FOREST RANGER

Requisition No: 850459 

Agency: Military Affairs

Working Title: FOREST RANGER

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 62000075 

Salary:  $44,999.40 

Posting Closing Date: 04/14/2025 

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Department of Military Affairs

*** OPEN COMPETITIVE***

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 11:59 p.m. on closing date

VACANCY # 62000075

WORK LOCATION:  Starke, Camp Blanding, FL

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS (DMA)

The mission of the Florida Department of Military Affairs is to provide management oversight of the Florida National Guard and provide units and personnel ready to support national security objectives; to protect the public safety of citizens and to contribute to the national, state and community programs that add value to the United States of America and to the State of Florida.

OUR BENEFITS INCLUDE:

• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Dental, Vision and Supplemental Insurance     
• Retirement Benefits   
• Vacation and Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Opportunities for Career Advancement
• Tuition Waiver for Public College Courses
• Training Opportunities
• For benefit information available to State of Florida employees, go to http://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

1. New employees of the Department of Military Affairs will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening.
2. New employees of the Department of Military Affairs are required to participate in a direct deposit/electronic transfer program. 
3. The Department of Military Affairs is paid on a monthly basis.
4. As a CANDIDATE, you may be required to provide documentation (i.e., High School Diploma or Equivalency, College Transcripts, ETC.) to verify meeting these Minimum Qualifications.
5. This position requires medical monitoring.  Continued employment in the position requires the incumbent to take annual medical monitoring physicals to determine job related health problems.

*NOTE*

To be considered for this position, application must be fully completed, your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process and clearly stated within the employment history.   

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• A High School Diploma or equivalent; AND
• Currently possess a State of Florida Certified Wildland Firefighter certification; AND
• Must be able to obtain a State of Florida valid Class “A” CDL Driver’s License within One (1) year of employment. 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Currently possess a State of Florida valid Class “A” CDL Driver’s License

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Work outside in extreme weather conditions from hot summer or cold winter weather, as well as rainy or dry and dirty conditions.
• Bend, Squat, Climb, Kneel and Twist

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• This individual operates and maintains various kinds of equipment in the suppression of fires, including engines, bulldozers, and transports.  Investigates wildfire causes, gathers evidence, and makes recommendations to supervisors.  Assists with all prescribed burning activities of training areas that include pre-suppression plowing and stand-by burning assistance.  Completes appropriate reports associated with fire management.  Intensifies troop awareness of fires and fire damage through fire prevention programs presented in a variety of forums.
• Operates other light to heavy equipment in the regular maintenance of airfields, drop zones, landing zones, roads, ditches and culverts and other various maintenance and repair projects to support the training site.  This can include operation of loaders, dump trucks, heavy bulldozers, earthmovers, road graders, and backhoes.  Operates heavy tractor/trailers and transports in transporting all above equipment and supplies.
• Provides land management assistance under the supervision of the Forest Area Supervisor which may include timber inventory, assistance; participation in timber marking, minor land rehabilitation projects, identifications of fire hazard and conditions and prescribes proper remedial steps to prevent or mitigate fire damage.
• Conducts minor maintenance on Forestry equipment.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: 

• Knowledge of forest fire prevention and suppression techniques.
• Knowledge of the use and maintenance of firefighting and heavy equipment.
• Knowledge of the effects of weather and other conditions on forest fires.
• Knowledge of the basic terminology, principles, tools, and techniques of forestry management.
• Knowledge of common insect and disease problems of trees and vegetation.
• Ability to provide technical training related to forest fire prevention and suppression techniques.
• Ability to identify common trees, vegetation, insects, and tree diseases.
• Ability to recognize and solve problems.
• Ability to communicate effectively and to make public presentations.
• Ability to act quickly and think clearly in emergency situations.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to operate light to heavy equipment.
• Skills in land management assistance.
• Skill in the operation of heavy equipment.
• Skill in fighting forest fires.
• Skill in fire cause and suppression.
• Skill in prescribed burning.
• Skill in the use of basic forestry tools and equipment
• Skill in manual dexterity.

SPECIAL REMINDERS:

The State of Florida and The Department of Military Affairs participate in the E-Verify program. Federal law requires that all employers verify the identity and employment eligibility of any person hired to work in the United States.

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov

All members of the Florida Retirement System are required to contribute 3% of their salary on a pre-tax basis.

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended, or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

The Department of Military Affairs values and supports employment of individuals with disabilities. Qualified individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement. 

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.