Unit Fire Chief

Summary This is a Direct-Hire advertisement. Veterans preference is not applicable to this advertisement. Learn more about this authority at: Direct Hire Authority These four (4) Supervisory Wildland Firefighter (Unit Fire Chief) positions are with the US Wildland Fire Service, GW-0456-13 working in the following location(s): Vernal or Moab, UT Twin Falls, ID Gallup, NM or Flagstaff, AZ or Whiteriver, AZ Phoenix, AZ Responsibilities As a Unit Fire Chief your duties will include but are not limited to the following: Supervises multiple Wildland Firefighters and provides second-level supervision over their staff. Directs suppression operations on large or complex fires as required by the severity of the fire or by the requirements of a particular fire. Directs the preparation and execution of annual budgets for fire management programs, taking into account expenses for salaries, supplies, new facilities, and equipment, etc., to ensure adequate staff, equipment, and facilities to protect ...