DUTY OFFICER - 42002423

Requisition No: 842849 

Agency: Agriculture and Consumer Services

Working Title: DUTY OFFICER - 42002423

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 42002423 

Salary:  $41,174.38 - $49,440.30 

Posting Closing Date: 12/16/2024 

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DUTY OFFICER

 

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

 

FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE

 

***OPEN COMPETITIVE OPPORTUNITY***

 

CONTACT:

 

Caitlin North, (352) 395-4930

 

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.

 

The incumbent of this position is required to work nights, weekends, and holidays on regular rotating shifts.

 

The incumbent must live within (30) thirty miles of the headquarters located at 5353 NE 39th Ave, Gainesville, Florida, throughout employment in this position.

 

NOTES:

 

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

 

Days off on a rotation basis.

 

JOB DUTIES:

 

The duty officer position serves as a wildland fire dispatcher, which works 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 other Incidents – Operates a computer, radio and telephone for the purpose of transmitting, receiving and storing information used to dispatch fire crews, supervisory personnel, aircraft and law enforcement personnel to wildfires and other incidents.  Follows protocol on ‘Smoke on the Highway’ issues. Keeps up to the minute knowledge of the locations and status of all personnel and equipment used in fire suppression activ