Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources: Senior Forester

responsibilities:

Most, but not all, of the Forester positions include wildland fire responsibilities. The Forester positions with wildland fire include fire line responsibilities such as initial attack, wildfire suppression, planning and conducting prescribed burning activities to achieve habitat and property management on federal, state, county and private lands. These positions also provide expert training to Fire Department personnel and other partners. 

These positions are designated internally as Forester Operators (T4 Vehicle Type) or Forester Rangers (T6/T7 Vehicle Type and Non-Driving Positions).  Forester Operator positions require a Commercial Driver’s License to operate their assigned equipment. Forester Ranger positions are assigned equipment that does not require a CDL, but may include forestry law enforcement in the assigned area to deal with civil enforcement situations. 

Positions with wildland fire responsibilities are key to public safety and security and require the incumbent to meet and maintain the physical fitness test standards required for all Department protective retirement category, which offers additional retirement benefits. The principal responsibilities of these positions may require active fire suppression duties which require frequent exposure to a high degree of danger or peril and also require a high degree of physical conditioning.

Required Qualifications:

• Required qualifications include experience in all of the following:
• Bachelor’s degree in Forestry from a four-year program accredited by the Society of American Foresters (SAF), or SAF Qualified Forester Certification, or equivalent degree that meets the statutory educational requirements for a Forester. For more information, click here. 
  Please provide us a copy of your transcript and/or SAF certification documents with your application materials.
• Experience or training related to fire management, prescribed fire or fire suppression, including structural or wildland fire.
• Either professional or academic experience performing at least two of the following forest land management activities:
• Implementing forest management plans by marking stands for harvest and setting up timber sales
• Creating timber sale bid packets and administering timber sales
• Preparing forest management plans 
• Implementing a reforestation plan, including site preparation
• Evaluating forest land (including both water & soil resources) and modifying forestry practices to protect areas of special concern, such as wetlands, waterways, endangered species habitat, etc.
• Developing commercial harvest or non-commercial timber stand improvement prescriptions based on stand assessment
• Addressing forest health issues, such as insect or disease outbreaks and invasive species infestations

preferred qualifications:

• Forest management field experience in the Great Lakes region
• Master’s degree in forestry or natural resources
• Field experience managing or suppressing wildland fires or Experience as an Incident Commander on a wildland fire
• Experience training others on fire management techniques and equipment
• Qualified/Certified as Firefighter Type 2 (FFT2) based on National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) standards
• Qualified/Certified as Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1) based on National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) standards

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