Are you passionate about safeguarding our community's forests and natural resources? If so, consider becoming a part of the team at Tuscarora State Forest District in the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. You can help in preventing wildfires, managing suppression efforts, and conducting investigations to protect our environment. Embrace the satisfaction that comes with dedicating yourself to the preservation and conservation of our precious natural resources.

Your role entails performing wildland fire duties like monitoring, reacting to, and putting out wildfires within a specific zone. You could be part of a group of wildland firefighters during emergencies and handle fire apparatus. Your tasks consist of securely surveying the area for fires and risks, along with aiding in maintaining equipment, prevention campaigns, community engagement, and training sessions. You will be given daily tasks, guidance, and oversight by a superior at the location, with your performance assessed through submitted reports.

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Seasonal full-time employment without benefits. The season runs from approximately March until November at which the employee is placed on leave without pay.
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with 30-minute lunch.
• Overtime: Maybe required in emergency situations such as wildfire suppression. Fire duty will also be expected on weekends.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Three months of experience in forest fire suppression or pre-suppression work and such training as may have been gained through completion of the eighth school grade; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training.
  
  

• Possession of a valid motor vehicle operator's license.

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements will eliminate you from consideration for this position.

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.employment.pa.gov/Additional%20Info/Pages/default.aspx and click the Veterans' Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-vetpreference@pa.gov.

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If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.