Wildland Firefighter (Helitack Squad Boss)

As a Wildland Firefighter (Helitack Squad Boss) - Direct Hire Authority your duties will include but are not limited to the following:

• Serves as a lead wildland firefighter and member of a helitack crew.
• Participates in and may direct helicopter operations and directs the work of a small crew of firefighters in building firelines, burnout, mopping up, and patrolling firelines.
• Applies an understanding of firefighter safety, fire behavior, topography of the area, weather, fuels, and training in fire management.
• Directs assigned suppression operations and recommends and implements tactical strategies on fires.
• Manages fuels projects such as: prescribed fire, mechanical and biological treatments, inventorying fuel beds, and piling vegetation debris
• Duties listed are at the GW-07 full performance level.