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CONFEDERATED SALISH AND KOOTENAI TRIBES
OF THE FLATHEAD NATION
PO BOX 278
PABLO MT 59855
(406) 675-2700
PERSONNEL OFFICE FAX: (406) 226-2562
WEBSITE ADDRESS: csktribes.org
E-mail: cory.clairmont@cskt.org
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TITLE: Technician (Fire/Fuels)
1 or more Contract Positions
LOCATION: Forestry-Division of Fire
SALARY: $16.14 per hour
CLOSING DATE: Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS:
This is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) within the definition of the CSKT Drug Testing policy and is subject to random alcohol and drug testing. The successful applicant if not already employed by the Tribes must pass a pre-hire drug test and will be required to serve a six-month probationary period.
Duties:
- Serve as a skilled crewmember on fuels reduction treatments.
- Provide guidance to Forestry Aides in fuels work implementation.
- Felling of small trees using a chainsaw.
- Hand pile woody debris.
- Construct control lines for prescribed burns.
- Serve as a skilled crewmember in prescribed fire implementation.
- Mop-up prescribed burns.
- Patrol prescribed burns.
- Sleep in remote areas on fuels projects if warranted.
- Monitor fuels reduction treatments.
- May operate 4x4 pickups and other light vehicles.
- Work long hours including holidays and weekends conducting fuels projects on the Flathead Indian Reservation.
- Clean, maintain, recondition, and store hand and power tools and equipment.
- Travel off reservation to support local, regional or national fuels reduction efforts.
Wildfire suppression:
- Serve as a skilled crew member on an engine, fire suppression module or helitack crew.
- Provide instruction to Forestry Aides in fire suppression.
- Utilize a variety of specialized tools, equipment, and techniques while actively working with hand and power tools such as a shovel, axe, pulaski, chainsaw, in fire suppression.
- Serve as a skilled supervisor crewmember suppressing wildfire.
- Cut saw line using a chainsaw.
- Build containment line on wildfires.
- Mop-up wildfires.
- Patrol wildfires.
- Sleep in remote areas while on fire suppression.
- Serve as a skilled crewmember assigned to carry out specialized assignments such as tree falling, backfire or burnout, mobile and stationary engine attack, construction of helispots, specialized helitack operations, and longline hookups.
- May operate 4x4 pickups and other light vehicles.
- Work long hours including holidays and weekends suppressing fires on the Flathead Indian Reservation.
- Assigned to fire lookout duties to provide detection and reporting of wildfires. Reports smoke and fire to a dispatcher giving location, estimated size, and other pertinent information. Reports weather and fire behavior information keeping the dispatcher and/or other officials informed of current conditions.
- Clean, maintain, recondition, and store hand and power tools and equipment.
- Travel off reservation to support local, regional or national fire suppression efforts.
Common duties:
- Participates in safety training in the techniques, practices, methods of fire suppression and fuels treatments in a safe manner.
- Participate in Safety Tailgate sessions and After Action Reviews (AAR). Ensures own and others’ safety in all aspects of assignments.
- Receive specialized training to include but not limited to CPR/First Aid, Defensive driving, and sexual harassment.
- Assist with inventories of supplies and equipment.
- Services and makes minor repairs to engines and crew vehicles.
- Assigned to other management activities which include, but are not limited to: maintaining campground facilities; mowing of grass and weeds; trail maintenance; building and lookout maintenance; road clearing; removal and disposal of hazard trees (i.e. timber felling, thinning and slashing; hand slashing; hand piling; wood chipper operations); collections and distribution of firewood; and, like duties.
- Assists fire prevention officials with area patrols and fire detection activities. Assists with fire education activities as assigned.
- Assist with all risk incident support activities to include hazmat, search and rescue, etc.
- Assist with other forestry related activities as needed.
- Performs other duties assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (AS REFLECTED ON THE TRIBAL EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION):
- A high school diploma (or equivalent).
- At a minimum for Technician, two (2) seasons in fire/fuels related work.
- FFT2 qualified.
- Faller 3 (FAL3) qualified.
- Incumbent is subject to annual medical examination and work capacity test for arduous positions. Incumbent must pass both to meet the standards of the Technician position.
- This is a testing designated position (TDP) under the Tribal Drug and Alcohol Policy and is subject to pre-hire and random drug and alcohol testing requirements.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS (AS DETERMINED BY THE INTERVIEW):
- Ability to successfully complete NWCG developmental training to include but not limited to S-131, S-290 and L-280.
- Ability to perform duties under stressful and adverse operating conditions, such as long work hours, heavy workloads, emergency situations, adverse working conditions and environmental conditions.
- Ability to communicate effectively and follow oral/written instructions.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees within a diverse workforce.
SUBMIT:
- Completed Tribal employment application (resumes are not accepted).
- Certified copies of relevant academic transcripts and training certificates.
- Proof of a valid Montana driver's license.
- Tribal enrollment verification if enrolled in a federally recognized other than CSKT.
- If claiming Veteran’s preference, a copy of the DD214 must be submitted with the application.
SUBMIT ALL OF THE ABOVE TO: Personnel Office, PO Box 278, Pablo MT 59855, telephone 406.675.2700, ext. 1040 or csktribes.org.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact: Todd Couture, Helicopter Foreman @ 406.675.2700, ext. 6455. |
