Located with the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center (AICC)

Duties:

• Analyzes Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System (CFFDRS) outputs to assess fuels and fire danger concerns, and anticipated fire behavior.
• Communicates differences between the Canadian and the National Fire Danger Rating Systems and can articulate why the Canadian system is used in Alaska.
• Determines appropriate method and system(s) to develop fire behavior predictions.
• Evaluates associated data and techniques to develop improved incorporation into wildland fire management and planning.
• Analyzes fire weather elements, including Red Flag Warnings, and their effects on fire behavior.
• Uses Wildland Fire Decision Support System (WFDSS) to create fire perimeters and keep fire managers informed.
• Creates and improves strategic documents using long term fire growth and fire probability support programs.
• Works with all agencies to develop and review fuel models and critical break points, and how those can be incorporated into long-term plans.
• As a Fire Analyst, serves on and/or organizes interagency committees, meetings, and conferences.
• Develops scientifically innovative solutions in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• Institutes or recommends changes in the development and trial of new methods and approaches for fire behavior analyses.
• Incorporates existing and emerging technologies to address issues in wildland fire management and towards advancing the program.
• Communicate complex fire danger and fire behavior topics to managers and staff with varying levels of knowledge, including clear technical direction and guidance in application of such information.
• Establishes and maintains contact with all levels of fire management officials within federal and state agencies.
• Organizes and conducts training on fire danger, behavior, and analysis tools and technologies.

(Original USAJOBS posting: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/707555500)