Hand Crew Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• NWCG qualified Strike Team Leader.
• Crew and Incident Commander Type 4 qualification.
• Valid Arizona driver's license.
• Knowledge of wildland fire suppression tactics and procedures, fuel types and fire behavior, fire management objectives and policies, and firefighting strategies and tactics.
• Practical knowledge of land use and resource management practices and policies, and fuels management practices and policies.
• Knowledge of program management, supervision, personnel practices and regulations, fire safety practices, instructional techniques, and training development standards.
• Skills in interpersonal dynamics, hand crew leadership, oral and written communication, instruction, fire weather and fire behavior interpretation, natural resource inventory, and effective use of computers and applicable software.
• Ability to exercise resourcefulness, initiative, and independent judgment in wildfire and all-risk incidents and fuels mitigation projects.
• Ability to promote efficient and cost-effective hand crew operations and manage a crew of post-release personnel.
• Ability to learn and adhere to employment laws and comply with State of Arizona and DFFM standards, policies, procedures, and practices.
• Ability to drive and travel on State business, including possible overnight stays.
• Must successfully complete E-Verify as a newly hired State employee.
• Employees driving on State business must maintain a current, valid, class-appropriate driver's license, complete required training, pass required driving-record checks, and maintain an acceptable driving record. Employees using a personally owned vehicle for State business must maintain required liability insurance.

Nice To Haves

• NWCG qualified Task Force Leader.

Responsibilities

• Direct a module of a 10- or 20-person hand crew and assume the Superintendent’s full responsibilities in their absence.
• Serve as an NWCG Qualified Captain on fire suppression assignments and, as needed, in other fireline capacities or as a State Forester representative on wildfires.
• Ensure crew emergency readiness by providing nationally recognized fire training and maintaining crew equipment.
• Maintain NWCG qualifications.
• Manage fuel treatment and natural conservation activities as needed.
• Develop and implement crew use agreements with cooperating agencies and organizations as needed.
• Establish guidelines and performance expectations for staff and evaluate employee performance.
• Ensure subordinates are trained and comply with safety regulations.
• Gather, analyze, and interpret data to develop fuels treatment and burn plans, and execute prescribed burn projects.
• Develop and implement a crew training program that meets nationally recognized fire training guidelines.
• Travel and drive on State business, potentially with overnight stays.
• Perform other duties related to the position as assigned.

Benefits

• Affordable medical, dental, life, and short-term disability insurance plans.
• Top-ranked retirement and long-term disability plans.
• 10 paid holidays per year.
• Paid parental leave of up to 12 weeks per year for a newborn or newly placed foster or adopted child (pilot program).
• Vacation accrual of 4.00 hours bi-weekly during the first three years.
• Sick time accrual of 3.70 hours bi-weekly.
• Deferred compensation plan.
• Wellness plans.
• Tuition reimbursement eligibility after one year of employment.
• Participation in the Arizona State Retirement System; enrollment eligibility becomes effective after 27 weeks of employment.