USFS Jobs – Forest Fire Management Officer

A career with the Forest Service will challenge you to manage and care for more than 193 million acres of our nation’s most magnificent lands, conduct research through a network of forest and range experiment stations and the Forest Products Laboratory, and provide assistance to State and private forestry agencies.

• Provide leadership in the fire safety program in a doctrinal principles based approach. Ensure that adequate review, analysis and reporting are completed after incidents/accidents/near miss incidents.
• Serve as a member of the Forest/Grassland Leadership Team, which is responsible for the coordination and development of overall long-range forest planning.
• Responsible for coordinating the accomplishment of the unit’s fire management activities, program direction, coordination, and evaluation of the fully integrated fire management program.
• Provide advice and guidance in the adaptation of policies and standards received from higher authorities to local conditions.
• Provide leadership, coordination and direction in the formulation of standards, methods, and guides for aviation management program elements.
• Coordinate and provide technology transfer of new and current research data to forest programs. Identify the need for research studies related to fire and aviation management issues.
• Provide advice and counsel to line officers to ensure certified personnel are ready for duty.
• Perform program oversight by working with the districts, region and other forest program personnel in order to develop policies, establish long and short-term objectives, resolve issues, and share/coordinate resources.