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Coos Forest Protective Association (Coos FPA) is seeking two Assistant Unit Foresters to manage our Reedsport and Coos Bay, Oregon offices. Preference may be given to individuals that are capable of responding to their duty station within 30 minutes. Both positions will provide leadership/supervision to our district suppression and hand crews in field operations which include aggressive fire suppression, training, project work, fire prevention programs and other projects as assigned. Both positions will report directly to the Coos Bay Unit Forester and will be expected to work effectively as a team.
TO QUALIFY:Assistant Unit Forester (AUF) duties include, but are not limited to:
Providing supervision and coordination of the necessary activities in the Coos Bay Unit to meet the fire protection objectives of the district. This position supervises employees and engages in activities that accomplish prevention, pre-suppression and suppression activities and includes recruitment, hiring, training, and firing. This person may be active in the facilitating, participating and/or overseeing various district and unit programs including, but not limited to Detection Cameras, Inventory, Smoke Management, Safety, Industrial Fire Prevention inspections, training and other assignments, programs, teams, or committees in support of the district. You may be tasked to assist adjoining units’ operational coverage or to act as the Coos Bay Unit Forester when necessary. The ability to work with a wide variety of individuals and organizations, including, ODF, BLM, USFS, BIA, County Boards of Commissioners, Industrial Landowners and Operators, Rural Fire Departments, small landowners, and the general public will be required.
Administrative abilities and skills using various fire, forestry and computer programs and applications to complete projects, documentation and reports are required. Familiarity with Microsoft Office programs including Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook as well as programs such as Field Maps, ArcGis and Collector are preferred. Strong communication, office, human resource, and customer service skills for dealing with the general public, local, state and federal agencies, fire departments, personnel, employees and landowners and then initiating the appropriate action depending on the situation and company policy may be required. You must have a working knowledge of State and Federal labor laws relating to private industry, a solid understanding of ORS Chapter 477 and a history of forest law enforcement or similar law enforcement activities as well as knowledge of forest fire prevention, suppression and mobilization principles and techniques.
WORKING CONDITIONS: This position requires driving a Coos Forest Protective Association vehicle; you must possess a valid driver’s license and have a satisfactory driving record. Successful candidates will be subject to a driving background check with the Department of Motor Vehicles. Driving may require exposure to steep, narrow forest roads. Assignments to emergency incidents may require employees to be away from duty station for up to 21 days. Various shifts including nights, weekends, holidays, and long hours with short notice are required. Assignments to emergency incidents, work sessions or meetings may require being away from the assigned duty station for extended periods of time with travel throughout the State of Oregon or other states as assigned. Job duties may require occasional exposure to heavy equipment operations, aircraft, hazards of burning, and/or falling materials. The successful candidate will be tested to ensure physical conditioning via work capacity testing each spring at the arduous level.
Please see the attached position announcement for more information on the qualifications, and how to apply.
Coos Forest Protective Association is an Equal Opportunity Employer that complies with all federal and Oregon state laws and regulations regarding non-discrimination.
