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Cascadia Conservation District is seeking a highly motivated and skilled individual to join the District as a Stewardship Forester. This full-time position will primarily serve as a landowner assistance forester for landowners throughout Chelan County. This position will work with private landowners to develop forest stewardship plans, identify appropriate cost share programs and help them implement forest health and wildfire resilience projects. This position is focused on implementing our wildfire resilience and forest health program in coordination with Washington State Department of Natural Resources, the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service, USFS and other key partners. Cascadia CD is located in Chelan County, Washington with physical office space located in the city of Wenatchee. This position has 5 years of secure grant funding through a USDA Regional Conservation Partners Program grant and relies on successful future grant applications to continue its funding. This position reports directly to Cascadia CD’s Executive Director.

Open until filled. First round of applications will be reviewed after July 21, 2021

Assists with the overall execution of activities of the Fire Intelligence Section of the GACC, which involves interpreting fire indices, weather, and occurrence patterns for the Area.

Responsibilities (at the Full Performance Level of the GS-09) include:

• Sets priorities and directs the movement of personnel, equipment, supplies, and aircraft to respond to wildland fires.
• Dispatches and/or orders aircraft for emergency situations, issues flight plans and performs aircraft flight following to ensure safe arrival.
• Maintains daily records on the availability of Forest, Regional, and National Fire control resources for anticipated and unanticipated fire needs. Develops and maintains a unit mobilization plan and complex dispatch operating plans and guides.
• Prepares and implements fire management plans governing the supply and use of resources such as smokejumpers, food and supplies, and fire retardant.
• Participates in the development of recurring and special regional fire wildland and law enforcement and other incident reports (i.e., annual fire narratives, aircraft use report).
• Schedules air transportation for personnel, equipment, and supplies. Integrates proper law enforcement dispatching, documentation and required security procedures into the overall operation of the communication center.
• Represents the Forest Service, as delegated, in meetings with Federal, state and local agencies for the purpose of planning response.
• Assures that current resource availability and use information is exchanged, daily, with the appropriate Geographic Area Coordination Center, adjoining forests, state, and local agencies.

Colorado State University's Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands is hiring for RX / Wildland Fire Management Specialists to work on Air Force Lands implementing and supporting fuels and RX fire management with opportunity to work across the US. Work includes fuels management, RX fire implementation and some wildland fire suppression to manage habitat and hazards on military lands. Positions are FT and come with benefits and vacation. Benefits are those for Admin Professionals: https://hr.colostate.edu/current-employees/benefits

This position serves as Support Services for the Eglin Wildland Support Module (WSM) for the U.S. Air Force Wildland Fire Branch (AFWFB) based at Eglin Air Force Base in Niceville, FL. The primary purpose of this position is to provide a wide range of logistical and administrative support functions. In addition, opportunities to assist with wildland fire management may be available depending on qualifications. The Eglin WSM is a high-paced program responsible for implementing an average of 80 prescribed burns and responding to 60 wildfires annually on Air Force properties throughout Florida and the southeast U.S. The position is expected to be 80% office work and 20% fieldwork.

This position is a part of a partnership between Kansas Dept. of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism, and Habitat Forever, LLC (HF). The incumbent be a full-time, permanent employee of Habitat Forever and will receive daily leadership from KDWPT staff. Under the direction of KDWPT staff, the incumbent will conduct habitat management work on cooperating private land within the Smoky Hills as part of the state's 'Habitat First' program. The Smoky hills priority landscape consists of large contiguous tracts of native mixed grass prairie, row crop agriculture, and hardwood riparian habitat along the rivers and streams. This position will be based out of the Wilson Wildlife Area office (near Wilson and Russell, KS).

Major responsibilities include supervising, and implementing habitat management work on cooperating private landowners which will include but not limited to edge feathering, herbicide application, prescribed burning, native grass establishment, shrubby cover establishment, moist soil management and brush management with skid steer and chainsaw.

The Habitat Strike Team and this position is part of a partnership between Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Illinois Recreational Access Program (IRAP) and Pheasants Forever, Inc. The incumbent will conduct habitat management work on IRAP leased private land and may also work on other IDNR private lands programs. This position is also responsible for maintenance and repair of equipment. This is a full-time, permanent employee of Pheasants Forever, Inc. and will receive daily leadership from the Strike Team Coordinator and possibly Pheasants Forever staff and/or IDNR staff. This position will be located in Central or West Central Illinois.

Prescribed fire, S/130 and S/190, certificate is required within 45 days of hiring.

SWCA Environmental Consultants is seeking an associate-level Biologist position with experience in natural resource management and biological studies for our San Luis Obispo, CA office.  We are seeking a candidate who is looking to develop a long-term consulting career that combines high-level technical expertise with commercial acumen and leadership. Responsibilities may include participating in implementing scientific studies, surveys, natural resource planning, environmental monitoring/ inspections, and preparing a wide variety of technical studies and reports. It is anticipated that a moderate level of travel and variable hours will be required for the position. This position is a regular, full-time salaried position. Pay rate will be based on individual qualifications and experience.

The Ember Alliance (TEA) is a national organization of wildland fire practitioners, researchers, analysts, and instructors dedicated to increasing the pace and scale of prescribed fire and planning. The Ember Alliance is dedicated to supporting fire as a natural process in fire-adapted ecosystems on a landscape scale to improve ecosystem function and health and increase wildfire resilience.

TEA is a new nonprofit based in Colorado. The position will be part of the Resilient Communities and Forests Colorado program and will provide secondary support to the Ember Alliance’s Fire Management program. The successful candidate will have strong organizational skills, planning document generation experience, entrepreneurial attitude and aptitude, and a desire to support ecological forestry and fire practices in the Intermountain West. This position is not a primary fire position. Previous wildland fire operational experience is not required, but a desire to participate in prescribed fire is supported.

Application is rolling until filled.

CLOSING DATE EXTENDED!  The hiring authority reserves the right to make a hiring decision at any time. It is in the applicant’s best interest to submit material as soon as possible.

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is currently recruiting for Helitack Squad Bosses to become members of Washington state's Aviation Program. Helitack personnel are based out of Yakima and Tumwater while providing state-wide aviation support for fires throughout the season. Helitack personnel primarily perform initial attack firefighting often in remote locations (accessed by helicopter) and support DNR's firefighting helicopter fleet. Hired applicants will receive S-271 (Helicopter Crew Member) and A-219 (Helicopter Longline Remote Specialist) trainings and will perform duties as such on and off the fire line under the direction of the Helicopter Manager. The duration of these positions is generally 4-6 months.

Under the direction of a Helicopter Manager, the Helitack Squad Boss is responsible for the daily direction, and safe operation of a Helitack Squad performing pre-suppression, fire prevention and wildland fire suppression activities for the DNR.

A postdoctoral research opportunity in social science is available with US Forest Service (USFS), Pacific Northwest Research Station (PNW) in Seattle, Washington, or Portland or Corvallis, Oregon. This opportunity may start remotely due to the ongoing pandemic.

Lee Cerveny, Research Social Scientist, is looking to fill a position for a one-year postdoctoral research fellow to conduct research on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the USFS. This work could potentially expand to include agency interactions with communities, partners, other governmental agencies including tribes, or with resource users.  The person is being hired through the U.S. Department of Energy ORISE fellowship program and will work directly with a team of social scientists in Seattle.  

This post-doc begins August 2021 as a virtual position and will be completed by August 2022. The team seeks someone with strong social science research skills (both quantitative and qualitative would be ideal) and an interest in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). And, it would be beneficial if that person had a background or interest in institutional analysis, industrial or organizational sociology/psychology, business, or public administration. The postdoc will work with the team to develop 1 or 2 short-term studies that could be completed within a year to explore the role of public agency culture as well as the nature of work or the culture of that profession (wildland firefighting, forestry, law enforcement) and how that may play a role in shaping the work environment. This builds off some of the team’s previous work (in review) related to gender, diversity and inclusion in wildland firefighting in the Northwest.

The Center for Natural Lands Management (CNLM), a nonprofit organization with a mission to protect and manage important conservation lands that provide habitat for rare and endangered species, is seeking a qualified Prescribed Fire Entity to conduct up to four (ecological) prescribed burns in the State of Washington in 2021. The burns are intended to result in conditions conducive to planting and seeding of native plants and contributing to the restoration goals on these four conservation properties.

A bidder who is considering submitting a bid for one or more prescribed burns, must notify CNLM of the ‘intent to submit a proposal’ no later than June 11, 2021. This should take the form of a simple email, indicating that the entity intends to submit a bid. Please send that notification to: igelmi@cnlm.org, copying drogers@cnlm.org. CNLM will accept electronic or paper Bid Proposals until 5:00 PM on June 25, 2021.

The Gifford Pinchot National Forest (GPNF), located in southwest Washington, will be advertising for a detail and permanent zone Fire Management Officer. This full-time position is located at the Mt. Adams Ranger District office in Trout Lake, Washington.

This outreach notice is being circulated to inform prospective applicants of a 120-day temp promotion opportunity concurrently with outreaching the position with the intent to fill permanently.  Please respond with the outreach form below and a copy of you resume by June 7th 2021.

Major Duties: 

The primary purpose of this position is to provide operational oversight for and planning of wildland fire suppression activities, science-based landscape-scale fuels reduction activities, as well as specialized expertise for the assigned zone. The incumbent is responsible for preparedness, prevention, prescribed burning, monitoring, hazardous fuel reduction, and fire facilities on the south zone, encompassing Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument and Mt. Adams Ranger District. The incumbent will also assist with writing and executing wildland fire management plans, prescribed burn plans, and preparedness plans.

Duties and Responsibilities include and are not limited to:  

• Fire and fuels management oversight for the south zone of the GPNF.
• Direct supervision of two AFMOs.
• Zone Duty Officer.
• Member of the district’s interdisciplinary team.
• Coordination with other resource areas and interagency partners and cooperators.

Please respond by June 7th, 2021 to: District Ranger Erin Black at erin.black@usda.gov

You may also contact Erin Black at 509-850-7813 for specific questions about this position.