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Washington State Department of Natural Resources Seasonal Dispatcher, Wildland Fire Dispatcher 2 in Enumclaw, Washington
Seasonal Dispatcher, Wildland Fire Dispatcher 2 (WFD2) Recruitment #2024-12-7291/7609/7719 Full-time, Career Seasonal, and Non-Permanent, Represented positions Anticipated employment is: March - October 2025 and May - October 2025 Location: South Puget Sound Region - Enumclaw, WA *Salary: *
$3,651.00 - $4,864.00 Monthly
Positions with permanent duty stations in King County receive an additional 5% added to their monthly base salary. The salary listed in this announcement reflects the additional 5%. 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. *Want to join something GREAT and make a difference? The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has an exciting opportunity within our South Puget Sound Region. Are you detail-oriented? A confident communicator, and active listener? Do you want to gain experience in high-stress situations while supporting emergency work? As a Wildland Dispatcher, you will perform a critical role in emergency management by dispatching and tracking agency resources. You will complete additional tasks, such as fire detection, logistics, documentation, records management, and other wildfire-related support. This is your opportunity to join a fast-paced, high-functioning team, develop lasting relationships with, and contribute to the safety and protection of our region's residents and natural resources. Additionally, the person serving in this role will be required to learn and implement complex procedures and technical programs utilized in dispatching. They will use their judgment to make daily decisions that align with those procedures and support the overall mission to protect the health of Washington's lands.
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.
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