JOB TITLE: PRESCRIBED FIRE CREW TECHNICIAN
SALARY GRADE: $17.00/HR
FLSA STATUS: Subject
EMPLOYMENT DATES: January 3, 2022 - December 3, 2022
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Applications are now being accepted. A pd-107 state job application will have to be completed before an offer of
employment can be made.
This position is subject to the fair labor standards act.
SUMMARY OF POSITION:
The Prescribed Fire Crew Technician participates in fire operations, restoration, maintenance, and management
in NC State Parks statewide. Duties may include the following functions:
• Participates in prescribed fire operations which may include burn unit prep, firing and holding, managing
staff and volunteers, maintenance of equipment and supplies, mop up, and monitoring.
• Participates in restoration efforts with thinning, planting, and monitoring.
• Frequent chainsaw work that may include tree felling and storm clean up.
• Maintain park property, which may include trail clearing, maintaining tools and equipment, grounds
maintenance, posting boundaries, and invasives treatments.
• Standard work week is 40 hours a week, but daily schedule may change often and on short notice.
Workweek may occasionally exceed 40 hours during fire operations with overtime.
• Frequent travel including overnights.
• Based at Cliffs of Neuse State Park in Seven Springs N.C
• Housing is available at Cliffs of the Neuse but not required.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The Prescribed Fire Crew Technician participates in wildland fire operations which include ignition, control,
mop-up, suppression, monitoring, etc. The Prescribed Fire Crew Technician will participate in preparing fire
lines, maintaining equipment, post-burn monitoring and other tasks. Will do project work and other preserve
management duties when conditions are not conducive to prescribed fire.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
• Qualified as or able to meet qualifications for Fire Fighter Type 2.
• High school diploma and 6 months to 1-year training in science-related field or related experience in land
management. Prefer a bachelor’s degree in forestry, biology, ecology, natural resources management or
related field, or active and ongoing study toward such a degree and/or two years related work experience
or related experience in land management.
• Experience operating and maintaining various types of equipment and vehicles.
• Ability to operate various types of equipment in a safe and efficient manner (e.g.: chainsaws,
UTV/ATVs, farm tractor and implements, leaf blower, small motors, radio, hand tools, drip torch, etc.)
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions from co-workers.
• Ability to develop timeframes and then complete tasks within timeframes.
• Ability to work with a team or individually.
• Willingness to work in a group for problem solving situations.
• Ability to perform physical work, sometimes under adverse conditions, inclement weather, and rough
terrain.
• Ability to navigate to remote sites with maps, written directions, and GPS.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
• Qualified as or able to meet qualifications for FFT2.
• Ability to operate various types of equipment in a safe and efficient manner.
• Ability to follow instructions from colleagues.
• Ability to perform physical work, sometime under adverse conditions or in inclement weather.
• Ability to achieve physical fitness standard as determined by local Fire Management Officer.
COMPLEXITY/PROBLEM SOLVING:
• Resolves issues with supervisor.
• May resolve management problems independently or as delegated.
• Troubleshoot and resolve equipment/mechanical issues.
• Consult with supervisor to develop plans for resolution of unusual or complex problems.
• Monitor the progress of work groups toward achieving preserve management and restoration goals.
DISCRETION/LATITUDE/DECISION-MAKING:
• Consults supervisor on unusual or complex issues.
• Make day-to-day decisions affecting individual work and work of the fire crew.
RESPONSIBILITY/OVERSIGHT – FINANCIAL AND SUPERVISORY:
• Receives detailed instructions to complete required tasks.
• May work under close supervision or independently on delegated tasks.
COMMUNICATIONS/INTERPERSONAL CONTACTS:
• Ability to interacts with park visitors and convey basic park information.
• Make day-to-day decisions affecting individual work and work of the fire crew.
• Consults with supervisor in event of any unusual circumstance, problem or question that falls outside of
general preserve management realm.
WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL EFFORT:
The Prescribed Fire Crew Technician may work in variable weather conditions, at remote locations, on difficult
and hazardous terrain and under physically demanding circumstances. These conditions:
• Present frequent possibility of injury.
• Require long hours in isolated settings.
• Require physical exertion, outdoors, in all weather conditions and on difficult and sometimes hazardous
terrain.
• Require heavy lifting and long hikes with equipment.
• Require the ability to operate heavy machinery.
• Require willingness to travel frequently.
• Fill out a North Carolina State employment form PD-107:
o https://files.nc.gov/ncoshr/documents/files/pd107ltr-Nov-2020.pdf
• Send the application along with a cover letter, resume and references to: Andrew.slack@ncparks.gov
• Please include all NWCG trainings completed and fire qualifications in your resume.
• For more information contact Andrew Slack via email