Seasonal Wildland Fire Dispatcher

Seasonal Dispatcher, Wildland Fire Dispatcher 2 (WFD2)
Full-time, Career Seasonal, and Non-Permanent, Represented positions
Anticipated employment is: March – October 2025 and May – October 2025
Salary: $3,651.00 – $4,864.00 Monthly

Review of applications is ongoing. We reserve the right to make a hiring decision or close this recruitment any time after 12/31/24. It is in your best interest to submit materials as soon as possible.

Interviews for these positions will tentatively occur in March. Positions may be filled from May through October depending on the timing of fire season, candidate availability, and agency needs.

Responsibilities:

This position activates an emergency response when life, property, or natural resources are threatened due to wildfire. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Receive and prioritize communications from agency staff, 911 dispatch centers, and the general public via telephone and radio transmissions;
• Document, evaluate, and disseminate reports of wildland fire, smoke complaints, accidents/incidents, and all-risk incidents on DNR-protected lands;
• Accurately document agency resource status and logistical availability in support of incident response and preparedness;
• In coordination with incident command staff, initiate the response to local incidents following agency protocols and guidelines;
• Provide vital in-flight data to aviation assets such as latitude and longitude of an incident, air-air and air-ground radio frequencies, ground contacts, and flight hazards or restrictions;
• Track aviation assets within the SPS Region while in transit and during incident response;
• Additional clerical duties include tracking and documenting resource availability, resource or incident locations, weather forecasting, fire reporting, and incident orders;
• Process fire weather information Intelligence and distribute daily to region resources;
• Works with the Wildland Fire Management Division and the Northwest Coordination Center to dispatch local resources to support wildfires statewide, nationally, and internationally using the Interagency Resource Ordering Capability (IROC) system.

Required Qualifications: 

• High school graduation or GED equivalent.
• Experience in computer programs such as Microsoft Suite.
• Experience involving public contact or communication such as radio communications, receptionist, switchboard operator, or clerical office work which includes interacting with the public.
• Must have demonstrated ability to relate to a diverse customer base.
• Must be able to type 40 words per minute.
• Commitment to fostering and supporting an environment that honors diversity, equity, inclusion, and environmental justice practices.