Wilderness Fuels Module Assistant Crew Leader, Sierra Institute for Community and Environment
About The Position
The Sierra Institute for Community and Environment, in cooperation with the Lassen National Park is hiring one Wilderness Fuels Module assistant crew leader to assist in guiding an eight-person crew in performing fuels management in LAVO to promote future prescribed and/or managed fire activities in wilderness areas of the park. The WFM assistant crew leader, under the direction of the WFM crew lead, Sierra Institute support staff, and LAVO specialists, will be responsible for leading the WFM crew in safely falling, bucking and limbing live and dead trees and constructing fireline using predominantly non-mechanized equipment (e.g., crosscut saws, axes, etc.) in undeveloped wilderness areas. The assistant crew leader will also stand in as crew lead in the event that the crew leader is not present. The WFM crew will also be responsible for supervising Sierra Institutes youth corps, “P-CREW”, for a portion of the season while they assist with the project. The crew may also assist as necessary with other activities to advance landscape restoration in the region.
Responsibilities
- assisting in guiding an eight-person crew in performing fuels management
- leading the WFM crew in safely falling, bucking and limbing live and dead trees and constructing fireline using predominantly non-mechanized equipment
- standing in as crew lead in the event that the crew leader is not present
- supervising Sierra Institutes youth corps, “P-CREW”, for a portion of the season while they assist with the project
- assisting as necessary with other activities to advance landscape restoration in the region
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
51-100 employees
