Seasonal Firefighter 2

This recruitment is for the Seasonal Firefighter 2 underfilling Seasonal Firefighter 3 in the Nevada Division of Forestry (NDF) Fire Program in Elko, Ely and Carlin. This recruitment is open to fire and fuels crews, and engine program. The Seasonal Firefighter performs in a trainee capacity to acquire the knowledge, skills, and abilities in this occupation. The incumbent is responsible for supporting safe and effective wildfire response, facilitating fire adapted community improvements and maintaining healthy and resilient forest, rangeland and watershed ecosystems. When not assigned to a wildland fire, a Seasonal Firefighter's duties will be working as a crew member to implement hazardous fuel reduction and ecosystem restoration projects. This will involve thinning excess vegetation, piling thinned material, using prescribed burning, applying herbicides, seeding and planting, and other methods that reduce the risk of wildfires, restore health eco...