Fuels Crewmember II

Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation•Toppenish, WA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Position functions under the Yakama Nation Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Tribal Forestry Fuels Management program. Primary responsibilities include hazardous fuels reduction and restoration of fire adapted ecosystems. Incumbent will participate in burn unit prep, fire operations; mop up, monitoring, search and rescue, tree planting, fuels reduction, maintenance and repair of Fuels/Fire tools, equipment, supplies, vehicles, and facilities along with assisting the Yakama Nation community.

Requirements

Must be 18 years of age or older.
Must be able to pass the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) national standards for arduous work level which includes pack test, physical and mandatory firefighting training.
Must be willing to participate in Prescribed Fire Operations and Wildland Fire suppression in a variety of roles, including night and weekend activities.
Must be able to obtain certification of Introduction to ICS (1-100), Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior (S-190), and Firefighting Training (S-130).
Must possess a valid Washington State Driver's License with the ability to obtain a Yakama Nation Driving permit.
Required to pass a pre-employment drug test.

Nice To Haves

At least one season of working with Fuels Management or Fire Management is preferable but not required.
Enrolled Yakama Preference, but all qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Working as a Fuels crewmember, participating in a variety of hazardous fuels reduction projects.
Participating in burn unit prep, fire operations; mop up, monitoring, search and rescue, tree planting, fuels reduction, maintenance and repair of Fuels/Fire tools, equipment, supplies, vehicles, and facilities along with assisting the Yakama Nation community.
Thinning of timber, woodlands, or shrubs with chainsaws.
Utilizing prescribed fire to reduce fuels.
Piling and chipping of slash.
Chemical application to undesirable fuels.
Monitoring pre and post fire effects.
Fire suppression.
Participates in wildfire suppression and pre-suppression activities.
Attends various fire and fuels training courses.
Moves dirt, chops brush, small trees to construct control lines using various hand tools including: Pulaskis, Shovels, McLeods, power tools, chainsaws, and portable pumps to control prescribed fire and/or to prepare control lines prior to burning.
Patrol prescribed fire line to locate and extinguish sparks, flare-ups, and hotspot fires that may threaten control lines.
Participate in safe techniques, practices, and methods of prescribed fire/fire suppression and the safe use of tools, equipment and vehicles used in prescribed fire and wildland fire activities.
Ensures own and others welfare and safety in all aspects of projects and assignments.
Cleaning outdoor recreational facilities, mows grass, trim shrubs, pull weeds, performs trail building maintenance, completes resources management projects, may go to off-reservation fire assignments, removes and disposes of hazard trees, tree planting, tree thinning, tree marking, cone collection, stand exams, and pole collection.
Performs any task asked of the incumbent whether its Fuels/Fire related or non-fire related.