DFPC Firefighter 3 - Module Lieutenant

Module Lieutenant

The mission of the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC) is to serve and safeguard the people and protect the property, resources, environment, and quality of life in Colorado. DFPC's vision is to be the nation's premier state fire organization by acting with foresight, providing bold leadership, enhancing our partnerships, and exemplifying the highest level of professionalism in fire prevention and protection, while building a safe and supportive work environment for our employees. The Division achieves this mission and vision through its four (4) Sections : Center of Excellence, Fire and Life Safety, Professional Qualifications and Training, and Wildland Fire Management. Each of the four sections serve Colorado's fire community in a different capacity- from training firefighters to technological advancements in public safety, responding to and managing wildfires to building code enforcement, DFPC is dedicated to serving and safeguarding the people of Colorado while protecting property, resources, environment and quality of life.

The Module Lieutenant is a work lead of a firefighting resource - typically a suppression module, but may also be assigned to an helicopter module, Engine or squad / hand crew to provide a range of firefighting and related services. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a work lead and provide leadership and direction to helicopter module personnel in alignment with the DFPC values of honor, integrity, service, and loyalty; and serve as an NWCG Helicopter Manager - Single Resource in incident response. Suppression modules regularly support diverse missions, including wildfire suppression response, mitigation projects (i.e. prescribed fire, hazardous fuel reduction, and resource management), and prevention and education. As assigned, equipped, and qualified, this position may assist with all-hazard incident operations such as search and rescue and other incident response.

The Module Lieutenant must have prior supervisory or work lead experience in addition to previous wildland firefighting experience. Additionally, this role assists with training programs, qualification and dispatch systems, and other preparedness activities.

Required Minimum Qualifications and Experiences This must be specifically documented in your application submission. Additional information submitted after the closing date of this announcement will not be considered in the review of your application. Please note, your application will not be considered if documentation to support this qualification is not provided.

• Two (2) years of documented wildland firefighting experience.
• Qualification to the NWCG Crew Boss - Single Resource (CRWB) May substitute Engine Boss - Single Resource (ENGB) or Helicopter Manager - Single Resource (HMGB) qualifications PLUS significant experience serving on and leading 5-person squads, 10-person modules, or 20-person hand crews.

Complete Applications Must Include the Following :