DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE MANAGEMENT

Manage and reduce fire risk to protect Arizona's people, communities, and wildland areas to champion the health of Arizona's natural resources. The Department of Forestry and Fire Management provides services through strategic implementation of cooperative natural resources and fire assistance programs, development and support of statewide fire policies, and coordination of resources across all-lands and jurisdictions.

FIRE PREVENTION LEAD

Job Location:

Address:  

1110 W. Washington St. Suite 500
Phoenix, AZ 85007

Salary: $13.4897 - $19.2500 

Grade: 15

Closing Date:  March 11, 2025

Job Summary:

The primary responsibility of this position is to respond to wildland fire incidents as an Investigator to locate the origin and to determine cause. This position implements field level wildland fire prevention and mitigation programs and coordinates these programs with other agencies, cooperators, stakeholders, partners and institutions.

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, within Arizona, based upon the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures.

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State’s Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, shall be performed within Arizona.

Job Duties:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Responds to initial attack dispatches. Often as the first responder, advises the dispatcher on the need for further suppression resources based on the behavior, size, and hazards.
• As a fire investigator, conform to NWCG Investigator trainings as assigned. Investigates ignition source causes and location on government land including observing, collecting, and preserving and/or examining evidence. Interviews and/or obtains statements of witnesses.
• Prepares written reports which may include diagrams, maps and photos. Provides assistance to other cooperating Federal, State, Local agencies, and Law Enforcement agencies on fire investigations that are multi-jurisdictional.
• Performs district patrol assignments and is available agency wide as a single resource asset. May serve as a senior firefighter and unit leader.
• Performs project work as stated in NWCG FEMO training, such as fuel inventory, monitors and controls fire line, collects data on fire weather and fire behavior. Supports hazard fuel reduction projects including prescribed burns as assigned.
• Participates in safety sessions and fire after action reviews. Participates in district fire response proficiency checks and drills.
• Works with communities and regional/multi regional fire management collaboration groups to reduce risk from wildfire through implementation of a prevention education program and its practices. Assist communities to achieve Firewise USA recognition through the development and implementation of a community Firewise Plan.
• Provide training to communities and fire departments to become qualified Firewise Assessors. Facilitate Community Wildfire Protection Plan meetings. Participate in the Agency CWPP review committee.
• Supports DFFM PIO during fire season, attends cooperator briefings, assists with communication plans and strategies to inform both internal and external audiences. Facilitates and sometimes leads public meetings. Responsible for signage installation/maintenance.
• Drive on State business.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

Knowledge of:

• Policies, techniques and practices of wildland firefighting obtained through substantial service as a primary firefighter of the Department of Forestry and Fire Management.
• Fire behavior including causes of wildland fire, influence of temperature, humidity, wind, topography, slope and fuel moisture conditions, and fuels in order to know where to attack the fire, build fireline, where to be positioned to manage a wildland fire, and identify hazards.
• Investigative techniques.
• NFPA Firewise standards and practices.

Skills in:

• Computer and word processing software in order to develop, implement, maintain, and edit the wildland fire prevention and mitigation plans and other programmatic plans.
• Communication, both