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STATE OF OREGON POSITION DESCRIPTION Position Revised Date: 04/17/2019 This position is: Classified Agency: Oregon Department of Forestry Unclassified Executive Service Facility: Central Oregon District, John Day Unit Mgmt Svc - Supervisory Mgmt Svc - Managerial New Revised Mgmt Svc - Confidential SECTION 1. POSITION INFORMATION a. Classification Title: Wildland Fire Suppression Specialist b. Classification No: 8255 c. Effective Date: 6/03/2019 d. Position No: e. Working Title: Firefighter f. Agency No: 49999 g. Section Title: Protection h. Employee Name: i. Work Location (City-County): John Day Grant County j. Supervisor Name (optional): k. Position: Permanent Seasonal Limited duration Academic Year Full Time Part Time Intermittent Job Share l. FLSA: Exempt If Exempt: Executive m. Eligible for Overtime: Yes Non-Exempt Professional No Administrative SECTION 2. PROGRAM AND POSITION INFORMATION a. Describe the program in which this position exists. Include program purpose, who’s affected, size, and scope. Include relationship to agency mission. This position exists within the Protection from Fire Program, which protects 1.6 million acres of Federal, State, county, municipal, and private lands in Grant, Harney, Morrow, Wheeler, and Gilliam Counties. Program objectives are to minimize fire damage and acres burned, commensurate with the 10-year average. Activities are coordinated with other agencies and industry to avoid duplication and waste of resources whenever possible. This position is directly responsible to the Wildland Fire Supervisor for helping to achieve District, Area, and Department-wide goals and objectives at the unit level of operation. b. Describe the primary purpose of this position, and how it functions within this program. Complete this statement: The primary purpose of this position is to: The purpose of this position is to perform a wide variety of manual tasks in the areas of forest fire prevention, pre-suppression and fire suppression, as a primary helicopter crew member on Helitack. This position may also be relief helicopter manager for a restricted type 2 helicopter. This position is part of Oregon Department of forestry seasonal initial attack fire crew. Also completes routine vehicle, building and ground maintenance and assists in other program projects. DAS Form – January 2007 Page 1 of 8 ODF Position Description w-o physical req.doc/Jaz E (HR) SECTION 3. DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES List the major duties of the position. State the percentage of time for each duty. Mark “N” for new duties, “R” for revised duties or “NC” for no change in duties. Indicate whether the duty is an “Essential” (E) or “Non-Essential” (NE) function. The following are general requirements for performance of the duties listed below: maintains regular and punctual attendance; contributes to a positive and productive work environment; establishes and maintains professional and collaborative working relationships with all contacts. Must also maintain a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record and the ability to drive if required. All employees are required to follow all oral or written communication by any supervisor for whom the employee is working; and will maintain respect for supervisors, peers and subordinates. % of time N/R/NC E/NE DUTIES 25 R E Suppression: Performs pre-suppression/readiness duties such as road brushing, live fire training, water hole location, and developing knowledge of fighting equipment, protection district; roads, topography, and land owners under supervision. Performs fire equipment inspection and readiness and ensures equipment is fire ready and available. Performs wildland firefighting activities; assists in locating fire using maps, compass and GPS. May determine initial size-up of fire potential, basic fire fighting resource needs, directs suppression action of engines, firefighting equipment, and personnel until relieved. May be an initial attack incident commander under ICS. Constructs fire line using hand tools by scraping, digging and chopping or burning out to remove flammable materials. Performs mop up duties by scraping, digging, chopping and applying water to remove heat. Assist in the operation and monitoring of vehicle mounted and portable pumps. Serve as swamper by scouting fire line location for dozer. Serve as a helicopter crew member on helitack. Performs weather observations as assigned. All fire suppression activities are within a team environment and works under the supervision of helitack lead/assistant and/or the ICS system. Performs initial fire cause determination by protecting the origin, evidence collection, and witness identification, and determines need for wildland fire investigator. Uses portable and mobile radios. May be primary operator of wildland fire engine. 10 R E Prevention: Assists supervisor with public outreach activities such as; home shows, civic groups, fairs, and parades. Assists supervisor with fire patrol activities including contacts with recreationists and the public, posting fire prevention signs, and general public education of fire prevention statutes and rules. 40 R E Maintenance: Performs landscape activities such as mowing, weeding, pruning, spreading bark or rock using hand tools and power equipment. Perform building maintenance activities such as; assisting with minor repairs, roofing, painting, concrete work, and custodial duties. Performs vehicle maintenance activities such as daily safety inspections, fluid checks, wash and wax, fire engine inventories. Performs equipment maintenance by cleaning saws, pumps, and mowers; cleaning, inspecting, and sharpening hand tools such as Pulaski, shovel, and hazel hoe; cleaning and inspection of fire fighting equipment such as hose and appliances. Responsible for completing individual projects as assigned. 5 R E Vehicle Operation: Operates department vehicles including cars, trucks, cache vans, ATV’s, and fire engines. Operator of fire engines in support of fire suppression activities. 15 R E Administrative Duties: Completes vehicle inspection checklist. Participates in safety meetings, training and fire related training. Completes fire report forms from gathered information, preliminary investigation reports, vehicle logs, timesheets and shift tickets. 5 R E Additional Duties: Maintains positive relationships with landowners, cooperators and the public. Participates in State Forests activities and landowner cooperative projects as assigned. Other duties as assigned. 100% Because the Department’s highest priority work is a forest fire emergency, this position may be utilized during those emergencies to provide assistance in a variety of ways. That assistance may be directly aiding the emergency effort in the field or at the Salem headquarters. It also may be in providing backup to fill in for another position that is being used in direct aid to the emergency, or it may be in performing an essential function in some capacity either within this Program or elsewhere in Salem or in the field. DAS Form – January 2007 Page 2 of 8 ODF Position Description w-o physical req.doc/Jaz E (HR) SECTION 4. WORKING CONDITIONS Describe any on-going working conditions. Include any physical, sensory, and environmental demands. State the frequency of exposure to these conditions. Serves as a helicopter crew member on a type 3 standard category helicopter. Required to drive wildland fire pick up obeying all traffic laws and drives on steep narrow forest roads. Required to work various shifts including holidays, nights, weekends, and long hours on short notice. Assignments to emergency incidents may require employee to be away from duty station for up to 21 days. Occasionally required to work under adverse conditions such as noise, smoke, heat, rough terrain, dust, inclement weather and exposure to poison oak, bees and poisonous snakes. Requires occasional exposure to heavy equipment operations, aircraft, hazards of burning and/or falling material, and chemical and biological pesticides. SECTION 5. GUIDELINES a. List any established guidelines used in this position, such as state or federal laws or regulations, policies, manuals, or desk procedures. District Fire Operations Plan; District Fire Prevention Plan; District Safety Plan; Protection Unit Handbook; First Aid Card; Working Guidelines; SEIU Collective Bargaining Agreement; MSDS; Fireline Handbook; firefighting pocket reference guide. CPR, blood borne pathogens, lockout tagout, HAZMAT awareness. Basic knowledge of forest fire fighting techniques. b. How are these guidelines used? These guidelines provide the requirements, authority, policy, direction and instructions for administering the Protection from Fire program and other activities required to accomplish Department goals and objectives. SECTION 6. WORK CONTACTS With whom, outside of co-workers in this work unit, must the employee in this position regularly come in contact? Who contacted How Purpose How Often? Public In Person Fire Prevention Weekly Forest Landowners In Person Prevention/ Suppression Weekly Cooperators In Person Fire Suppression Weekly SECTION 7. POSITION RELATED DECISION MAKING Describe the typical decisions of this position. Explain the direct effect of these decisions. The employee is expected to perform in a safe and efficient manner, including but not limited to: reporting to work for scheduled shift with all personal protective equipment (PPE), works under close supervision as a team member to accomplish assigned work projects. May be in a leadership role on the fireline as incident