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Job Description
Supervise fire fighters who control and suppress fires in forests or vacant public land.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 33-1021.02
Also Known As…
- Squad Boss
- Section Forest Fire Warden
- Forest Fire Specialist Supervisor
- Firefighter Type One (FFT1)
- Fire Management Officer
- Fire Captain
- Engine Boss
- District Fire Management Officer
- Crew Boss
- Assistant Unit Forester
- Supervisory Forester
- Smoke Jumper Supervisor
- Single Resource Boss
- Prevention Coordinator
- Incident Commander
- Hotshot Superintendent
- Forestry Technician
- Forest Officer
- Forest Manager
- Forest Fire Management Officer
- Fire Supervisor
- Fire Coordinator
- Dispatch Lead
- Damage Prevention Coordinator
- Burn Crew Member
Tasks for “Forest Fire Fighting and Prevention Supervisors”
- Review and evaluate employee performance.
- Operate wildland fire engines or hoselays.
- Monitor fire suppression expenditures to ensure that they are necessary and reasonable.
- Regulate open burning by issuing burning permits, inspecting problem sites, issuing citations for violations of laws and ordinances, or educating the public in proper burning practices.
- Observe fires or crews from air to determine firefighting force requirements or to note changing conditions that will affect firefighting efforts.
- Evaluate size, location, and condition of forest fires.
- Schedule employee work assignments and set work priorities.
- Maintain fire suppression equipment in good condition, checking equipment periodically to ensure that it is ready for use.
- Direct and supervise prescribed burn projects and prepare postburn reports, analyzing burn conditions and results.
- Inspect stations, uniforms, equipment, or recreation areas to ensure compliance with safety standards, taking corrective action as necessary.
- Drive crew carriers to transport firefighters to fire sites.
- Direct investigations of suspected arson in wildfires, working closely with other investigating agencies.
- Identify staff training and development needs to ensure that appropriate training can be arranged.
- Serve as a working leader of an engine, hand, helicopter, or prescribed fire crew of three or more firefighters.
- Recommend equipment modifications or new equipment purchases.
- Request and dispatch crews and position equipment so fires can be contained safely and effectively.
- Appraise damage caused by fires and prepare damage reports.
- Communicate fire details to superiors, subordinates, or interagency dispatch centers, using two-way radios.
- Train workers in skills such as parachute jumping, fire suppression, aerial observation, or radio communication, in the classroom or on the job.
- Lead work crews in the maintenance of structures or access roads in forest areas.
- Maintain knowledge of forest fire laws and fire prevention techniques and tactics.
- Perform administrative duties, such as compiling and maintaining records, completing forms, preparing reports, or composing correspondence.
- Recruit or hire forest firefighting personnel.
- Educate the public about forest fire prevention by participating in activities such as exhibits or presentations or by distributing promotional materials.
- Monitor prescribed burns to ensure that they are conducted safely and effectively.
- Investigate special fire issues, such as railroad fire problems, right-of-way burning, or slash disposal problems.
Related Technology & Tools
- Multipurpose fire extinguishers
- Farm tractors
- Foam pumps
- Two way radios
- Portable pumps
- Wildland fire engines
- Mobile data computers
- Fire resistant clothing
- Fire shelters
- Falling saws
- Marsh rigs
- Passenger vans
- Hard hats
- McLeod tools
- Backpack pumps
- Navigation compasses
- Backfiring fusees
- Tracked bulldozers
- Fire resistant gloves
- Chain saws
- Pulaski tools
- Shovels
- Wind gauges
- Crew transport buses
- Psychrometers
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- All terrain vehicles ATV
- Power pumps
- First aid kits
- Portable centrifugual pumps
- Safety goggles
- Portable diaphragm pumps
- Fire axes
- Fuel trucks
- Fire hose nozzles
- Portable meteorological stations
- Equipment transport trailers
- Drip torches
- Personal computers
- Surveillance binoculars
- Water tenders
- Tractor-mounted mowers
- Laptop computers
- Pyrotechnic flares
- Portable low-pressure pumps
- Email software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- FARSITE
- Microsoft Excel
- Resource Ordering and Statusing System ROSS
- ESRI ArcView
- Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
- Web browser software
- FlamMap
- Microsoft Word
- Fire incident reporting systems
- Mapping software
- Microsoft Access
- BehavePlus
- Microsoft Office
- Wildland Fire Assessment System WFAS