JOB SUMMARY: Position is in Alaska's West Fire Management Team; Denali National Park and Preserve Incumbent serves as Assistant Fire Management Officer responsible for directing multiple phases of fire management programs such as fire planning, aviation mgmt, training, preparedness, fuels management/prevention, dispatching, suppression, post-suppression, as well as all hazard and emergency response activities. For more information regarding this position, please contact keith_mitchell@nps.gov MAJOR DUTIES: Recommends priorities for hazard fuel reduction, prescribed burns and fuels management based on minimizing potential damage and maximizing multiple resource benefit and enhancement. Collaborates with park unit leadership while also serving on and representing the units and NPS on various interagency teams, and work groups dealing with specific local, geographic, or national fire management issues. Works with a variety of complex technical problems relating to fire weather, smoke management, fire behavior, and computer fire modeling. Ensures the fuels management program is consistent with ecosystem management principles and land use plans. Assists in ensuring the fuels management program is consistent with ecosystem management principles and land use plans. Assists in planning and executing some phases of the budget formulation and execution process and initiates changes as appropriate. Assists in directing all phases of the moderate complexity wildland fire program within assigned park unit/zone. Coordinates unit and group programs with various other federal, state, and local agencies. Supervises, directs, and coordinates subordinate staff. IMPORTANT: Click the 'Apply for this job' button to view a complete job description.