****OUTREACH NOTICE****
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The Lone Peak Conservation Center announces their intent to recruit for one or more vacancies for Twin Peaks Type 2 IA Squad Leader. Announcement(s) will be posted in late fall 2017
This notice is being distributed to inform prospective candidates of this opportunity.
FIRE TECHNICIAN II: Type 2IA Squad Leader
Salary Range: $14.81 - $22.24
NOTE: Exact salary will be determined by qualification and experiences speak with the hiring official for more information.
This is a funding limited, full time, permanent seasonal position with state benefits and retirement. Interested candidates should complete and return the form at the end of this notice by December 8th, 2017. Those who reply to this outreach notice will be notified when the announcement opens.
Assignment location: UT-NWS based out of Draper, Utah
The Position and Duties:
The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands (UT-FFSL) is seeking candidates to apply for Twin
Peaks Type 2 Initial Attack squad leader position(s). Quality candidates will be physically fit, disciplined individuals who have demonstrated the ability to contribute to a team environment while leading and motivating firefighters. The successful candidate(s) will have day-to-day working leadership responsibility for 5-10 squadmembers in a variety of settings including wildland fire, natural resource management and fuels mitigation projects, formal and on-the-job training duties, physical fitness conditioning, power saw, pump, chipper and vehicle operations. Other duties include activities such as personnel evaluations, timekeeping, billing and credit card reconciliation and use of Windows based computer software.
The successful candidate will practice effective risk management in all operations and activities and will contribute to a culture that prioritizes safety in all crew undertakings.
Crew Overview:
Twin Peaks was formed in 2004 and is staffed with one benefitted full time year round crew supervisor, 3
benefitted permanent seasonal squad leaders and 17 seasonal crewmembers. Twin Peaks is nationally available for dispatch by the Northern Utah Interagency Fire Center beginning in early May through late October each season. Twin Peak’s primary purpose and function is incident support, mainly wildland fire. When not assigned to incident support, the crew completes a variety of natural resource management and fuels mitigation projects in the state of Utah on a 40 hour per week schedule while maintaining on-call for incident support. These projects often involve self supported camping near project sites.
Facilities:
Twin Peaks is based out of Lone Peak Conservation Center in Draper, Utah. Office operations are
centered in headquarters complete with two state of the art training/briefing rooms. Our base also includes two other office buildings, 100-person cache, saw shop, gym and buildings for vehicle storage. There are two locker rooms which aid seasonal crewmembers with gear storage and security of personal and issued gear.
Location and Accommodations:
Government housing is not available however the surrounding area provides many options. Utah is the
fifth most affordable state in the nation with an average cost of living 10% below the national average and housing costs, including apartment rentals 15% below the national average. Rental rates for one-bedroom apartments average $495-645 per month, two-bedroom apartments average $695-845. Average condo prices in the Salt Lake area are $186,979, and home prices average $284,756. Visit http://www.saltlakecityutah.org/salt_lake_demographics.htm for more information.
Lone Peak Conservation Center is located in the city of Draper, a suburb of Salt Lake City. Draper is roughly 20 miles south of downtown. Salt Lake and the surrounding vicinity have a population of about
1.2 million people. The elevation is around 4,300 feet. The area typically receives 16 inches of rain and around 62 inches of snow annually. The average high temperature is 90 degrees in the summer and the average low is 20 degrees in the winter. The Salt Lake area has a vast array of recreational opportunity, high caliber educational institutions, and a healthy economy. Find out more about the Salt Lake area as well as the State of Utah, by visiting the Salt Lake County Chamber of Commerce website located at www.saltlakechamber.org/visit-relocate/
Benefits
For information about the many benefits of employment with the state of Utah visit:
https://statejobs.utah.gov/
Outreach Responses:
Please respond to this outreach by emailing the outreach response form on the following page to
mailto:
OUTREACH RESPONSE FORM
Lone Peak Conservation Center – State of Utah, DNR Twin Peaks Squad Leader
Respond By December 8th, 2017
NAME:
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