fire crew supervisor

American Fire Co

<p><b>Job Title:</b> Engine Boss</p><p><b>Company:</b> The American Firefighter Company</p><p><b>Reports to:</b> Owners</p><p><b>Job Summary:</b> The Engine Boss leads a crew of 1-2 firefighters on a type 6 engine crew performing fire suppression and fuels management duties in adverse climate, fuel, and terrain conditions.</p><p><b>Job Duties:</b></p><ul><li>Prepare and mobilize by assuring individual readiness and obtaining a briefing from the incident.</li><li>Establish and maintain the physical fitness level necessary to effectively perform hard physical labor for extended periods of time under adverse climate, fuel, and terrain conditions.</li><li>Perform wildland fire duties including suppression, preparation, ignition, monitoring, holding, and mop-up.</li><li>Use standard wildland firefighting tools such as pulaskis, shovels, drip torches and fusees.</li><li>Perform engine operation duties including running the pump, deploying hoselays</li><li>Lead or participate in After Action Reviews (AAR)</li><li>Apply knowledge of fuels, terrain, weather, and fire behavior</li><li>Use Incident Command System (ICS) terminology, organization, and command structure.</li><li>Follow established processes and chain of command for collecting, producing, and distributing information.</li><li>Report any changes in fire behavior or hazardous conditions to your supervisor</li><li>Have proficient understanding of multichannel Radio operation.</li><li>Use plain language and ICS Terminology</li><li>Use and maintain personal protective equipment (PPE)</li><li>Perform fireline duties</li><li>Use Incident Response Pocket Guide (IRPG) to guide actions</li><li>Look, listen, and learn. Ask questions when appropriate and ensure you understand instructions when they are given.</li><li>Be a student of fire. Observe interactions and operations to expand knowledge.</li><li>Manage Risk</li><li>Operate within your skill level and limitations</li><li>Understand the skill level and limitations of your crew and operate within it</li><li>Apply the Risk Management Process as stated in the IRPG</li><li>Report all accidents or injuries to owners</li><li>Establish LCES</li><li>Apply the Standard Firefighting Orders and Watch Out Situations to your assignment as stated in the IRPG</li><li>Use Look Up, Down and Around in the IRPG</li><li>Comply with all safety practices and procedures</li><li>Provide for health, safety, and welfare for yourself, your crew, and those around you</li><li>Ensure the engine is properly taken care of</li><li>Ensure truck checks are completed daily</li><li>Perform maintenance as necessary</li><li>Report any large maintenance problems to the owners immediately</li><li>Follow company standard operating procedures (SOPs), company behavior expectations and other company policies.</li></ul><p><b>Work Hours:</b></p><p>On-call June-October or when the season is complete.</p><p>Hours vary depending on assignment.</p><p><b>Qualifications / Skills:</b></p><ul><li>Teamwork</li><li>Coordination</li><li>Organization</li><li>Time management</li><li>Equipment maintenance</li><li>Dependability</li></ul><p><b>Requirements: </b></p><ul><li>I-100, IS-700a, S-130, L-180, S-190, S-131, S-133, FFT1 Task Book, IS200b, S-230, S-290, ENGB Task Book.</li><li>CPR</li><li>Pass work capacity pack test</li><li>Ability to sit, stand, lift 50 pounds, bend, etc.</li></ul><p>Job Type: Temporary</p><p>Pay: $800.00 - $850.00 per day</p><p>Application Question(s):</p><ul><li>Why are you interested in wildland firefighting?</li><li>Please tell us your understanding of this job</li><li>Why are you a good candidate for this job?</li><li>Are you qualified to be an engine boss?</li></ul><p>Ability to Commute:</p><ul><li>Airway Heights, WA 99001 (Required)</li></ul><p>Ability to Relocate:</p><ul><li>Airway Heights, WA 99001: Relocate before starting work (Required)</li></ul><p>Work Location: In person</p>

Engine Boss: Wildland Firefighter

Mackey Fire and Ice

<p><b>Overview</b><br/>Engine Bosses needed for Boise, ID Dispatch Center and Eugene, OR Dispatch Center. We have (1) Type 4 Engine and (3) Type 6 Engines and will go out of Boise and Eugene dispatch centers. We want to take care of our crew and will pay top dollar for a quality Engine Boss.</p><p><b>Duties</b></p><ul><li><b>Leadership and Supervision: </b>Directs and supervises the engine and crew, ensuring they are prepared for and capable of handling firefighting duties, according to the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG).</li><li><b>Safety: </b>Prioritizes the safety of the engine and personnel, adhering to safety protocols and procedures, and ensuring they are equipped with necessary safety gear.</li><li><b>Engine Operations: </b>Ensures the engine is properly maintained, prepared for deployment, and operates effectively during fire suppression activities, including water supply, pump operation, and equipment handling.</li><li><b>Communication and Coordination: </b>Communicates effectively with supervisors and other firefighting resources, providing updates on fire conditions, crew progress, and any potential hazards.</li><li><b>Planning and Tactics: </b>Develops and implements plans for protecting structures and property, and works with other firefighting resources to implement effective fire suppression tactics, as described by the NWCG.</li><li><b>Resource Management: </b>Manages the engine's resources, including personnel, equipment, fuel, and water, ensuring they are available and used efficiently.</li><li><b>Demobilization: </b>Ensures the engine and crew are properly demobilized after an incident, including cleaning and maintaining equipment, and returning to their base station.</li><li><b>Training and Development: </b>Provides training and guidance to crew members, ensuring they are competent and prepared to perform their duties effectively.</li></ul><p><b>Qualifications</b></p><p>Required Training</p><ul><li>ICS-200, ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents</li><li>RT-130, Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR)</li><li>S-230, Crew Boss (Single Resource)</li><li>S-290 Intermediate Wildland Fire Behavior</li></ul><p>Required Experience</p><ul><li>Satisfactory performance as a Firefighter Type 1 (FFT1)</li><li>Completion and Certification of NWCG Engine Boss, Single Resource (ENGB) Position Task Book, PMS 311-13</li></ul><p>Job Type: Contract</p><p>Pay: $1,000.00 - $1,100.00 per day</p><p>Shift:</p><ul><li>8 hour shift</li></ul><p>Experience:</p><ul><li>Wildland Firefighting: 2 years (Preferred)</li></ul><p>Work Location: In person</p>

Wildland Engine Boss

<p><b>Overview</b><br/>Chipper Crew Boss needed for Boise, ID Dispatch Center. We have (1) trailer chipper and (1) track chipper that will go out of the Boise Dispatch Center. We want to take care of our crew and will pay top dollar for a quality Crew Boss.</p><p><b>Duties</b></p><ul><li><b>Leadership and Supervision: </b>Directs and supervises the chipper and crew, ensuring they are prepared for and capable of handling duties, according to the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG).</li><li><b>Safety: </b>Prioritizes the safety of the chipper and personnel, adhering to safety protocols and procedures, and ensuring they are equipped with necessary safety gear.</li><li><b>Chipper Operations: </b>Ensures the chipper is properly maintained, prepared for deployment, and operates effectively during fire suppression activities, including standard practices / procedures with handling orders from IC.</li><li><b>Communication and Coordination: </b>Communicates effectively with supervisors and other firefighting resources, providing updates on fire conditions, crew progress, and any potential hazards. Is well versed in required paperwork and procedures at the base camp and interactions with IC.</li><li><b>Planning and Tactics: </b>Develops and implements plans for protecting crew, and works with other firefighting resources to implement effective fire suppression tactics, as described by the NWCG.</li><li><b>Resource Management: </b>Manages the chippers resources, including personnel, equipment, fuel, and water, ensuring they are available and used efficiently.</li><li><b>Demobilization: </b>Ensures the chipper and crew are properly demobilized after an incident, including cleaning and maintaining equipment, and returning to their base station.</li><li><b>Training and Development: </b>Provides training and guidance to crew members, ensuring they are competent and prepared to perform their duties effectively.</li></ul><p><b>Qualifications</b></p><p>Required Training</p><ul><li>RT-130, Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR)</li></ul><p>Required Experience</p><ul><li>2 Years on a chipper crew</li></ul><p>Job Type: Contract</p><p>Pay: $650.00 - $800.00 per day</p><p>Shift:</p><ul><li>8 hour shift</li></ul><p>Experience:</p><ul><li>Wildland Firefighting: 2 years (Preferred)</li></ul><p>Work Location: In person</p>

Wildland Chipper Crew Boss

Spokane Tribe

<div><p><b>VACANCY ANN#: STOI-26-006</b></p>
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TITLE: ENGINE BOSS</b></p>
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DEPARTMENT: FIRE/FUELS MANAGEMENT</b></p>
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SUPERVISOR: FIRE MANAGEMENT OFFICER / FUELS MANAGER</b></p>
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LOCATION: WELLPINIT, WA</b></p>
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STATUS: REGULAR FULL-TIME</b></p>
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RATE OF PAY: $21.22 - $22.68 PER HOUR</b></p>
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OPENING DATE: FEBRUARY 11, 2026</b></p>
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CLOSING DATE: FEBRUARY 25, 2026</b></p><p></p><p><b><br>
INTRODUCTION:</b></p><p></p><p><br>
This position is located on the Spokane Indian Reservation within the Fire and Fuels Management organizations. This position is an advanced level wildland firefighter functioning as an experienced, supervisory leader of hand crews, engine crews, or fuels crews performing wildland fire preparedness, suppression, and fuels management duties in adverse climate, fuels, and terrain conditions. This is an arduous position and subject to medical screening and physical fitness testing.</p><br>
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KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQURIED:</b></p><br>
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</p><ul><li>Knowledge of advanced fire program requirements, strategies, tactics, and suppression methods used in containment and control of wildland fires in order to relay assignments to subordinate staff, accurately evaluate rapidly changing fire circumstances, determine when/if additional resources may be needed, or determine when circumstances warrant withdrawal of crew to safe location.</li>
<li>Ability to perform duties under stressful and adverse operating conditions, such as long work hours, heavy workloads, emergency situations, adverse working and environmental conditions.</li>
<li>Working knowledge of advanced fire behavior including causes of fire, influence of temperature, humidity, wind, topography, slope and fuel moisture conditions, and fuels in order to know where to attack the fire, build fire line, where to be positioned to manage a wildland fire, and where to locate fuels treatments to reduce wildland fire risk.</li>
<li>Advanced knowledge of agency and interagency qualification, position task book requirements, and certification standard and procedures adopted by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group.</li>
<li>Advanced computer skills and familiarity with various computer applications and software programs such as Microsoft Office, Tribal Email, and Tribal Fire Timesheets, and Arc GIS Working knowledge of basic fire behavior, hazards and accepted fire safety practices and procedures to prevent injury and loss of life.</li>
<li>Ability to perform duties under stressful and adverse operating conditions, such as long work hours, heavy workloads, emergency situations, adverse working and environmental conditions.</li>
<li>Basic knowledge of agency and interagency qualification, position task book requirements and certification standards and procedures adopted by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG).</li></ul><br>
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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:</b></p><br>
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Must have a valid Washington state driver&rsquo;s license and be Tribally insurable.</li>
<li>Must maintain Red Card at a minimum ENGB.</li>
<li>Must be annually certified for arduous duty through the NWCG Medical Standards Program and Work Capacity test.</li>
<li>In addition to all required training for FFTI and FFT2, the following NWCG courses will serve as guidance for meeting full certification of ENGB.</li>
<li>This is a senior level position requiring the individual to have extensive knowledge of fire and the use of fire engines. In addition to the required certifications for a fire fighter 1, the individual must also have the required certifications:</li></ul><br>
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S-230 S-231 ICS-200<br>
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<p><b>PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:</b></p><br>
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<li>In addition to being annually certified for arduous duty through the DOI Medical Standards Program and Work Capacity test, the following NWCG courses will guide a training plan for continuing knowledge and experience past ENGB:</li></ul><br>
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Recommended:</p><br>
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S-236 L-380 RX-410 RX-301 FI-110 S-219 S-390</p>
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S-300 M-410 RX-341 ICS- 300 S-215 S-270</p><p></p><ul><li><br>
<b>Indian Preference Applies &ndash; </b>Indian Preference grants preference to any enrolled member of a federally recognized Tribe.</li></ul><p></p><ul><li><br>
<b>Safety Sensitive Drug &amp; Alcohol Screening and Random Testing</b></li></ul><p></p><p><b><i><br>
Confirmation receipt of on-line application submission and interview status will be sent to all applicants e-mail address used when applying. Applicants are responsible to regularly monitor their e-mail for interview notifications.<br>
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<p><b>Contact: Empero Corral or Kammi Rosenbaum</b></p>
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 (509) 458-6527
 </b></p><p><b>E-mail: hrfrontdesk@spokanetribe.com</b></p>
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Applications Must Be Received In The Human Resources Department No</b></p>
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 Later Than 4:30 p.m. on the Closing Date</b></p>
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The Spokane Tribe Reserves The Right To Hire According To Its Indian Preference Policy</b></p>
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Applicants May be Subject To A Pre-Employment Drug Test Positions</b></p>
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All Positions With The Spokane Tribe Are Subject To A-90 Day Orientation</b></p></div><p></p>

ENGINE BOSS

Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

<div><div><div><b>CLOSING DATE: </b>March 27th, 2026
</div></div><div><div><b>POSITION: </b>Squad Boss - Seasonal *2 positions*</div></div><div><div><b>
SALARY: </b>$21.99-$26.65, per hour</div></div><div><div><b>
REPORTS TO: </b>Crew Boss</div></div><div><div><b>
LOCATION: </b>Mt Tolman, Nespelem, WA
</div></div><div><div><b>Basic Functions: Non-Exempt. </b>Employees at this level manage a small group of 3-7 personnel that are part of a 20-person crew or 10-person Wildland Fire Module. The squad boss is responsible for the direct supervision and safety of these individuals during wildfire or prescribed fire incidents. This position is the equivalent of the advanced firefighter/squad boss (FFT 1) and requires advanced fire knowledge of fire behavior and wildland fire operations. The incumbent performs wildland fire suppression, management, as part of a hand crew, engine, or HECM/HELR. Wildland Fire Modules are 7-10 person, mobile crews that provide technical, ecological-based expertise for both planned and unplanned fire events, focusing on long-term planning, ignitions, holding, suppression and monitoring. They are highly self-sufficient, conducting fuel reduction, hazard tree removal, and fire behavior analysis to manage fire as a natural process. The nature of work is characterized by the varied nature of assignments.</div></div><div><div><b>
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:</b></div></div><div><div><b>
Education and Training:
</b></div></div><ul><li><div>Requires High School Diploma or GED. Must have a minimum of 2 seasons in fire suppression and fire management (each season includes the summer months June, July, August, and September). Prior Wildland fire experience is required for this position, may serve as Incident Commander, firing boss or crew boss, field observer, squad boss, helicopter crewmember, chainsaw operator, UTV operator, or as a holding or ignition crewmember on wildland and prescribed fires, as qualified and assigned. Must possess current fire training certificates for the following courses:ICS-100, IS-700, S-130, RT-130, S-190, L-180, S-131, ICS-200, S-211, S-219, S-212, FFT2, ICT5, and Standards for Survival/LCES.</div></li><li><div>
Possession of, or the ability to obtain prior to hire, a valid Washington State Driver&rsquo;s License, employee must be insurable under the Tribe&rsquo;s Licensing requirements.</div></li><li><div>
Must qualify for a U.S. Government Motor Vehicle Operator&rsquo;s Identification Card. Must pass the arduous firefighter medical examination needed to take the Arduous pack test. Must take a Pack Test, and pass with an Arduous rating. Must be Red Card qualified as a FFT1. Must be Red Card qualified as a ICT5. Must be Red Card qualified as a FEMO/Firing Boss/HECM or be able to obtain qualified status of one or more within 2 years of hire date. Must continuously meet the requirements for a National Interagency Fire Qualifications System (NIFQS) rating of firefighter.</div></li></ul><p>
</p><div><div><b>Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:</b></div></div><ul><li><div>
The position requires basic skills in or knowledge of sampling techniques, plant identification, data management, use of applicable computer software, map reading compass or GPS navigation and fire management methods and techniques.</div></li><li><div>
Requires obtaining, learning, and applying knowledge of all standard fire program requirements, suppression tactics, methods and procedures.</div></li><li><div>
Requires skill in the use of wildland fire firefighting hand tools, pumps, and hoses, and chainsaw sufficient to perform routine assigned fire suppression and prescribed assignment and to maintain firefighter tools and equipment.</div></li><li><div>
Requires basic knowledge of fire behavior, hazards, and accepted fire safety practices and procedures to prevent injury and loss of life.</div></li><li><div>
Requires knowledge of agency and interagency qualifications, position task book requirements and certification standards.</div></li><li><div>
Requires knowledge of reporting requirements and procedures. Requires knowledge of strategies, tactics, and suppression methods used in containment and control of wildland fires to be able to relay assignments to crewmembers, accurately evaluate rapidly changing fire circumstances, determine when/if additional forces may be needed, or determine when circumstances warrant withdrawal of crew to safe locations.</div></li><li><div>
Requires knowledge of equipment maintenance and minor repair in order to maintain equipment in working order and prevent downtime when equipment is critically needed.</div></li><li><div>
This knowledge is used to effectively deal with the wide variety of conditions and situations encountered during wildland and prescribed burning situations.</div></li><li><div>
Requires knowledge of leadership principles and concepts as developed and applied in wildland and prescribed fire operations.</div></li><li><div>
Requires knowledge of fire behavior prediction systems and National Fire Danger Rating System fuel models, fire weather monitoring procedures and accuracy requirements.</div></li><li><div>
Requires knowledge of collection and recording procedures for fire behavior, fire effects, and weather data, and ability to meet requirements as a Fire Effects Monitor.</div></li><li><div>
Requires knowledge of local and BIA Fire Management Policies, cultural resource management practices, local and BIA fire management plans, fire monitoring procedures, ignition techniques, components of burn plans for prescribed and wildland fires. Requires skill in oral and written communication to relay instructions and information, and to prepare reports. Requires knowledge of plant/tree classification techniques. Requires knowledge of personnel safety techniques to prevent injury to self and others.</div></li><li><div>
Requires the ability to lead or direct the execution of wildland and prescribed fire burn plans.</div></li><li><div>
Requires ability to provide on the job training in proper and safe techniques, applications, methods, procedures and principles.
</div></li><li><div>Requires ability to apply Fire Orders and Watch Out situations to various fire situations.</div></li><li><div>
Requires ability to safely use common fire tools and equipment (e.g. Pulaski, shovels, combination tools, chainsaws, etc.) and maintain common firing devices (e.g. drip torches, fuses, vary pistols, etc.), to build fire line and control wildland and prescribed fires.</div></li><li><div>
Requires ability to utilize technical equipment in the field (computers, computer programs, GPS/mapping software, weather stations, digital cameras, etc.) to gather, transfer, archive and communicate relevant information, including fire weather conditions, smoke dispersal and concentration, acreage growth, fire behavior, fuel conditions, etc.</div></li><li><div>
Requires ability to program, troubleshoot and use mobile and handheld radios to communicate with other crewmembers and adjoining forces.</div></li><li><div>
Requires ability to use GPS units and associated software compass topographic maps and aerial photographs to safely and efficiently locate and access fires and monitoring plots.</div></li><li><div>
Requires ability to operate four-wheel drive pickup trucks, fire engines, and off highway vehicles (OHVs).</div></li><li><div>
Requires ability to provide basic first aid and use CPR in the field.</div></li><li><div>
Requires the ability to implement standard procedures used in fuel inventories and sampling.</div></li><li><div>
National WFMs travel throughout the nation to implement burn plans in a variety of fuel types, (e.g. grass, brush, timber, slash, et.), and require the ability to adapt to these fuel types. Computer/ smart-device proficiency/skill is preferred.</div></li></ul><p>
</p><p></p><div><div>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.</div></div><div><div>
</div></div><div><div>TRIBAL MEMBER AND INDIAN PREFERENCE WILL APPLY; PREFERENCE WILL ALSO BE GIVEN TO HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS WHO ARE MINIMALLY QUALIFIED.</div></div><div><div>
</div></div><div><div>If required of this position, you must possess and maintain a valid Washington State driver&rsquo;s license and be eligible for the Tribes&rsquo; Vehicle Insurance. In addition, this position may be subject to pre-employment background clearances. If applicable, these clearances must be maintained throughout employment.</div></div><div><div>
</div></div><div><div><b>INFORMATION</b>: Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Human Resources Office, P.O. Box 150, Nespelem, WA 99155, (509) 634-2296 shayla.schilling.hrs@colvilletribes.com</div></div></div>

Squad Boss (SS-46313)

City of Spearfish

JOB
<br>The wildland engine boss/firefighter is responsible for all aspects of assigned engine, crew, and equipment. They supervise and mentor engine personnel. While not on fire suppression assignments, personnel will complete hazardous fuels mitigation projects, community risk reduction projects and other tasks as directed by the Deputy Fire Chief.

Wildland Engine Boss/Firefighter

United States Forest Service

Lead Wildland Firefighter (Hotshot/Handcrew)

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