Rocky Mountain Region 2 Fire Hire Outreach Notice—Fire Positions
Written by Beth on August 2, 2019
The Rocky Mountain Region is looking for a committed, hardworking, highly skilled workforce to respond to wildfires and work in fuels management on National Forests and Grasslands located in Wyoming, South Dakota, Colorado and Kansas.
The fire and aviation management program is very rewarding and requires talented people working safely as part of a team in a variety of specialized positions; to include dispatch, engine crews, fire & fuels management, hand crews, helitack, interagency hotshot crews, prevention technicians/specialists and equipment operators. The Fire Hire program is being implemented to streamline the hiring process for permanent fire positions and provide consistent hiring around the Region and throughout the agency.
This hiring process assists the national forests in the Rocky Mountain Region to fill vacancies in a more efficient and timely manner.This outreach is for GS-0462-03 through GS-0462-09 and WG-5716-10 career permanent fulltime and permanent seasonal fire and fuels positions. The vacancy announcements for these positions are posted on the U.S. Government’s official website for employment opportunities at, www.usajobs.gov.
These are national vacancy announcements with a specific opening and closing date. The vacancy announcements will be open for applications on August 1, 2019. Those who wish to be considered for these positions during the Fire Hire event must apply to the vacancy announcements by the closing date of August 28, 2019.T
