OUTREACH
VACANCY
ANNOUNCEMENT
NOTICE
Supervisory Forestry Technician Smokejumper position
GS-0462-10/11
Loadmaster
Foreman
Region 1 Forest Service is currently recruiting for a Supervisory Forestry Technician Smokejumper, GS-0462-10/11, position at the Aerial Fire Depot in Missoula, Montana.
** The application period is now
open **
Please click here
to apply: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/577529500
or visit USAJobs and search for announcement
number: 21-FIRE-NOCR-SMKLOAD-1011DH
Ensure Missoula,
MT is selected as your preferred duty location.
Applications are due by September 18, 2020, at 9:59
PM MST (11:59 PM EST).
For more information about this position, please contact Tory Kendrick,
(406) 329-4942.
THE POSITION: The incumbant serves as the
Smokejumper Loadmaster Manager for a
national shared resource smokejumper program. The incumbent is responsible for
all aspects of loadmaster operations such as packaging and delivery, aircraft
weight, balance and configurations, ramp security, and training for the
smokejumper group on loadmaster operations.
The incumbent works directly for the Smokejumper Program Manager.
This is a secondary fire fighter position under the provisions of 5 USC 8336(c)
and 5 USC 8412(d). This position requires extensive previous experience as a
smokejumper.
DUTY STATION SPECIFICS: Northern Region, Forest Service, Fire & Aviation Management located at
the Aerial Fire Depot, Missoula, MT. The
Aerial Fire Depot (AFD) is responsible for interagency wildfire suppression, emergency
and disaster coordination to several states and Federal agencies in the
Northern Rocky Mountains. Located on
campus is a Forest Service sponsored childcare facility that provides childcare
and pre-K education for Forest Service families working in the Missoula
area. To learn more, please call the
Northern Rockies Learning Center at 406-829-6899.
THE COMMUNITY: Missoula, Montana draws people from diverse backgrounds. Missoula is
nestled in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana. This scenic city is bustling
with activity, as western Montana's regional source for business, culture,
medical services, retail, and entertainment. There are endless opportunities
for fishing, thousands of miles of trails, and plenty of guides and shops to
clue you in on the hot spots. With an area population of more than 70,000, Missoula
has what you'd expect to find in a big city--a wide range of hotels,
restaurants, shops and galleries, several museums, a ballet company, live
theater and a symphony. It's also home to The University of Montana, laid-back
coffee houses, historic bars and cozy bookstores. As a natural outdoor
playground it's unparalleled, and yet Missoula is one of the most dynamic
cultural centers in the Northwest.
Missoula is a major retail and medical hub in Western Montana and claims
one of the nation's highest doctor to patient ratios. A wide variety of specialty, discount, and
budget shopping centers make Missoula the retail hub for an estimated 200-mile
radius. The Missoula school system is
considered excellent with three public and two private high schools, numerous
elementary schools, a College of Technology and the University of Montana.
Missoula serves a trade area in excess of 300,000 and therefore, has
more amenities and services than most cities of its size. The foundations of Missoula's economic base are
wood and paper products, Federal Government, motor carriers and the
University. There is a great diversity
of neighborhoods and residential settings within the community and surrounding
area ranging from urban to very rural.
There are an abundance of recreation facilities and opportunities
located in and around the Missoula area.
These include: public golf
courses, parks, tennis courts, swimming pools, health clubs, racquetball
courts, YMCA, softball diamonds, hiking trails, ice skating rink. There are many rivers in the area for
rafting, fishing and swimming. Snowbowl
ski area is less than an hour's drive from town and within a two-hour drive are
Discovery, Lost Trail and Lookout Pass.
Also close to Missoula are numerous cross country ski trails, and
snowmobile trails.
Missoula has two large hospitals, which provide a full array of
inpatient and outpatient services.
Missoula has many other health care practitioners to offer.
Missoula residents enjoy all four seasons of the year. The elevation is 3,205, with an average
annual temperature of 45 F, with a January daily minimum of 15.5 F. and July
daily maximum of 83.4 F. The growing
season averages 137 days, an average mean rainfall of 13.5 inches, and an
average mean snowfall of 42.5 inches.
Montana has personal income tax and property tax, but NO sales tax.
Additional Information: If you
would like additional information about the city of Missoula, you can contact
the Missoula Chamber of Commerce at (406) 543-6623. Extensive additional information on the
Missoula area can be found on the internet at http://www.missoula.com
