Position Title: Wildland Lieutenant

Reports to: Fuels Crew Captain

Department: Wildland

Supervisory Responsibility: Supervises Fuels Crew (seasonal employees)

2024 Pay Range: $52,000 to $78,000. The starting range is $52,000 to $65,000

Are you passionate about making a difference in a close-knit community? Evergreen, Colorado is a vibrant and picturesque mountain town - perfect for enjoying the outdoors, scenic views, and being part of a community that truly cares for one another. Join our dedicated team members where protecting life, property, and the environment is our mission.

About Us

Evergreen Fire/Rescue, founded in 1948, provides around the clock emergency medical, rescue, and fire suppression services along with community risk reduction services to nearly 26,000 residents across more than 125 square miles. Led by a Fire Chief and the Board of Directors of the Evergreen Fire Protection District, EFR consists of six divisions: Administration, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Fire Operations, Community Risk Reduction, Maintenance, and Wildland. The Volunteers and Employees of each division are committed to providing exceptional service to their community of residents, business owners, employees, and visitors. 

About the Position

The position of Wildland Lieutenant provides leadership, coordination, and direction for the fuels crew. The Fuels Crew are seasonal positions. The Wildland Lieutenant typically works a 40-hour work week, though may often require additional work hours for special projects and incident response. 

Essential Functions:

• Assist and support the supervisor with leadership, coordination and direction to the fuels crew 

• Assist the supervisor with coordinating a chipping program, assisting in home assessments, coordinating full scale mitigation projects throughout the district including pile construction/ burning

• Responding to wildland fire calls and participating in wildland fire training and best mitigation practices

• Leading and participating in initial attack, extended attack, mop up, and patrol

• Respond nationally on multiple wildfire assignments each year on an engine 

• Perform other job-related duties as assigned by supervisor or designee

Additional Areas of Responsibility:

• Incident fire billing for agency;

• Training coordination for wildland division;

• Planning and weekly agency communication regarding wildfire preparedness; 

• Fuels moisture data collection and record keeping

Competencies required for success

Communication: Conducts discussions with and corresponds with all levels of colleagues and peer groups in ways that support troubleshooting and problem solving. Seeks and shares relevant information, opinions, and judgments. Handles conflict empathetically. Explains the context of interrelated situations, asks probing questions, and solicits multiple sources of advice prior to taking action when appropriate.

Customer Service: Helps Team Members and Community Members to analyze their needs. Seeks to understand service needs from their perspective and ensure that their standards are met. 

Leadership: Champions EFR's vision and values through behavior and day-to-day activities. Establishes a clear direction and purpose to support EFR's vision and values. Is proactive and works toward supporting an achievement-oriented culture and performance excellence. 

Teamwork: Actively solicits ideas and opinions from others to efficiently and effectively accomplish specific objectives targeted at defined business outcomes. Openly encourages other team members to voice their ideas and concerns. Shows respect for differences and diversity, and disagrees without personalizing issues. Constructively expresses own point of view or concerns, even when it may be unpopular.

Experience and certifications required for success

• One or more years of leadership experience 

• Wildfire firefighting experience on both initial attack and extended national assignments

• Mitigation experience 

• NWCG Qualifications: Engine Boss (ENGB) and current arduous pack test

Highly Recommended Education and Experience

• Agency Burn Boss (RXB3)

• NWCG Qualifications: FAL3 and ICT5 

• Classes: S-211, S-212, S-215, S-219, S-260, S-270 , S-290 and L280

Must have knowledge of:

• Proven leadership techniques and methodologies

• The principles, practices, methods, and equipment employed in modern wildland firefighting and mitigation practices

Must have the ability to:

• Motivate individuals by empowering, mentoring, and supporting professional growth of others

• Effectively communicate

• Prepare and analyze data to make decisions

• Utilize excellent organizational skills with ability to work well under pressure of deadlines and changing priorities

Working Conditions:

Physical Demands- This position requires the arduous physical pack test and other physical activities associated with fuels mitigation and wildland firefighting. 

Compensation and Position Information

Job Classification: Salary Non-Exempt

Compensation: The salary range for this position is $52,000 to $78,000. The starting range is $52,000 to $65,000.

Benefits include:

• Healthcare - medical, dental, vision covered at 100% and dependents at 80%

• 401a pension w/employee and employer contribution

• 457 Plan

• Generous Paid Time Off

• Life and Disability Insurance

This job posting will be closed on December 20, 2024.

Evergreen Fire Rescue is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on age, gender, disability, military status, race, religion, marital status, or other protected classes under the law.