DUTY OFFICER - 42003243 (FOR INTERNAL AGENCY EMPLOYEES ONLY)

Requisition No: 850100 

Agency: Agriculture and Consumer Services

Working Title: DUTY OFFICER - 42003243 (FOR INTERNAL AGENCY EMPLOYEES ONLY)

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 42003243 

Salary:  $43,234.88 - $49,440.30 

Posting Closing Date: 04/05/2025 

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DUTY OFFICER

 

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

 

FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE

 

***INTERNAL AGENCY OPPORTUNITY—ONLY CURRENT EMPLOYEES OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES WILL BE CONSIDERED***

 

CONTACT:

 

Amanda Sisson (352) 797-4118

 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

 

A high school diploma or its equivalent and one (1) year of experience in radio-teletype operations, sworn law enforcement, dispatching, forestry, firefighting or other public contact work.

 

College education from an accredited institution can substitute at the rate of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours for the required experience.

 

Requires a valid class E driver license.

 

 ***ATTENTION CANDIDATES***

 

To be considered for a position with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services:

 

• All fields in the Candidate Profile must be completed (an attached resume is not a substitution for the information required on the candidate profile).
• Work history, duties and responsibilities, hours worked, supervisor, and formal education fields, etc. must be filled out to determine qualifications for this position.
• Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile.

 

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services values
and supports employment of individuals with disabilities. Qualified
individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

 

Occasional to moderate travel required.

 

Position may respond to emergencies, including natural disasters or other type incidents requiring travel, as needed.

 

NOTES:

 

Successful applicant must pass a background screening, including fingerprinting, as a condition of employment.

 

Work shift on a rotating basis

 

JOB DUTIES:

 

This is work in direct support of fire suppression and other emergency response operations.  The incumbent coordinates emergency response of firefighters, supervisors, pilots and law enforcement personnel through the use of a communication center.  The Duty Officer deals with critical situations requiring independent judgment.  The incumbent has both operational fire control and other support duties.  Work may be scheduled over a variety of shifts and the incumbent may frequently remain or be called to duty beyond the assigned work schedule.  The Duty Officer works in communication center that serves as a 24-hour center.  All other communication centers divert their calls to this Center after hours.  The Duty Officers share 24-hour rotation with statewide responsibility.  If emergencies are called in from other districts, the Duty Officer on duty calls the Officer-In-Charge or On Call Duty Officer in the affected unit and starts the emergency response action.

 

Receives radio and telephone information from fire towers, law enforcement personnel, aircraft, fire crews, state lands and recreation personnel, supervisors, and general public concerning wildfires and smoke obscuring highways.  Determines action required, and dispatches emergency response personnel and/or aircraft if necessary.  Ensures the security of law en