E-mail: pckeller@fs.fed.us
Contact Phone: 907-743-9516
Expiration: June 22, 2013
Region(s): Alaska
Topic(s): Administration, Fire Ecology, Fire Behavior, Fuels, Hazard & Risk, Intelligence, Outreach, Planning
Partner Site(s): N/A
Website: N/A