CLOSING DATE: Open Until Filled, with Bi-Weekly Reviews

POSITION: Engine Operator I/II (2 Positions)

SALARY: ENOP I: $16.98 – 21.20 | ENOP II: $18.32 – 22.87

REPORTS TO: Engine Operator Senior

LOCATION: Mount Tolman Fire Center, Omak District

Basic Functions:

ENOP I: This is an entry level position (Wildland Fire Engine Crewmember) in Fire Management. This is the entry level in this series classification - individuals at this level desiring promotion to the next higher level (Engine Operator II) will have to apply an compete for positions when they are advertised.

ENOP II: This is a Journeyman level position (Wildland Fire Engine Crewmember) in Fire Management. This is the second level in this series classification - individuals at this level desiring promotion to the next higher level (Engine Operator III) will have to apply and compete for positions when they are advertised. This position is the equivalent of the advanced firefighter/squad boss (FFT 1). This position may be required to supervise 5-7 firefighters, or act as the Engine Crew Leader if one is not present.

BOTH: Employees at this level serve as members of a (2-4) two to four-person engine crew. This position is expected to have advanced firefighting skills and knowledge of basic fire behavior. The work involves activities related to Wildland fire suppression/management/control as a firefighter on an engine, helitack module, or hand crew. Other related duties might involve fire prevention, patrol, fuels management projects and repair of firefighting tools, equipment and facilities. Employees will also work as part of the Prescribed Burn Crew and will be required to assist other Fire Management staff with various work projects such as cutting and piling vegetation, operating ATVs, grass seeding, fencing and mowing. The nature of work is characterized by the varied nature of assignments.

Education and Training:

ENOP I:

• Requires a High School Diploma or GED
• Requires possession of, or the ability to obtain prior to hire, a valid State Driver's License. I addition, employee must be insurable under the Tribe's licensing requirements.
• Requires a U.S. Government Motor Vehicle Operator's Identification Card.
• Requires Arduous firefighter medical examination needed to take the arduous pack test.
• Requires a Pack Test, and pass with an Arduous Rating.
• Requires continuously meeting the requirements for a National Interagency Fire Qualifications System (NIFQS) rating of firefighter.
• Requires having completed and passed the current basic fire training and S-131, S-133, S-211. S-212, SA-40 & SA-41 within two seasons.
• Requires Red Card qualified as a FFT2

ENOP II:

• All of ENOP I Qualifications in addition to:
• Must have a minimum of 2 seasons in fire suppression and fire management (each season includes the summer months June, July, August and September)
• Requires Red Card qualified as a Firefighter 1 (FFT1) and Incident Commander Type 5 (ICT5).

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Requires knowledge of standard fire program requirements, suppression tactics, methods and procedures and skill in the use of wildland firefighting hand tools, pumps, and hoses, and chainsaw sufficient to perform routinely assigned fire suppression and prescribed assignments and to maintain firefighting tools and equipment.
• Requires some knowledge of fire behavior, hazards, and accepted fire safety practices and procedures to prevent injury and loss of life.
• Requires the ability to perform duties under stressful and adverse operation conditions such as long work hours, heavy workloads, emergency situations, adverse working and environmental conditions.
• Requires some knowledge of agency and interagency qualifications, position task book requirements and certification standards, and prescribed assignments to maintain firefighting tools and equipment.
• Requires basic knowledge fire behavior, hazards, and accepted fire safety practices and procedures to prevent injury and loss of life.
• Requires basic Knowledge of life apparatus operation and pumping mechanisms to ensure equipment is operated in a safe and efficient manner.
• Requires ability to operate four wheel drive pickup trucks and fire engines.
• Requires knowledge of fire terminology sufficient to communicate with other crewmembers.
• Requires ability to perform duties under stressful and adverse operation conditions, such as long work hours, heavy workloads, emergency situations, adverse working and environmental conditions.
• Requires knowledge of agency and interagency qualifications, position task book requirements and certification standards.
• Requires knowledge of reporting requirements and procedures.
• Required to be available to work as needed beyond a 40 hour work week including weekend, holidays and extended hours on weekdays.
• Required to be able to perform moderate to heavy physical tasks in the outdoors in all weather conditions.

Note: Pursuant to Tribal Policy, if this position is safety sensitive it is subject to pre-employment drug testing. In addition, this position is subject to reasonable suspicion and post-accident drug testing.

TRIBAL MEMBER AND INDIAN PREFERENCE WILL APPLY; PREFERENCE WILL ALSO BE GIVEN TO HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS WHO ARE MINIMALLY QUALIFIED.

If required of this position, you must possess and maintain a valid Washington State driver’s license and be eligible for the Tribes’ Vehicle Insurance. In addition, this position may be subject to pre-employment background clearances. If applicable, these clearances must be maintained throughout employment.

INFORMATION: Diane Stensgar, HR Technician Senior, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Human Resources Office, P.O. Box 150, Nespelem, WA 99155, (509) 634-2296 diane.stensgar.hrs@colvilletribes.com