Outreach & Application Anouncement

Outreach & Application Anouncement Applications Due BY November 13th, 2020 GS-0462-03 through GS-0462-09 NORTHERN REGION NEZ PERCE-CLEARWATER NATIONAL FORESTS https://www.fs.usda.gov/nezperceclearwater

Six Duty Locations: Elk City, ID; Grangeville, ID; Kooskia, ID; Orofino, ID; Potlatch, ID; White Bird, ID Position Information: Permanent Full Time and Permanent Seasonal Application Period: Fire Hire Positions: 10/26/2020 – 11/13/2020 OCR Positions: Call for details as they will differ Anticipated Start Dates: March 2021 Government Housing Available: Duty Station Dependent

CURRENT VACANCIES ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW Introduction The Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests are 4.0 million acres of beautiful and diverse land, located in North Central Idaho. From the dry, rugged canyons of the Salmon River to the moist cedar forests of the Selway drainage to the rolling uplands of the Palouse, the Forest offers something for everyone. This vast, diverse area is managed to provide a variety of goods and services including breathtaking scenery, wilderness, wildlife, fisheries, timber harvest, livestock grazing, mining, pristine water quality and a wide array of hunting and other recreation opportunities. The Forests are best known for their wild character. Nearly half of the Forests are designated wilderness. They also sport rivers popular with thrill-seeking floaters – the Selway, the Lochsa, the Clearwater, and the Salmon.

About the Fire and Fuels Program

The Nez Perce – Clearwater National Forests Fire and Fuels Management Program is one of the most diverse and robust programs in the Nation, and one of the busiest high complexity fire programs in the Northern Rockies. Spread over six duty stations and ten programs, the full spectrum of fire management resources includes: multiple Type 4 and Type 6 engines, a 20- person handcrew, multiple 10-person suppression modules, a wildland fire-use module, helitack, smokejumpers, tanker base, fuels, and an interagency dispatch center. Management strategies range from full suppression to resource benefit, working with our interagency partners to achieve objectives. The Forest has an active fuels program with a 100+MMBF timber target and 12,000+ acre fuels target, with projects ranging from mastication and machine work to a three-season prescribed burn program in both landscape and harvest unit settings. Come work with us! There are two types of positions being advertised: Open Continuous Register (OCR†) and Single Vacancy- Fire Hire Event ‡ positions. OCR announcements allow hiring managers to fill positions from an open register and have variable dates when referral lists will be pulled, so please call the Program manager of the position you are interested in for timeline details. Eligibility and qualifications will be verified when there is a vacancy for the location and grade for which you applied. The Single Vacancy Fire Hire positions have a fixed application period; for these positions that period is 10/26-11/13/20. All announcements are open to the public, but most require NWCG qualifications. All positions are posted on USA Jobs (www.usajobs.gov) and can be found with their announcement number or by searching on the Duty Location.

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Lochsa-Powell Ranger District CURRENT VACANCIES ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW Lochsa Fire Organization (Duty Location Kooskia, ID): The current Lochsa Fire Management Program consists of one Fire Management Officer, one AFMO –Operations, one zoned Fuels AFMO-Fuels Specialist, one Fuels Technician and one Fire Prevention/Education Technician. We maintain and operate two Type 6 Wildland Fire Engines with a standard module each consisting of permanent and seasonal crewmembers. The district has two staffed fire Lookouts to complete the Lochsa Fire Organization. Half of the suppression organization is located at the Musselshell Work Center during the summer months.

The annual fire load on the Lochsa averages approximately 25-30 wildland fires with historically 6-8 being managed to achieve resource objectives. The Lochsa fire program manages fire and fuels on approximately 579,000 acres of National Forest land and routinely assists neighboring State and private agencies with fire suppression. The district has a robust prescribed fire program consisting of activity fuels reduction and landscape scale burns. When not involved in fire suppression, resource objective fires or prescribed fire operations, employees are tasked to accomplish the many projects associated with managing the National Forest lands within the area. Community Information: Kooskia is a small full-service community located at the confluence of the Middle Fork and South Fork of the Clearwater river (US HWY 13 and 12). Many district employees commute from nearby communities such as Kamiah, Grangeville and Orofino. Lewiston, ID to the west and Missoula, MT to the east are the largest nearby cities. Kooskia is approximately 7 miles east of the Nez Perce- Clearwater National Forests Supervisor's Office at Kamiah, Idaho. Outdoor opportunities across the area are limitless. Open Continuous Register (OCR) Announcements† Call for details on when to apply. Referral lists will start being generated in DECEMBER. Duty Location of Kooskia, Idaho: OCR Position Announcement Number District/Zone Assistant Fire Management Officer – Moderate 21-FIRE-R1OCR-DZAFMO-89DH Complexity GS-0462-8/9 District/Zone Assistant Fire Management Officer – Fuels 21-FIRE-R1OCR-DFUEL-89DH GS-0462-8/9 Fuels Technician GS-0462-6/7 21-FIRE-R1OCR-DFUEL-67DH Fire Prevention Technician (Secondary) GS-0462-6/7 21-FIRE-R1OCR-PREVSEC-67DH

For Lochsa Information Please Contact: Sean Gaines DFMO Phone: (208) 926-6419 Email: [email protected]

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Lochsa-Powell Ranger District CURRENT VACANCIES ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW Powell Fire Organization (Duty Location Kooskia, ID): The current Powell Fire Management Program consists of one Fire Management Officer (DZFMO), one Assistant Fire Management Officer-Operations (DAFMO-Ops), and one zoned DZAFMO-Fuels Specialist. We maintain and operate one Type 6 Wildland Fire Engine and the 10 person “Goat Roost” Initial Attack Module, each consisting of permanent and seasonal crewmembers. The district has XXX staffed fire Lookouts to complete the Powell Fire Organization. On a typical season we will have 12-14 seasonal firefighters and four staffed lookouts to complete the Powell Fire Organization. The annual fire load at Powell averages approximately 25-30 lightning caused wildland fires with historically 6-8 being managed to achieve resource objectives. The Powell fire program manages 518,749 acres of National Forest land and provides fire suppression for approximately 40,000 acres of private property through an off-set agreement with the State of Idaho. The Powell fire program has a minimal prescribed fire program at this time due to project status, but we help our neighboring districts and Forests when requested. When not involved in fire suppression, resource objective fires or prescribed fire operations, seasonal employees are tasked to accomplish the many projects associated with managing the lands within the Powell area. Community Information: While the duty station to apply to is Kooskia, the actual community where we work is Powell. Powell is a small, quiet community composed of approximately 10 Forest Service Employees year- round and 40 during the summer months. There are a small number of State Highway, Idaho Fish and Game, Lochsa Lodge employees, and private citizens who live within the Powell Ranger Station proximity. Powell is approximately 140 miles east of the Nez Perce- Clearwater National Forests Supervisor's Office at Kamiah, Idaho. It is one-half mile off U.S. Highway 12, a major east-west route and within 60 miles (1-hour drive) of Missoula, Montana. Open Continuous Register (OCR) Announcements† Call for details on when to apply. Referral lists may start being generated in December. Duty Location of Kooskia, Idaho: OCR Position Announcement Number District/Zone Assistant Fire Management Officer – Moderate 21-FIRE-R1OCR-DZAFMO-89DH Complexity GS-0462-8/9 District/Zone Assistant Fire Management Officer – Fuels GS-0462-8/9 21-FIRE-R1OCR-DFUEL-89DH Fuels Technician GS-0462-6/7 21-FIRE-R1OCR-DFUEL-67DH Single Vacancy – Fire Hire Event Announcements‡ Open from 26 October 2020 – 13 November 2020 Duty Location of Kooskia, Idaho: Fire Hire Event Position Announcement Number Wildland Fire Apprentice GS-0462-3/4/5 21-FIRE-R1WTR-WFAP-345DH Forestry Aid/ Technician GS-0462-3/4 21-FIRE-R1WTR-FFTR-34DH Supervisory Fire Engine Operator GS-0462-7/8 21-FIRE-R1WTR-SFEOH-78DH Fire Engine Operator – High Complexity GS-0462-6/7 21-FIRE-R1WTR-FEOH-67DH Assistant Fire Engine Operator GS-0462-5/6 21-FIRE-R1WTR-AFEO-56DH Senior Firefighter – Engine GS-0462-4/5 21-FIRE-R1WTR-ENGSRFF-45DH Handcrew Supervisor – High Complexity GS-0462-7/8 21-FIRE-NOCR-HCREWH-78DH Handcrew Assist Supervisor – High Complexity GS-0462-6/7 21-FIRE-NOCR-HCREWH-67DH Handcrew Squad Leader GS-0462-5/6 21-FIRE-R1WTR-HCREW-56DH Senior Firefighter – IHC/Handcrew GS-0462-4/5 21-FIRE-R1WTR-IHCHCREW-45DH For Powell Information Please Contact: Brandon Cichowski DFMO Phone: (208) 942-0344 Email:[email protected] Page 3 of 11

Moose Creek Ranger District Fire (Duty Location Kooskia, ID): CURRENT VACANCIES ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW The current Moose Creek Fire Management Program consists of one Fire Management Officer (DZFMO), one Assistant Fire Management Officer-Operations (DZAFMO-Ops), one DZAFMO- Fuels/Fire Use Specialist. We maintain and operate one Type 6 Wildland Fire Engine and a Type 1 Wildland Fire Module, named “the Selway Wildland Fire Module”, for initial attack and off forest assignments. On a typical season we will have 12-14 seasonal firefighters and four staffed lookouts to complete the Moose Creek Fire Organization. The annual fire load at Moose Creek averages approximately 50-60 lightning caused wildland fires with historically 25-40 being managed to achieve resource benefit objectives. The Moose Creek Ranger District headquartered at Fenn Ranger Station contains approximately 870,000 acres within the 1.3 million-acre Selway River Sub basin. 560,000 acres are within the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness; 275,000 acres are inventoried roadless; and approximately 35,000 acres are roaded. The District manages 40% (560,000 acres) of the 1.3 million-acre Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area. There are over 1,000 miles of trails on the District. Developed recreation also plays a key role in the program of work with 14 developed sites located along the “recreational” section of the Selway River. Community Information: Fenn Ranger Station is a small, quiet Forest Service Workstation composed of approximately 7 Forest Service Employees year-round and 40 during the summer months. Fenn Ranger Station is approximately 35 miles east of the Nez Perce- Clearwater National Forests Supervisor's Office at Kamiah, Idaho. It is 5 miles off U.S. Highway 12, a major east-west route and within approximately 125 miles from Missoula, Montana and Lewiston, Idaho. Open Continuous Register (OCR) Announcements† Call for details on when to apply. Referral lists will start being generated in November. Duty Location of Kooskia, Idaho: OCR Position Announcement Number District/Zone Assistant Fire Management Officer – Moderate 21-FIRE-R1OCR-DZAFMO-89DH Complexity GS-0462-8/9 District/Zone Assistant Fire Management Officer – Fuels GS- 21-FIRE-R1OCR-DFUEL-89DH 0462-8/9 Fuels Technician GS-0462-6/7 21-FIRE-R1OCR-DFUEL-67DH

Single Vacancy – Fire Hire Event Announcements‡ Open from 26 October 2020 – 13 November 2020 Duty Location of Kooskia, Idaho: Fire Hire Event Position Announcement Number Wildland Fire Apprentice GS-0462-3/4/5 21-FIRE-R1WTR-WFAP-345DH Forestry Aid/ Technician GS-0462-3/4 21-FIRE-R1WTR-FFTR-34DH Supervisory Fire Engine Operator GS-0462-7/8 21-FIRE-R1WTR-SFEOH-78DH Fire Engine Operator – High Complexity GS-0462-6/7 21-FIRE-R1WTR-FEOH-67DH Assistant Fire Engine Operator GS-0462-5/6 21-FIRE-R1WTR-AFEO-56DH Senior Firefighter – Engine GS-0462-4/5 21-FIRE-R1WTR-ENGSRFF-45DH Handcrew Squad Leader GS-0462-5/6 21-FIRE-R1WTR-HCREW-56DH Senior Firefighter - IHC/Handcrew GS-0462-4/5 21-FIRE-R1WTR-IHCHCREW-45DH For Moose Creek Information Please Contact: Jon Norman AFMO Phone: (208) 926-8952 Email: [email protected] Tom McLeod DFMO Phone: (208) 926-8948 Email: thomas.mcleod@usda.gov

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North Fork Ranger District Fire (Duty Location Orofino, ID) CURRENT VACANCIES ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW The current North Fork Fire Management Program consists of one Fire Management Officer, one AFMO –Operations, one Fuels AFMO-Fuels Specialist, and one Fuels Technician. We operate two Type 6 Wildland Fire Engines with standard modules consisting of permanent and seasonal crewmembers. We are currently transitioning one of them to a 10-person Initial Attack Module. The district has two staffed fire Lookouts to complete the North Fork Fire Organization. Half of the suppression organization is located at Canyon Work Center and the other half at Kelly Creek Work Center. We operate out of these Work Centers starting in Mid-April through the month of October, the remainder of the year we work out of the District Office in Orofino.

The annual fire load on the North Fork averages approximately 25-30 wildland fires with many of them having the option of being managed to achieve resource objectives. The North Fork fire program manages fire and fuels on approximately 800,000 acres of National Forest land and routinely assists neighboring State and private agencies with fire suppression. The district has a diverse prescribed fire program consisting of activity fuels reduction and landscape scale burns. When not involved in fire suppression, resource objective fires or prescribed fire operations, employees are tasked to accomplish the many projects associated with managing the National Forest lands within the area. Community Information: Orofino is a full-service community located at the confluence of the Middle Fork and North Fork of the Clearwater river. Many district employees commute from nearby communities such as Kamiah, Pierce, and Lewiston. Lewiston, ID to the west and Missoula, MT to the east are the largest nearby cities. The Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests Supervisor's Office at Kamiah, Idaho is 23 miles away. Outdoor opportunities across the area are limitless.

Open Continuous Register (OCR) Announcements† Call for details on when to apply. Referral lists may start being generated in January. Duty Location of Orofino, Idaho: OCR Position Announcement Number District/Zone Assistant Fire Management Officer – Moderate Complexity 21-FIRE-R1OCR-DZAFMO-89DH GS-0462-8/9 District/Zone Assistant Fire Management Officer – Fuels GS-0462-8/9 21-FIRE-R1OCR-DFUEL-89DH Fuels Technician GS-0462-6/7 21-FIRE-R1OCR-DFUEL-67DH Single Vacancy – Fire Hire Event Announcements‡ Open from 26 October 2020 – 13 November 2020 Duty Location of Orofino, Idaho: Fire Hire Event Position Announcement Number Wildland Fire Apprentice GS-0462-3/4/5 21-FIRE-R1WTR-WFAP-345DH Forestry Aid/ Technician GS-0462-3/4 21-FIRE-R1WTR-FFTR-34DH Supervisory Fire Engine Operator GS-0462-7/8 21-FIRE-R1WTR-SFEOH-78DH Fire Engine Operator – High Complexity GS-0462-6/7 21-FIRE-R1WTR-FEOH-67DH Assistant Fire Engine Operator GS-0462-5/6 21-FIRE-R1WTR-AFEO-56DH Senior Firefighter – Engine GS-0462-4/5 21-FIRE-R1WTR-ENGSRFF-45DH Handcrew Supervisor – High Complexity GS-0462-7/8 21-FIRE-NOCR-HCREWH-78DH Handcrew Assist Supervisor – High Complexity GS-0462-6/7 21-FIRE-NOCR-HCREWH-67DH Handcrew Squad Leader GS-0462-5/6 21-FIRE-R1WTR-HCREW-56DH Senior Firefighter – IHC/Handcrew GS-0462-4/5 21-FIRE-R1WTR-IHCHCREW-45DH For North Fork Information Please Contact: Craig Roach AFMO Phone: (208) 476-8298 Email: [email protected] Brandon Skinner DFMO Phone: (208) 476-8206 Email: [email protected] Page 5 of 11

Palouse Ranger District Fire (Duty Location Potlatch, ID) CURRENT VACANCIES ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW

The Palouse Fire Management program consists of one Fire Management Officer (DZFMO), one Assistant Fire Management Officer-Fuels (DZAFMO-Fuels), one Fuels Technician (DFUEL), and one Fuels Tech/Equipment Operator, one compact track loader, and a 20-person Type 2 Initial Attack Handcrew with five overhead positions, all based in Potlatch Idaho. The District has a robust timber and fuels program with average annual timber harvest of 20MMBF, and average fuel target of 3000 acres, accounting for 25-40% of the Forest target. The Palouse Crew provides rapid, flexible and efficient response to wildland fires in initial and extended attack, both locally and nationally. While supporting local/national incidents, the crew implements complex containment/control strategies in rugged, remote, and difficult terrain, and accomplishes complex saw operations. Additionally, the Crew provides the Palouse Ranger District with the highly qualified workforce necessary to accomplish management targets by preparing and burning prescribed fire units, hand thinning and piling, taking fuels samples. In addition, we assist the entire District in hazard tree removal, travel management, recreation area maintenance and other varied work. Community Information

The Palouse is the northern-most District on the Forest, located in Potlatch, ID between Lewiston and Coeur d’Alene. The rolling hills of the Palouse are where farmlands meet the mountains. Potlatch is a small logging town (pop. 850) with limited rental housing and some services (grocery store, gas stations, a restaurant, and some medical services). The District is 20 miles from the college towns of Moscow ID, and Pullman WA. Moscow & Pullman have wider rental opportunities, active housing markets, and are full-service towns with a wide variety of food, entertainment and services. The cities of Spokane, WA and Coeur d’Alene, ID are about 90 minutes to the north. Outdoor opportunities across the area are limitless. Open Continuous Register (OCR) Announcements† Call for details on when to apply. Referral lists may start being generated in December. Duty Location of Potlatch, Idaho: OCR Position Announcement Number District/Zone Assistant Fire Management Officer – Fuels GS- 21-FIRE-R1OCR-DFUEL-89DH 0462-8/9 Fuels Technician GS-0462-6/7 21-FIRER1OCR-DFUEL-67DH Fuels Technician (Equip Operator) GS-0462-6/7 TBD

Single Vacancy – Fire Hire Event Announcements‡ Open from 26 October 2020 – 13 November 2020 Duty Location of Potlatch, Idaho: Fire Hire Event Position Announcement Number Handcrew Supervisor – High Complexity GS-0462-7/8 21-FIRE-NOCR-HCREWH-78DH Handcrew Assist Supervisor – High Complexity GS-0462-6/7 21-FIRE-NOCR-HCREWH-67DH Handcrew Squad Leader GS-0462-5/6 21-FIRE-R1WTR-HCREW-56DH Senior Firefighter – IHC/Handcrew GS-0462-4/5 21-FIRE-R1WTR-IHCHCREW-45DH Forestry Aid/Technician GS-0462-3/4 21-FIRE-R1WTR-FFTR-34DH Wildland Fire Apprentice GS-0462-3/4/5 21-FIRE-R1WTR-WFAP-345DH

For Palouse Information Please Contact:

Lisa Spinelli DFMO Phone: (208) 875-1702 Email: [email protected]

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Red River Ranger District Fire (Duty Location Elk City, ID) CURRENT VACANCIES ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW The Red River Ranger District covers approximately 985,000 acres. The district’s high complexity Fire Management Program consists of one Fire Management Officer (DZFMO), one Assistant Fire Management Officer-Operations (DZAFMO-Ops), one DZAFMO-Fuels, one Fire Operations Specialist (FOS), two 10 person IA modules, and two 8-person type-6 engine modules. The district also has 1 staffed lookout, one fuels technician, and a prevention technician. There are two duty stations, a district office in Elk City, and a work center at Red River. Suppression resources are generally split between the two sites, with overhead primarily stationed in Elk City. There is a variety of government housing available at both locations. Average fire load on the district for the 2009 to 2019 ten-year period is 43 fires a year, with some seasons as high as 80+ responses in a year. Community Information: Elk City is a small, friendly community located approximately 52 miles southeast of Grangeville, Idaho. It has basic services such as a well-stocked grocery store, gas station, lodging, saloons, laundry facilities, cafes, and churches. The Elk City School includes grades K-8. The nearest hospital is in Grangeville, which is the closest full-service community. Travel time from Grangeville to Elk City is approximately one and a quarter hour and up to two hours in severe winter weather. It has a population of approximately 3500 people and is the county seat of Idaho County. Health services include a hospital, general practitioners, dentists, optometrists and chiropractors. The Elk City area is a great place to live for people who value high scenic quality and outdoor recreation opportunities. Elk City is adjacent to the largest un-roaded area in the lower 48 states, with numerous opportunities for backcountry recreation year-round. The elevation of Elk City is approximately 4040 feet. Open Continuous Register (OCR) Announcements† Call for details on when to apply. Referral lists may start being generated in January. Duty Location of Elk City, Idaho: OCR Position Announcement Number District/Zone Assistant Fire Management Officer – High Complexity 21-FIRE-R1OCR-DZAFMOH-89DH GS-0462-8/9 Fire Operations Specialist – GS-0462-8 21-FIRE-R1OCR-FOS-8DH District/Zone Assistant Fire Management Officer – Fuels GS-0462-8/9 21-FIRE-R1OCR-DFUEL-89DH Fuels Technician GS-0462-6/7 21-FIRE-R1OCR-DFUEL-67DH Fire Prevention Technician (Secondary) GS-04626/7 21-FIRE-R1OCR-PREVSEC-67DH Single Vacancy – Fire Hire Event Announcements‡ Open from 26 October 2020 – 13 November 2020 Duty Location of Elk City, Idaho: Fire Hire Event Position Announcement Number Wildland Fire Apprentice 21-FIRE-R1WTR-WFAP-345DH Forestry Aid/Technician GS-0462-3/4 21-FIRE-R1WTR-FFTR-34DH Supervisory Fire Engine Operator – High Complexity GS-0462-7/8 21-FIRE-R1WTR-SFEOH-78DH Fire Engine Operator – High Complexity GS-0462-6/7 21-FIRE-R1WTR-FEOH-67DH Assistant Fire Engine Operator GS-0462-5/6 21-FIRE-R1WTR-AFEO-56DH Senior Firefighter – Engine GS-0462-4/5 21-FIRE-R1WTR-ENGSRFF-45DH Handcrew Supervisor – High Complexity GS-0462-7/8 21-FIRE-NOCR-HCREWH-78DH Handcrew Assist Supervisor – High Complexity GS-0462-6/7 21-FIRE-NOCR-HCREWH-67DH Handcrew Squad Leader GS-0462-5/6 21-R1WTR-HCREW-56DH Senior Firefighter – IHC/Handcrew GS-0462-4/5 21-FIRE-R1WTR-IHCHCREW-45DH For Red River Information Please Contact: Chris Marabetta DFMO Phone: (208) 842-2123 Email:[email protected] Page 7 of 11

Salmon River Ranger District Fire (Duty Locations Grangeville/White Bird, ID) CURRENT VACANCIES ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW

The Salmon River Ranger District covers approximately 800,000 acres. The district’s high complexity Fire Management Program consists of one Fire Management Officer (DZFMO), two Assistant Fire Management Officer-Operations (DZAFMO-Ops), one DZAFMO-Fuels, one Fire Operations Specialist (FOS), two 10 person IA modules, and three 7-person engine modules. The district also has 3 staffed lookouts, one fuels technician, and a prevention technician. There are two duty stations, a district office in Slate Creek (White Bird), and workstation in Grangeville. Suppression resources are generally split between the two sites, with DZFMO primarily stationed in Slate Creek. There is a variety of government housing available at Slate Creek location. The Salmon River Ranger District is a high complexity organization with a high IA fire load annually. Community Information:

Grangeville, ID is a full-service town (pop. 3500) with a hospital, two grocery stores, and multiple restaurants, located on the Camas Prairie in north-Central Idaho. White Bird, ID is a very small community about 25 miles south of Grangeville on Highway 95, and 5 miles north of the Slate Creek Ranger Station. Riggins, ID (pop. 1500) is approximately 18 miles south of the Slate Creek Ranger Station and is also a full-service town.

Open Continuous Register (OCR) Announcements† Call for details on when to apply. Referral lists may start being generated in January. Duty Locations of Grangeville, Idaho & White Bird, Idaho: OCR Position Announcement Number District/Zone Assistant Fire Management Officer – High 21-FIRE-R1OCR-DZAFMOH-89DH Complexity GS-0462-8/9 Fire Operations Specialist – GS-0462-8 21-FIRE-R1OCR-FOS-8DH District/Zone Assistant Fire Management Officer – Fuels GS- 21-FIRE-R1OCR-DFUEL-89DH 0462-8/9 Fuels Technician GS-0462-6/7 21-FIRE-R1OCR-DFUEL-67DH Fire Prevention Technician (Secondary) GS-04626/7 21-FIRE-R1OCR-PREVSEC-67DH

Single Vacancy – Fire Hire Event Announcements‡ Open from 26 October 2020 – 13 November 2020 Duty Locations of Grangeville, Idaho & White Bird, Idaho: Fire Hire Event Position Announcement Number Wildland Fire Apprentice 21-FIRE-R1WTR-WFAP-345DH Forestry Aid/Technician GS-0462-3/4 21-FIRE-R1WTR-FFTR-34DH Supervisory Fire Engine Operator – High Complexity GS-0462- 21-FIRE-R1WTR-SFEOH-78DH 7/8 Fire Engine Operator – High Complexity GS-0462-6/7 21-FIRE-R1WTR-FEOH-67DH Assistant Fire Engine Operator GS-0462-5/6 21-FIRE-R1WTR-AFEO-56DH Senior Firefighter – Engine GS-0462-4/5 21-FIRE-R1WTR-ENGSRFF-45DH Handcrew Supervisor – High Complexity GS-0462-7/8 21-FIRE-NOCR-HCREWH-78DH Handcrew Assist Supervisor – High Complexity GS-0462-6/7 21-FIRE-NOCR-HCREWH-67DH Handcrew Squad Leader GS-0462-5/6 21-R1WTR-HCREW-56DH Senior Firefighter – IHC/Handcrew GS-0462-4/5 21-FIRE-R1WTR-IHCHCREW-45DH

For Salmon River Information Please Contact: Josh Bransford DFMO Phone: (208) 839-2141 Email: [email protected] Page 8 of 11

Grangeville Air Center (Duty Location Grangeville, ID) CURRENT VACANCIES ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW

The Grangeville Air Center, located at the Idaho County Airport, currently hosts a Helitack Module, Smoke Jumper Program, Air Attack Platform with ATGS, two light fixed wing Aerial Observer Platforms, and a SEAT base with two Single Engine Airtankers. Due to its unique location, the Air Center supports fire operations in three different USFS Regions (Region 1, Region 4 and Region 6) as well as BLM, BIA and State & Private Cooperator fire operations in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. The Helitack Module consists of 26 personnel that manage and staff three exclusive use helicopters, two Bell 407’s and one Type 1 Large Fire Support helicopter. Additionally, the module manages Call When Needed (CWN) helicopters throughout the season. Due to the size and predominantly roadless nature of this Forest, helicopters play heavily into fire management planning. In recent years, this crew has averaged 30+ initial attacks throughout the Mandatory Availability Periods. The helicopter program also supports many other functions outside of fire suppression to include; prescribed fire, lookout staffing & maintenance, back country airstrip maintenance, slinging such things as: radio equipment, bridge timbers, building materials, cattle troughs, fencing, trees, and occasionally fish into remote lakes! The Grangeville Smokejumper program is comprised of 30 Smokejumpers staffing a Dehavilland DH-6C Twin Otter. The range and speed of aircraft allow the program to service much of regions 1,6, and 4 with initial attack firefighters, extended attack firefighters and paracargo supply delivery. Grangeville Smokejumpers participate in all levels of supervision for local, regional and national wildfire and all-risk incidents. Additionally, the program provides a workforce skilled in fuels mitigation, prescribed fire, hazard tree mitigation, tree climbing for timber stand improvement and hazard mitigation and any other needs that are identified. The Tanker Base consists of 1 full time Tanker Base Manager and 2-3 temporary hire personnel. We manage two state contracted single engine air tankers (SEAT). The base is a bulk retardant base, which requires us doing our own mixing and loading of LC-95A-FX retardant. During high fire activity, there have been as many as 12 aircraft reloading out of the base at one time. We are responsible for managing the US Forest Service ramp which can include the SEAT aircraft as well as multiple Air Attack Platforms, Jump aircraft and a variety of other light fixed wing aircraft. Community Information: Grangeville, ID is a full-service community with a hospital, two grocery stores, and multiple restaurants, located on the Camas Prairie in north-Central Idaho. The greater Grangeville and Idaho County areas are well known for world-class outdoor recreation. Within 75 miles of Grangeville are several whitewater rafting rivers including the Selway, Snake, Salmon, Clearwater and Lochsa. Additionally, these rivers are known for their abundant fisheries including cutthroat and thriving inland Salmon and Steelhead populations. Dworshak Reservoir is located nearby with ample recreational boating opportunities and an abundant kokanee population. Also, within 75 miles are three wilderness areas including the Selway-Bitterroot, Gospel Hump and Hells Canyon Wilderness with ample locations for elk and deer hunting in addition to backcountry hiking and camping.

Open Continuous Register (OCR) Announcements† Call for details on when to apply. Referral lists may start being generated in NOVEMBER. Duty Location of Grangeville, Idaho: OCR Position Announcement Number Helitack Manager GS-0462-9 21-FIRE-NOCR-HTKMGR-9DH Helitack Assistant Manager GS-0462-7/8 21FIRE-NOCR-HTKASST-78DH Supervisory Smokejumper Manager GS-0301-11/12 21-FIRE-NOCR-SMKJMPR-1112DH Supervisory Smokejumper Operations Manager – GS-0462- 21-FIRE-NOCR-SMKOPS-1011DH 10/11 Page 9 of 11

Supervisory Smokejumper Loft Manager GS-0462-10/11 21-FIRE-NOCR-SMKLOFT-1011DH Supervisory Smokejumper Loadmaster GS-0462-10/11 21-FIRE-NOCR-SMKLOAD-1011DH Smokejumper Assistant Manager GS-0462-8/9 21-FIRE-NOCR-SMKJASST-89DH Smokejumper Spotter GS-0462-7/8 21-FIRE-NOCR-SMKSPTR-78DH Smokejumper Squad Leader GS-0462-7 21-FIRE-NOCR-SMKSQLDR-7DH Supervisory Smokejumper Training Manager GS-0462-10/11 21-FIRE-R1OCR-SMKTRNG-1011DH Smokejumper GS-0462-5/6 21-FIRE-R1OCR-SMKJMPR-56DH Air Tactical Group Supervisor GS-0462-8/9 21-FIRE-NOCR-ATGS-89DH Air Tanker Base Manager GS-0462-8/9 21-FIRE-NOCR-AIRTANK-89DH Air Tanker Assistant Base Manager GS-0462-7/8 21-FIRE-NOCR-ASSTATBM-78DH Air Tanker Assistant Base Technician GS-0462-6/7 21-FIRE-R1OCR-AIRTANK-67DH Air Tanker Base Technician GS-0462-5 21-FIRE-R1OCR-AIRTANK-5DH

Single Vacancy – Fire Hire Event Announcements‡ Open from 26 October 2020 – 13 November 2020 Duty Location of Grangeville, Idaho: Fire Hire Event Position Announcement Number Helitack Squad Leader GS-0462-6/7 21-FIRE-R1WTR-HTKSQLR-67DH Senior Firefighter – Helitack GS-0462-4/5 21-FIRE-R1WTR-HTKSRFF-45DH Wildland Fire Apprentice 21-FIRE-R1WTR-WFAP-345DH For Air Center Information Please Contact: Jeremy Beeson, Helicopters Phone: (208) 983-9576 Email: jeremy.beeson @usda.gov Mike Blinn, Smokejumpers Phone: (208) 983-9584 Email: [email protected] Willy Acton, FAO Phone: (208) 983-9571 Email: [email protected]

Grangeville Interagency Dispatch (Duty Location Grangeville, ID): The mission of the Grangeville Interagency Dispatch Center is to provide safe, cost effective mobilization of emergency resources, promote efficient operations through interagency cooperation with standardized procedures. Grangeville Interagency Dispatch is a High Complexity organization covering over 7 million acres and approximately 700 red carded personnel. Our staff consists of a Center Manager, 1 State Assistant, 1 USFS Assistant, and 13 dispatchers. We have a large aviation program which includes Smokejumpers, Helitack, Air Attack, Patrols, SEATS and multiple T1, T2 and T3 helicopters. The center provides initial attack dispatching services for three Idaho Department of Lands Areas, six Forest Service Districts, as well as the Nez Perce Tribe. Grangeville Interagency Dispatch also provides support dispatching services to the Clearwater-Potlatch Timber Protective Association, Cottonwood Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, and the Palouse Ranger District.

Open Continuous Register (OCR) Announcements† Call for details on when to apply. Referral lists may start being generated in December. Duty Location of Grangeville, Idaho: OCR Position Announcement Number Dispatch Center Manager – High Complexity GS-0301-9/11 21-FIRE-NOCR-DSPMGRH-911DH Dispatch Assistant Center Manager GS-0462-8/9 21-FIRE-NOCR-IADSP-89DH Initial Attack Dispatcher GS-0462-4/5/6/7 21-FIRE-R1OCR-IADISP-4567DH

For Dispatch Information Please Contact:

Julie Landreth, Center Manager Phone: (208) 983-6800 Email: [email protected] Page 10 of 11

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