Wildland Firefighter 2 - Senior Engine Boss

State of Montana•Town of Liberty, NY

About The Position

Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation's mission is to help ensure that Montana's land and water resources provide benefits for present and future generations. The DNRC believes employees are their most important asset. The DNRC empowers employees to exercise professional judgment in carrying out their duties. Employees are provided with the training and tools necessary to achieve the mission. Both team effort and individual employee expertise are supported and sustained. Core Values: The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservations Forestry and Trust Land Division recognizes that building a collaborative, professional, and inclusive work environment is critical to fulfilling our mission of managing, protecting, and promoting stewardship of Montana’s forests and lands for the benefit of current and future generations and our trust beneficiaries. We hold ourselves to these high standards as we are accountable to the people of Montana. We value and respect each other. We create collaborative work environments. We build and maintain strong relationships. We practice accountability. We celebrate our successes and take pride in our work. We offer competitive pay with opportunities for growth and additional compensation. As a DNRC Firefighter you are eligible for added assignment pay of 10%25 in addition to your regular hourly rate for employees assigned to and supporting authorized emergency work. “We are looking for qualified and experienced firefighters who want to- 1) Put your skills, experience and passion into play to help lead and implement our Initial Attack program, 2) Provide our newer firefighters the inspiration, training and guidance they need to become the next generation of excellent fireline leaders.” Job Overview: This position has responsibilities to coordinate, implement, and supervise wildland fire initial attack personnel and equipment to provide a safe and effective fire management capability for the Unit. Work assignments require cooperation and coordination with State and Federal agencies, Volunteer Fire Departments, the public, permanent and seasonal employees and private contractors. The position supervises seasonal activities related to wildland fire protection, buildings, grounds, vehicles and fire-related program projects of the Unit. The incumbent will plan, coordinate, and implement training for Unit personnel. One of the priorities for the Unit is our cooperator relationships; therefore, the Senior Engine Boss will maintain relationships with the adjoining DNRC Units, surrounding National Forests and other federal agencies, and surrounding counties. It directly supervises 3 Type 5 Engines and 6 personnel as directed by the Fire Operation Specialist and the Fire Management Officer. This supervision may be extended on and off the Unit during various work schedules. It may also require maintaining quarters at the duty station. This position performs Unit prevention and general forestry work, equipment and facilities maintenance, as well as other duties as assigned. This position may assist in forestry related tasks.

Requirements

This position requires a high school diploma and a minimum of (3) fire years of progressive experience including fireline leadership, Incident Command System (ICS) training and related fire program experience.
Must be a fully qualified Engine Boss/ICT 5.
Requires the ability to attain Incident Commander Type 4 position upon hire.
The position requires skill in the use and operation of tools, equipment and vehicles used in wildland fire control, forest management activities and field operations.
Requires a thorough knowledge of a variety of computer software applications including; word processing, spreadsheets, databases and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
This position will require annual completion of an arduous Wildland Fire Work Capacity Test which includes walking three miles over level ground, with a 45lb. pack in no more than 45 minutes.
Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States.
A valid driver's license is required with less than 12 conviction points in the most recent completed 36 months.

Responsibilities

Coordinate and perform fire program operations, planning, training, interagency coordination, preparedness and prevention services within each Unit's jurisdictional areas to protect lives, property and natural resources on state and private lands.
Fire Pre-Suppression
Community Fire Preparedness & Prevention
Fire Suppression
Staff Management
Trust Land Management Support
Prescribed Fire

Benefits

Paid Vacation, Sick Leave and Holidays
Health, Dental, Prescription, and Vision Coverage
Retirement Plans
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) – Employment with the State of Montana may qualify you to receive student loan forgiveness under the PSLF. Look here, https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/repay-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service to learn more and see if you may qualify!

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