DFPC WFMS Firefighter I: Module Crewmember

Summary

Module Crewmember

The mission of the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC) is to serve and safeguard the people and protect the property, resources, environment, and quality of life in Colorado. DFPC's vision is to be the Nation's premier state fire organization by acting with foresight, providing bold leadership, enhancing our partnerships, and exemplifying the highest level of professionalism in fire prevention and protection, while building a safe and supportive work environment for our employees.

The Division achieves this mission and vision through itsfour (4) Sections: Center of Excellence, Fire and Life Safety, Professional Qualifications and Training, and Wildland Fire Management. Each of the four sections serve Colorado's fire community in a different capacity- from training firefighters to technological advancements in public safety, responding to and managing wildfires to building code enforcement, DFPC is dedicated to serving and safeguarding the people of Colorado while protecting property, resources, environment and quality of life.

This position is a field level operational position whose primary purpose is to: provide wildland fire suppression response and incident response; assist in mitigation, fuels, and prescribed fire functions; assist in fire-preparedness support including training; and provide response and support in other all hazard incident response as qualified.

Work Environment

• 100% In-person position
• This position may require call-back, extended staffing, and days-off staffing based on fire conditions, incident activity and availability of firefighter resources.

About the Position

The Module Crewmember works as part of a firefighting resource - typically a module crew, but may also be assigned to a helicopter module or suppression squad/module/hand crew – to provide a range of firefighting and related services.

As a crewmember, the primary purpose of this position is to function, at minimum, as a NWCG Firefighter Type 2 (FFT2) in support of fire suppression and mitigation projects (i.e. prescribed fire, hazardous fuel reduction, resource management). The Position operates in alignment with the DFPC values of honor, integrity, service, and loyalty.

Module Crews regularly support diverse missions, including wildfire suppression response, mitigation projects (i.e. prescribed fire, hazardous fuel reduction, and resource management), and prevention and education. As assigned, equipped, and qualified, this position may assist with all-hazard incident operations such as search and rescue and other incident response. Additionally, this role assists with training programs, qualification and dispatch systems, and other preparedness activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Fire Suppression and Incident Response
  • Constructs fireline utilizing hand tools;
  • Cuts and clears vegetation utilizing power saws;
  • Performs structure protection;
  • Conducts mop up and patrol operations;
  • Assists with ignition operations;
  • Operates pumps;
  • Installs hose lays and water delivery systems;
  • Performs and assists with rescue operations;
  • Operates and travels in vehicles on and off-road;
  • Hauls and packs fire related equipment and supplies;
  • Uses various tools and equipment such as chainsaws, shovels, drip torches, fusees, pulaskis;
  • Uses various communication methods including radios;
  • Assists with safety inspections, maintaining and repairing of tools and equipment;
  • Assists and follows demobilizing duties, including required incident documentation.
• Based on location and business needs, the position will perform non-wildfire and all-hazard incident response and support functions as trained, qualified, and equipped including, but not limited to: structure fire, hazmat, search and rescue, medical, etc.
• Requires use of basic fire experience and knowledge, rudimentary skill in firefighting tasks, and the ability to recognize and communicate safety considerations and other factors (fire intensity, fuel conditions, weather observations, etc.) used by higher qualified firefighters in their decision making process. This knowledge, skill, and ability is shown by being qualified as an National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Firefighter 2 (wildland)
• Follows established processes and chain of command for collecting, producing, and distributing information.
• As qualified on an incident, the employee may temporarily work as a Firefighter II
• Incident response may require travel to active fires, severity assignments, and pre-position assignments throughout Colorado and across the nation.
• Incident response may require crews to be assigned to an incident for two weeks or longer in austere living and working conditions.
• Incident response may require working long hours (up to 16 hours per day) in outdoor settings and performing strenuous manual labor under extreme environmental conditions.
• Work schedules will be expected to be flexible and modified at times to fit the business need based on fire conditions.
• Work duties include participation in physical conditioning activities for up to one hour each day.

• Mitigation, Fuels Treatment and Resource Management Projects
  • Cuts, clears, piles, and disposes of treated vegetation;
  • Uses tools and equipment such as chainsaws, firing equipment, portable pumps, chippers, air curtain burners and more;
  • Constructs firelines and prescribed fire burning as assigned;
  • Performs ignitions and holding operations;
  • Conducts mop up and patrol operations;
  • Uses various communication methods including radios;
  • Uses and maintains on and off-road vehicles;
  • Hauls and packs fire related equipment and supplies;
  • Assists with safety inspections, maintains and repairs tools and equipment;
  • Cleans, reconditions, and stores properly.
• Follows instructions to assist with gathering data and records information on fuels sampling, fuel types, weather conditions, fire behaviors, and status of work accomplished.
• Follows established processes and chain of command for collecting, producing, and distributing information.
• Work duties include participation in physical conditioning activities for up to one hour each day.

• Fire Preparedness Support and Other Duties as Assigned
  • Establishes and maintains the physical fitness level necessary to effectively perform hard physical labor for extended periods under adverse climate, fuel, and terrain conditions.
  • Assists with inspection & maintenance of assigned crews response equipment, vehicles, tools, PPE and more; assists with maintaining inventory of tools, PPE, equipment.
  • Assists with collecting, compiling and calculating various wildland fuels and fire danger rating indices.
  • On-going training in the basic understanding of multichannel radio operations, including plain language and incident command system (ICS) terminology.
  • On-going training and professional development in the State of Colorado; CDPS, DFPC & WFMS standard operating policies, procedures & guidelines. This includes time-keeping systems, time & leave policies, incident documentation requirements, travel & purchasing policies and more.
  • Assists with the logistics and instruction of various courses, trainings and events, such as wildfire suppression, incident management, structural firefighting, medical and first aid, job fairs and community outreach to DFPC employees and external agency personnel.
  • Assists other DFPC programs (reports, data entry, filing, training and testing, inspections, research, fire billing, logistics etc.) as needed and available to support the mission of CDPS and DFPC.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Job Description

Module Crewmember

The mission of the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC) is to serve and safeguard the people and protect the property, resources, environment, and quality of life in Colorado. DFPC's vision is to be the Nation's premier state fire organization by acting with foresight, providing bold leadership, enhancing our partnerships, and exemplifying the highest level of professionalism in fire prevention and protection, while building a safe and supportive work environment for our employees.

The Division achieves this mission and vision through itsfour (4) Sections: Center of Excellence, Fire and Life Safety, Professional Qualifications and Training, and Wildland Fire Management. Each of the four sections serve Colorado's fire community in a different capacity- from training firefighters to technological advancements in public safety, responding to and managing wildfires to building code enforcement, DFPC is dedicated to serving and safeguarding the people of Colorado while protecting property, resources, environment and quality of life.

This position is a field level operational position whose primary purpose is to: provide wildland fire suppression response and incident response; assist in mitigation, fuels, and prescribed fire functions; assist in fire-preparedness support including training; and provide response and support in other all hazard incident response as qualified.

Work Environment

• 100% In-person position
• This position may require call-back, extended staffing, and days-off staffing based on fire conditions, incident activity and availability of firefighter resources.

About the Position

The Module Crewmember works as part of a firefighting resource - typically a module crew, but may also be assigned to a helicopter module or suppression squad/module/hand crew – to provide a range of firefighting and related services.

As a crewmember, the primary purpose of this position is to function, at minimum, as a NWCG Firefighter Type 2 (FFT2) in support of fire suppression and mitigation projects (i.e. prescribed fire, hazardous fuel reduction, resource management). The Position operates in alignment with the DFPC values of honor, integrity, service, and loyalty.

Module Crews regularly support diverse missions, including wildfire suppression response, mitigation projects (i.e. prescribed fire, hazardous fuel reduction, and resource management), and prevention and education. As assigned, equipped, and qualified, this position may assist with all-hazard incident operations such as search and rescue and other incident response. Additionally, this role assists with training programs, qualification and dispatch systems, and other preparedness activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Fire Suppression and Incident Response
  • Constructs fireline utilizing hand tools;
  • Cuts and clears vegetation utilizing power saws;
  • Performs structure protection;
  • Conducts mop up and patrol operations;
  • Assists with ignition operations;
  • Operates pumps;
  • Installs hose lays and water delivery systems;
  • Performs and assists with rescue operations;
  • Operates and travels in vehicles on and off-road;
  • Hauls and packs fire related equipment and supplies;
  • Uses various tools and equipment such as chainsaws, shovels, drip torches, fusees, pulaskis;
  • Uses various communication methods including radios;
  • Assists with safety inspections, maintaining and repairing of tools and equipment;
  • Assists and follows demobilizing duties, including required incident documentation.
• Based on location and business needs, the position will perform non-wildfire and all-hazard incident response and support functions as trained, qualified, and equipped including, but not limited to: structure fire, hazmat, search and rescue, medical, etc.
• Requires use of basic fire experience and knowledge, rudimentary skill in firefighting tasks, and the ability to recognize and communicate safety considerations and other factors (fire intensity, fuel conditions, weather observations, etc.) used by higher qualified firefighters in their decision making process. This knowledge, skill, and ability is shown by being qualified as an National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Firefighter 2 (wildland)
• Follows established processes and chain of command for collecting, producing, and distributing information.
• As qualified on an incident, the employee may temporarily work as a Firefighter II
• Incident response may require travel to active fires, severity assignments, and pre-position assignments throughout Colorado and across the nation.
• Incident response may require crews to be assigned to an incident for two weeks or longer in austere living and working conditions.
• Incident response may require working long hours (up to 16 hours per day) in outdoor settings and performing strenuous manual labor under extreme environmental conditions.
• Work schedules will be expected to be flexible and modified at times to fit the business need based on fire conditions.
• Work duties include participation in physical conditioning activities for up to one hour each day.

• Mitigation, Fuels Treatment and Resource Management Projects
  • Cuts, clears, piles, and disposes of treated vegetation;
  • Uses tools and equipment such as chainsaws, firing equipment, portable pumps, chippers, air curtain burners and more;
  • Constructs firelines and prescribed fire burning as assigned;
  • Performs ignitions and holding operations;
  • Conducts mop up and patrol operations;
  • Uses various communication methods including radios;
  • Uses and maintains on and off-road vehicles;
  • Hauls and packs fire related equipment and supplies;
  • Assists with safety inspections, maintains and repairs tools and equipment;
  • Cleans, reconditions, and stores properly.
• Follows instructions to assist with gathering data and records information on fuels sampling, fuel types, weather conditions, fire behaviors, and status of work accomplished.
• Follows established processes and chain of command for collecting, producing, and distributing information.
• Work duties include participation in physical conditioning activities for up to one hour each day.

• Fire Preparedness Support and Other Duties as Assigned
  • Establishes and maintains the physical fitness level necessary to effectively perform hard physical labor for extended periods under adverse climate, fuel, and terrain conditions.
  • Assists with inspection & maintenance of assigned crews response equipment, vehicles, tools, PPE and more; assists with maintaining inventory of tools, PPE, equipment.
  • Assists with collecting, compiling and calculating various wildland fuels and fire danger rating indices.
  • On-going training in the basic understanding of multichannel radio operations, including plain language and incident command system (ICS) terminology.
  • On-going training and professional development in the State of Colorado; CDPS, DFPC & WFMS standard operating policies, procedures & guidelines. This includes time-keeping systems, time & leave policies, incident documentation requirements, travel & purchasing policies and more.
  • Assists with the logistics and instruction of various courses, trainings and events, such as wildfire suppression, incident management, structural firefighting, medical and first aid, job fairs and community outreach to DFPC employees and external agency personnel.
  • Assists other DFPC programs (reports, data entry, filing, training and testing, inspections, research, fire billing, logistics etc.) as needed and available to support the mission of CDPS and DFPC.
  • Other duties as assigned.