Colorado Department of Public Safety

A residency waiver has been granted for this announcement.  Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado. Please note:  This recruitment will be used to establish an eligible list to fill four (4)  vacant positions and build a candidate pool for future potential vacancies.   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. Each of the programs described below supports the Division's mission in various ways, including through code enforcement, wildfire preparedness and suppression, training and certification programs, public information and education, or technical assistance to local governments. WHY JOIN US Our employees are proud of their work and believe their work is important and valued by the public. Our supervisors do a great...

POSITION DUTIES The Firehawk Lead Firefighter works on a firefighting resource to provide a range of firefighting and all hazard response. As a crewmember and fireline work lead, the primary purpose of this position is to serve as NWCG Firefighter Type I for fire suppression and mitigation projects (i.e. prescribed fire, hazardous fuel reduction, resource management), and and as qualified, this position provides all-hazard incident response. This position assists with other WFMS or DFPC programs,  training programs, qualification and dispatching systems, and other preparedness activities.  The Lead Firefighter must have previous wildland firefighting experience and serves as a lead for other crew members Fire Suppression and Incident Response While providing for their individual safety, the employee works as a crewmember during fire suppression and incident response. Fire suppression and incident response work includes, but is not limited to:...