Supervise fire fighters who control and suppress fires in forests or vacant public land.
<ul><li>Communicate fire details to superiors, subordinates, or interagency dispatch centers, using two-way radios.</li><li>Evaluate size, location, and condition of forest fires.</li><li>Serve as a working leader of an engine, hand, helicopter, or prescribed fire crew of three or more firefighters.</li><li>Maintain fire suppression equipment in good condition, checking equipment periodically to ensure that it is ready for use.</li><li>Request and dispatch crews and position equipment so fires can be contained safely and effectively.</li><li>Train workers in skills, such as parachute jumping, fire suppression, aerial observation, or radio communication, in the classroom or on the job.</li><li>Operate wildland fire engines or hoselays.</li><li>Recruit or hire forest firefighting personnel.</li><li>Monitor prescribed burns to ensure that they are conducted safely and effectively.</li><li>Maintain knowledge of forest fire laws and fire prevention techniques and tactics.</li><li>Direct and supervise prescribed burn projects and prepare postburn reports, analyzing burn conditions and results.</li><li>Identify staff training and development needs to ensure that appropriate training can be arranged.</li><li>Schedule employee work assignments and set work priorities.</li><li>Monitor fire suppression expenditures to ensure that they are necessary and reasonable.</li><li>Inspect stations, uniforms, equipment, or recreation areas to ensure compliance with safety standards, taking corrective action as necessary.</li><li>Drive crew carriers to transport firefighters to fire sites.</li><li>Perform administrative duties, such as compiling and maintaining records, completing forms, preparing reports, or composing correspondence.</li><li>Regulate open burning by issuing burning permits, inspecting problem sites, issuing citations for violations of laws and ordinances, or educating the public in proper burning practices.</li><li>Review and evaluate employee performance.</li><li>Recommend equipment modifications or new equipment purchases.</li><li>Investigate special fire issues, such as railroad fire problems, right-of-way burning, or slash disposal problems.</li><li>Lead work crews in the maintenance of structures or access roads in forest areas.</li><li>Educate the public about forest fire prevention by participating in activities, such as exhibits or presentations or by distributing promotional materials.</li></ul>