Department: Department of the Interior
Location(s): Grand Canyon, Arizona, El Portal, California, Sequoia National Park, California, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, Los Alamos, New Mexico, Enumclaw, Washington, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Salary Range: $20.93 - $25.12 Per Hour
Job Summary: These positions are located in the Fire and Aviation Management offices in the Pacific West and Intermountain regions. Positions will perform work on assigned Helitack modules of the respective units. The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period for those positions are April through October/November but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: April/May.
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Qualifications: In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience.Your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If an applicant's resume is incomplete a rating of "ineligible" will be applied and no consideration for employment will be granted. EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS To qualify for a GW-03: You must meet at least one of the following:1). Six months of general work experience or 6 months of Firefighter training obtained as part of a high school curriculum (any firefighter training), may be substituted for experience on a month-for-month basis. General Experience can include: Any work experience or military service that demonstrates the ability to follow directions and to read, understand, and retain a variety of instructions, regulations, and procedures and that otherwise demonstrates the ability to perform, or learn to perform, the duties of the position. -OR- 2). One year of education or training above high school related to the work of the position. -OR- 3). A combination of education and general work experience as described above. To qualify for a GW-04: You must meet at least one of the following:1). Six months of general work experience, which can be any work experience AND 6 months of specialized work experience equivalent to the GS/GW-03 level duties. Examples of specialized work experience may include the following: Wildland Fire Suppression such as digging hand line, building or patrolling fire line, suppressing spot fires, mopping up fires, hose lays, connecting buckets to drop water or retardant during firefighting operations, etc. Wildland Fuels Management such as prescribed burning, clearing up burned areas within fire line, felling snags or trees and/or cutting brush around fire line, collecting fuel loads, etc. Monitoring Wildland Fire such as weather, topography, smoke, fire effects, fire behavior, fire location, collect and record fire related data, etc. Wildland Fire Preparedness such as maintains fire tools and equipment - Pulaskis, shovels, McLeods, chainsaws, fire hose, pumps, drip torches, power equipment, vehicles, radios, etc. -OR- 2). 2-year course of study above high school, from an accredited college or university, in Wildland Fire Training, Wildland Fire Science, Wildland Fire Technology or in other related fields which included at least 12 semester hours of coursework such as forestry, range management or conservation, or natural resources (except marine fisheries and oceanography). -OR- 3). A combination of the education and work experience described above. To qualify for a GW-05: You must meet at least one of the following:1). One year of specialized work experience equivalent to the GS/GW-04 level duties. Examples of specialized work experience include: On-the-line wildland fire experience in forest/range fire control, prevention or suppression work as a skilled wildland firefighter, utilizing a variety of specialized wildland fire tools and equipment. -OR- 2). 4- year course of study above high school leading to a bachelor's degree, from an accredited college or university, in Wildland Fire Science, Wildland Fire Training, Wildland Fire Technology or other related fields which included 24 semester hours of coursework such as forestry, range management or conservation, natural resources (except marine fisheries and oceanography). -OR- 3). A combination of education and specialized work experience described above. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. To receive consideration for this position, you must provide updated required documents and meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
How to Apply: To apply for this position: You must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To receive consideration, the complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on.You must provide documentation to support your claim for each eligibility selected. Please review the required documentation listed in the eligibilities language to ensure you submit the appropriate information. Note: You will only be marked eligible for those eligibilities that you selected and provided the appropriate supporting documentation. We do not accept hard copy or emailed application packages. 1. Select Apply. If you are not logged in, you will be prompted to login or create an account. 2. Start the Application Process by selecting "Start Application." Click here for USAJobs Help with "How to create an application" To PREVIEW the application questionnaire, select the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12822252. 3. Select or add the resume you want to use for this application. Click here on how to build a resume in USAJOBS. 4. Select documents you want included in this application. 5. Review package to acknowledge your documents were reviewed. 6. Select if you want to include your demographic information. 7. After reading and certifying the application is true and submitted in good faith, select "Continue to Agency Site." 8. Follow onscreen prompts and instructions to complete your application. 9. Add the supporting documents by indexing your documents with the dropdown. Upload any missing required documents or optional documents. 10. Review and Submit Application. 11. While logged in, you can check the status of your application by selecting "+" next to the job title for this position. 12. You can review or revise your application at any point during the open period of the announcement. To update an application, you should log into your USAJOBS account and select "+" next to the job title for this position. Select "Update Application" for this job. Note: When you click Update Application, you will be prompted to re-select your documents from USAJOBS. Documents submitted with the first application will no longer be associated with the applicant record. It is important that you select all documents you want to use in the re-application.
Application Deadline: 2025-11-15