Inyo National Forest is hiring more firefighters
Inyo National Forest is hiring more firefighters
Positions include new jobs in fuels management
BISHOP, Calif., June 26, 2023 – Inyo Forest Service is hiring 23 positions across the forest in wildland fire, fuels and aviation management starting today on USA Jobs and closing on July 5.
“In addition to our normal hiring efforts in fire and aviation, we will be adding eleven new positions just in fuels management this year,” said Larry Pingel, Chief of Fire and Aviation for Inyo National Forest. “This is a result of the new federal infrastructure bill to increase pace and scale of fuels reduction efforts on national forests.”
Here are the links to the positions open now on USA Jobs. Each link is for multiple vacancies across the Pacific Southwest Region, so be sure to choose the right location listed in parentheses to work on the Inyo.
- Number of vacancies – Job Title, GS or Wage Grade (Location)
- 1 – Forest Assistant Fire Management Officer (FAFMO), GS 11-12 (Bishop)
- 1 – Forest Fire Planner, GS 9-11 (Bishop)
- 1 – Wildland Fire Ops Specialist (ADFMO), GS 8-9 (Bishop)
- 2 – Senior Fire Engine Operators, GS 7-8 (Lee Vining)
- 3 – Fire Engine Operators, GS 6-7 (Bishop, Lee Vining, Mammoth Lakes)
- 1 – Assistant Dispatch Center Manager, GS 9 (Bishop)
- 3 – Dispatchers, GS 5-7 (Bishop)
- 4 – Supervisory Fuels Specialists, GS 8-9 (Bishop, Lee Vining, Lone Pine, Mammoth)
- 4 – District Fuels Technicians, GS 6-7 (Bishop, Lone Pine, Lee Vining, Mammoth)
- 1 – Fire/Fuels Dozer Operator, WG 10 (Bishop)
- 1 – Fire/Fuels Dozer Assistant (DZOP), WG 8 (Bishop)
- 1 – Fire/Fuels Equipment Operator, GS 6 (Bishop)
For questions regarding these positions or applying on USAJobs, contact [email protected] (White Mountain Division Chief) or [email protected] (Deputy Fire Chief).
For fuels positions (bolded above) contact [email protected] (Fuels Chief)
