Wildfire Crisis Strategy Hiring Update
To address the Wildfire Crisis Strategy, the Forest Service launched five efforts to hire technical and professional specialists to plan, design, coordinate, and implement fuels and forest health treatment projects to reduce wildfire risk across 21 Western landscapes. The strategy outlines the Forest Service's collaborative plan for increasing fuels and forest health treatments to create healthier forests and reduce wildfire risk to people, communities, and infrastructure with funds appropriated by Congress through the infrastructure and inflation reduction laws.
Hiring Efforts: Positions & Hiring Timeline
This page is informational only and intended to give a general update on the hiring process for the five Wildfire Crisis Strategy hiring efforts. The information below outlines each hiring effort, positions that were advertised for the effort, and the current application or hiring status with each effort.
- Effort 1
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Hiring Status
The selections have been made, and the candidates have been notified. The onboarding process will continue through mid-September.
Positions
- GIS, GS-0101/0401/1301-11,12
- Natural Resources, GS-0401-11
- NEPA, GS-0401-11,12
- Forester (Timber Marker), GS-0460-11,12
- Forester (Timber Sale Administrator), GS-0460-11,12
- Forestry (Silviculture), GS-0460-11,12
- Effort 2
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Hiring Status
The selections have been made, and the candidates have been notified. The onboarding process will continue through mid-October.
Positions
- Forestry Tech (Data), GS-0462-08,09
- Forestry Tech (Timber Sale Prep), GS-0462-08,09
- Forestry Tech (Timber Sale Administrator), GS-0462-08,09,10
- Forestry Tech (Timber Stand Improvement), GS-0462-08,09
- Effort 3
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Hiring Status
The selections will be made by late September, and the onboarding process will be completed by mid-November.
Positions
- Project Manager, GS-0301-11,12
- Recreation Management Specialist, GS-0301-11,12
- Partnership Coordinator, GS-0301-11,12
- Geospatial Systems Specialists, GS-0301-11,12
- Effort 4
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Hiring Status
The hiring panels have begun reviewing resumes, contacting references, and interviewing candidates. The selections will be made by late October, and the onboarding process will be completed by late November.
Positions
- Archeologist, GS-0193-09,11-12
- Biological Science Technician (Fish & Wildlife), GS-0404-09
- Biological Science Technician (Insects and Disease), GS-0404-08,09
- Effort 5
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Hiring Status
The hiring panels will begin reviewing resumes, contacting references, and interviewing candidates the week of September 25. The selections will be made by early November, and the onboarding process will be completed by December 20.
Positions
- Civil Engineer, GS-0810-11,12
- Public Affairs Specialist, GS-0135-09,11,12