# Forestry Technician (Dispatcher)

Hiring organization: [Forest Service](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/forest-service)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/eb36e0b0-521c-4ce0-bbee-6d55e47d420f

Listed on Forest Service's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Entry
- Location: Salt Lake City, Utah; Seattle, Washington; Phoenix, Arizona; Los Angeles, California; San Francisco, California; Denver, Colorado; Washington, District of Columbia; Miami, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Indianapolis, Indiana; New Orleans, Louisiana; Boston, Massachusetts; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Kansas City, Missouri; Albuquerque, New Mexico; New York, New York; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Portland, Oregon; Austin, Texas; East Wenatchee, Washington
- Salary: 30 – 30 USD per hour

## Summary

A dispatcher at a Geographic Area Coordination Center who mobilizes firefighting resources and personnel to wildfires and emergencies across a national forest region. This role suits someone experienced in logistics, emergency response coordination, or aviation operations who can manage complex multi-agency resource allocation under time pressure.

_Our summary, not Forest Service's wording._

## Skills named

Incident Management, Resource Management

## Required

- One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-6 level OR one year of graduate coursework in forestry, agriculture, natural resources, wildlife management, or related field
- Experience assisting with mobilization and demobilization of personnel, equipment, and aircraft
- Experience coordinating ground and air transportation
- Pass pre-employment drug test and random drug screening

## Nice to have

- Experience developing office policy and technical guidance for operational systems

Apply on Forest Service's site: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/890782600