Black Hills National Forest ______Outreach Notice Bearlodge R.D
BLACK HILLS NATIONAL FOREST ______OUTREACH NOTICE BEARLODGE R.D. / North Zone Fire Sundance, Wyoming ______
Permanent, Full Time
High Complexity District Assistant Fire Management officer (DAFMO) - Suppression
GS-0462-08/09
INTRODUCTION
Bearlodge R.D. / North Zone Fire is currently outreaching for one permanent, full-time GS- 0462-09 DAFMO Suppression. This position will have a duty station of Sundance, Wyoming. Outreach responses will be used to determine the potential applicant pool for a competitive appointment and to establish the appropriate recruitment method.
MAJOR DUTIES
This position provides leadership for the operation of two Type 6 engine modules. The primary purpose of this position is to provide operational oversight and planning of wildland fire suppression activities, and specialized expertise in assigned zone. The incumbent is also responsible for preparedness, prevention, prescribed burning, monitoring, hazardous fuel reduction, and Brush Disposal program. The incumbent also assists in writing and executing wildland fire management plans, prescribed burn plans, and preparedness plans.
*Relocation Incintives may be abailable
QUALIFICATIONS
District Assistant Fire Management Officer (Suppression) – High Complexity
NWCG Incident Management Qualifications: Division/Group Supervisor (DIVS) and either Incident Commander Type 3 (ICT3), or Prescribed Fire Burn Boss 2 (RXB2) OR Air Support Group Supervisor (ASGS) AND Incident Commander Type 3 (ICT3)
For additional information on FS-FPM: https://www.fs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2019-10/ifpm_fs- fpm_crosswalk_draft_10_02_2019.pdf
FIREFIGHTER RETIREMENT COVERAGE
This is a secondary firefighter position under 5 USC 8336(c) (CSRS) and 8412(d) (FERS). Prior wildland firefighting experience is required.
ABOUT THE BLACK HILLS NATIONAL FOREST
The Black Hills National Forest employs 275 full-time permanent employees on four ranger districts and at the Forest Supervisor’s Office. Offices are located in Sundance and Newcastle, Wyoming and Custer, Rapid City and Spearfish, South Dakota. The Black Hills National Forest is the largest forest in the Rocky Mountain Region in terms of budget, workforce, timber production, and fire and fuels management.
The Black Hills has 1.2 million acres of forested hills and mountains. It is 110 miles long and 70 miles wide, approximately 87 percent in South Dakota and 13 percent in Wyoming. The Black Hills rise from the adjacent grasslands into a ponderosa pine forest to 7,246 feet at Harney Peak Lookout in the Black Elk Wilderness. It is described as an “Island in the Plains” with the diversity of wildlife and plants reaching from the eastern forests to the western plains. The Forest boasts a good balance of multiple use between timber production and grazing to hiking, camping, mountain biking, horse back riding, rock climbing, mining and wildlife veiwing. Big game hunting opportunities include deer, elk, mountain lion and antelope.
The Black Hills area consistently rates as one of the top five tourist destinations in the nation. Four National Park System destinations lie within the Black Hills proper: Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Jewel Cave National Monument, Wind Cave National Park, and Devils Tower National Monument. Badlands National Park is located 50 miles east of the Black Hills. Custer State Park, the nation’s second largest state park, is within five minutes of Custer. Historic Deadwood/Lead offers an interesting look at the Wild West, and features exciting gaming opportunities. Several beautiful mountain lakes and blue-ribbon trout streams attract thousands of recreation users to the Black Hills each year.
ABOUT THE BEARLODGE RANGER DISTRICT & COMMUNITY
The Bearlodge District totals about 200,000 acres in the northern part of the Black Hills within the State of Wyoming. Timber harvest and related vegetation management / fuels reduction activity is the largest resource program on the district, zone and forest. Average annual timber offer is about 10 million board feet. The district also has very active programs in lands and minerals, wildlife habitat improvement, recreation, cultural resources, and livestock grazing
The community of Sundance, which has a population of approximately 1,200, offers one library, two day care centers, ten churches, four motels, one RV park, one hospital, a nursing home, one dentist, four doctors, one pharmacy, one newspaper, one bank, cable television, post office, telephone service, police department, volunteer fire department, emergency medical technicians, city offices, as well as some local retail businesses. The nearest commercial airports are in Rapid City, SD (80 miles) and Gillette, WY (60 miles) both full-service communities.
Public recreation in Sundance include one baseball field, one golf course, two tennis courts, one bike path, one swimming pool, and two parks. In the immediate vicinity is trout fishing, access to over 300 miles of snowmobile trails, hunting, hiking and camping. Forest service campgrounds near Sundance are Cook Lake, Reuter, and Sundance Trailhead. Devils Tower National Monument, featured in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," is located 27 miles northwest of Sundance. There is a Wyoming State Park at Keyhole Reservoir 19 miles west on Interstate 90.
Major employers in Sundance are: Crook County School District, Crook County government, US Government agencies, Powder River Electric (REA), Crook County Nursing Home, Energy Electric and Wyoming Transportation Department. The economic base for the area is primarily ranching, logging, mining and tourism.
Rental homes are scarce in Sundance; rent averages $700 for a three bedroom home. There are a limited number of homes for sale in the $75,000 to $150,000 range (median home price is $132.300). There is some housing available in Upton, WY located 30 miles southwest of Sundance and more real estate available in Spearfish.
Sundance has a public school district with one elementary school, one junior high/high school, one alternative high school, and a Community Education Program. Black Hills State University in Spearfish offers both day and night classes, as does Gillette Community College.
The Sundance area is a thriving community with recreational opportunities unending. Property taxes in Wyoming are very reasonable; the property taxes in South Dakota are considerably higher. For more information on Sundance, Wyoming please visit the following websites.
http://www.sundancewyoming.com/ http://www.sundancewyoming.com/relocation-guide
Additional communities within commuting distance; Spearfish, SD, Bell Fouche, SD. https://www.cityofspearfish.com/ https://www.bellefourche.org/
CONTACT INFORMATION
Interested applicants, or those desiring further information, should contact Chris Zoller, North Zone FMO, at 307-283-1361 or [email protected] When responding, please complete the attached Outreach Response Form and include your current resume. Please respond by Sunday, February 21, 2021
AMFO Fuels, GS-0462-09 Bearlodge Ranger District, Sundance, WY Please respond by Sunday, February 21, 2021 to: Chris Zoller, e-mail: [email protected], fax: 307-283-3727, phone: 307-283-1361. Include this completed form and a recent resume.
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