DUTY OFFICER - 42002845

Requisition No: 853641 

Agency: Agriculture and Consumer Services

Working Title: DUTY OFFICER - 42002845

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 42002845 

Salary:  $41,174.38 - $49,440.30 

Posting Closing Date: 05/29/2025 

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DUTY OFFICER 

 

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES 

 

FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE 

 

***OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY***

 

CONTACT: 

 

Carla Richards (863) 467-3221

 

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.

 

NOTE: ALL POSITIONS WITHIN THIS CLASS REQUIRE POSSESSION OF A VALID 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.

 

The incumbent must live within (30) thirty miles of the headquarters located at 5200 US Hwy 441 N., Okeechobee, Florida, throughout employment in this position. 

 

NOTES:

 

Work shift on a rotating basis.

 

JOB DUTIES

 

The duty officer’s work is 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 communications center. The duty officer deals with critical situations requiring independent and sound judgment. The incumbent has both operational fire control and other support duties. Work may be scheduled over a variety of shifts and may frequently remain or be called to duty beyond the assigned work schedule.

 

Dispatch Crews to Wildfires, Smoke Complaints and