The Fire and Restoration Crew members will participate on prescribed fire crews on both Conservancy’s and partner properties in Southern Maine and New Hampshire. Field duties may include conducting fireline preparations, fuel reduction, equipment mobilizing, maintenance and repair, supporting prescribed burn operations, and post burn monitoring. Crew members should expect to work with hand tools, pumps, chainsaws, ATV/UTV’s, type six, type seven wildland engines, GPS devices and digital cameras. The crew may be required to work on some weekends. Crew members must be willing to perform a wide variety of tasks and remain flexible with short-notice scheduling adjustments.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Assists with the management of fire adapted communities, including Pitch Pine-Scrub Oak Barrens, Scrub Oak Thickets, Oak Woodlands and Savannahs, Heathlands, and Grasslands, using prescribed fire.
- Works with staff, volunteers and our partners to finalize burn unit preparations, keeping equipment fire ready and help mobilize to project sites, participate in containment and mop-up operations.
- When interacting with the public and partners, communicates professionally about TNC’s mission, fire ecology, wildfire hazards, and restoration efforts.
- Assists with post burn ecological monitoring.
- Works in a high stress team environment.
- Works under close supervision.
- Performs heavy physical work in variable weather conditions, at remote locations, on difficult and hazardous terrain, and under physically demanding circumstances.
Educational Background:
High school diploma and 6 months of related experience.
Skills/Experience:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience.
- Must be qualified as a Fire Fighter Type 2 (FFT2), including Introduction to ICS (I-100), Human Factors on the Fire line (L-180), Introduction to Wild land Fire Behavior (S-190), Firefighting Training (S-130), and one training burn serving under the supervision of a qualified FFT2.See http://www.tncfiremanual.org/firefighter.htm
- Must achieve physical fitness standard as determined by local Fire Program Manager.
- Ability to operate chainsaws and brush cutters; ability to operate ATVs/UTVs an heavy equipment forestry mowers (certified training preferred),
- Must be able to obtain related licenses or certifications as required. (e.g. First Aid, CPR).
- Ability to orient oneself in the field using map and compass.
- Valid state or international driver’s license and the ability to tow a trailer.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience.
- 6 months -1 year of related experience.
- Ability and willingness to follow instructions from colleagues.
- Demonstrated commitment to safety and learning, excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, to balance several tasks at once, and get along with a wide variety of people.
- Must be S-130\190 certified and pass the NWCG arduous level work capacity test.
- Ability and willingness to perform difficult physical work for extended and irregular periods, under adverse conditions and in various extremes of weather. Excellent physical conditioning and the ability to complete a standardized 3-mile fitness test carrying a 45-pound pack while walking on flat terrain in less than 45 minutes.
- Ability and willingness to work during the week and on weekends, and to travel frequently and on short notice. The project area includes sites in southern Maine and New Hampshire.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Dec 23 2017
Active Until:
Jan 23 2018
Hiring Organization:
Save the Children US
industry:
Nonprofit