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Here in the Carson Field Office, Division of Fire
and Aviation Management there is exciting employment opportunities in all aspects of
wildland fire management. We have 30 permanent positions and fill an average of 60
fire seasonal positions
and 5 - 20 Emergency
Firefighter (EFF also known as AD's
or Casuals) positions. The exact number of seasonal and EFF positions filled depends on
the funding available for each specific year. There are many areas in which a person can
specialize. These include: actual fire suppression,
fuels
management, dispatching firefighters and aircraft, managing aircraft and
airtanker bases, and providing administrative and
equipment
support for the fire
program. In the suppression jobs, we have firefighters operating wildland
fire engines, some work closely
with helicopters and some work on a
hotshot crews
building firebreaks using hand tools and chainsaws. Fuels management positions have the
challenging task of using fire to restore natural ecosystems. Here fire is intentionally
lit to reduce hazard fuels build up or to create a more favorable vegetation type.
Dispatchers work in an indoor
environment using state of the art equipment and radios to coordinate the movement and
support of firefighting resources. At the airtanker bases people manage the loading of
fire retardant chemicals on airtankers
and coordinate their movements. In the administrative and
warehouse area people manage the
payroll of firefighters, most aspects of costs of fires, and order and deliver supplies
and equipment to fires. All jobs are important and many offer advancement opportunities.
Link to "BLM On-Line Applications"
for Fire Seasonal/Temporary Hire |
