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This vacancy announcement is for a permanent seasonal Supervisory Forestry Technician position located in Darby, MT. Duties include supervising a Type 4 fire engine module and performing wildland fire suppression activities. Requirements include administrative, training, and human resource management experience. The position offers variety, challenges, and the opportunity to work with a great team. Darby is located 60 miles south of Missoula and offers schools, medical facilities, and a rural community atmosphere. The Bitterroot National Forest contains wilderness areas and diverse vegetation and is located in western Montana along the Idaho border. The Bitterroot Valley runs from Missoula to Idaho and offers a rural lifestyle with outdoor recreation opportunities and four seasons.

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Vacancy Announcement

Supervisory Forestry Technician ( Fire Engine Operator )GS-462-06/07

R-1, Bitterroot National Forest
Announcement No: OCRP-SFEO ( M )– 462-6/7 G & DP
The Bitterroot National Forest is filling a Permanent Seasonal 18 / 8 Supervisory Forestry
Technician (Fire Engine Operator GS-0462-06/07. This position will be located at Darby
Ranger Station, Darby, MT. Interested applicants need to apply on Avue Digital Service,
for further information contact, Cary Taylor Assistant District Fire Management Officer.
Phone number: (406) 821-4255, E-mail: [email protected]. A referral list will be
requested on January 5th 2011

About the Position:

If you like variety and challenges then this is the position for you. The GS-06/07
Supervisory Fire Engine Operator position consists of the day- to-day responsibilities of
providing supervision to a Type 4 IA.Fire EngineModule. Other major duties of this
position include performing the administrative and human resource management
functions relative to the staff supervised. Requirements of this position are to perform
work directly related to wildland fire suppression and control activities including training,
suppression , preparedness, prevention, monitoring, hazardous fuel reduction, and
involvement in the forests prescribed fire program. Duties may also include supporting
other district functions as needed.
If you would like to be a part of a team of great employees and a wonderful place to
work then this position is for you.

LOCATION: DARBY is located at the Southern end of the Bitterroot Valley,

approximately 60 miles south of Missoula. The community has a strong K-12 school
system; a diverse selection of churches; active civic and community group; community
baseball and soccer, and several community festivals. Full service medical facilities are
located 15 miles to the north in Hamilton. While it has many amenities to offer, the town
has managed to retain the character of its rural, agricultural origin. There are a number of
homes on the market; many include acreage. It’s an easy 60 mile commute to Missoula,
home of the Forest Service's Northern Region Office, the University of Montana, and the
amenities and services of a large urban area. Hamilton is an easy 15-mile commute and
features a full service community. Neither government housing nor government
childcare is available, but there is local childcare within the community.
THE FOREST
The Bitterroot National Forest is located in western Montana and the central mountains
of Idaho. The Salmon River and the Salmon National Forest in Region 4 border it on the
south. The eastern side of the Forest runs from the Bitterroot Valley floor to the crest of
the Sapphire Mountains where the Forest borders the, Deerlodge and Beaverhead
National Forests along the Continental Divide. The western portion of the Forest is
dominated by the rugged Bitterroot Mountain Range and borders the Nez Perce and
Clearwater Forests in Idaho.
The Forest contains portions of the Anaconda Pintler, Frank Church-River of No Return,
and Selway Bitterroot Wilderness areas. These areas encompass nearly half of the 1.6
million acres of land within the boundaries of the Forest and are easily accessible from
numerous portal entries along the valley. The Forest contains a variety of vegetation
types ranging from dry site ponderosa pine in the lower elevations to Whitebark pine and
alpine larch and fir at the higher elevations along both sides of the Forest.
THE BITTERROOT VALLEY
The Bitterroot Valley is located south of Missoula, Montana and runs approximately 90
miles to the Idaho border. Ravalli County is the fastest growing county in Montana with
a current population of about 35,000 residents. The growth is due in large part to the
mild climate, rural setting, abundant recreational opportunities, picturesque skylines, and
proximity to the University of Montana and other services offered in the city of Missoula.

Due to the rapid population growth over the last several years the character of the
Bitterroot Valley has begun to change. At the turn of the century large fruit orchards,
small farms and large livestock operations dominated the local economic base. Timber
production from National Forest and private lands and the forest products industry also
played a major role in the economic viability of the valley. Today the economy is
supported by a large service sector, the log home industry, farming and ranching, small
research facilities, and the construction industry.

The Bitterroot Valley is dotted with many small towns spread about 15 miles apart along
Highway 93, a two lane highway running north and south along the Bitterroot River.
Each town supports an independent school system and provides a variety of services.
The mild climate, with a relatively long growing season (for Montana), provides lots of
opportunity to garden, recreate, and get out-of-doors. The area has four distinct seasons
and a semi arid climate with average precipitation ranging from 16 to 23 inches per year.
Winters are relatively mild with daytime temperatures in January averaging near 30
degrees, and rarely dropping to 15 below zero or colder. Summers are typically warm
and dry with daytime temperatures in late July and August between 75 and 95 degrees.