Lands Program Specialist
Idaho Division of Human Resources – Coeur d’Alene, ID
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Become part of an organization where you will work with dedicated and extraordinary people who have commitment and skills to manage and protect Idaho’s natural resources. The Department of Lands believes in its employees and values teamwork, innovation, quality contributions, and individual initiative and leadership. We strive for a culture where leadership equips, entrusts and expects employees to make decisions in fulfillment of our missions.
Under the direction of the Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners , the Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) protects over 6.2 million acres of state and private forestland. Wildland fire protection in Idaho is provided in cooperation with the federal government through the formation of 14 protection districts; ten operated by IDL, two operated by timber protective associations and two operated by federal agencies. The IDL also operates one interagency fire cache.
The Coeur d’Alene Interagency Fire Cache (hereafter referred to as Fire Cache, Cache, or CDK) is designed for stocking and maintaining wildland firefighting equipment and supplies. The Fire Cache stores enough supplies and equipment for a force of 1250-1500 firefighters at one time without restocking from outside resources within the National Cache System. The role of the Fire Cache is to provide logistical support to all requesting state and federal agencies. Support is primarily directed toward wildland fire suppression activities. Also supported are local and interagency regional efforts in cases of natural disasters and large projects such as prescribed burning. The Coeur d’Alene Interagency Fire Cache (hereafter referred to as Fire Cache, Cache, or CDK) is designed for stocking and maintaining wildland firefighting equipment and supplies. The Fire Cache stores enough supplies and equipment for a force of 1250-1500 firefighters at one time without restocking from outside resources within the National Cache System. The role of the Fire Cache is to provide logistical support to all requesting state and federal agencies. Support is primarily directed toward wildland fire suppression activities. Also supported are local and interagency regional efforts in cases of natural disasters and large projects such as prescribed burning. However, fire prevention and suppression is only part of our story. We also protect public resources such as water, fish, wildlife, and recreation on public trust lands and ensure protection of water quality and other resources by overseeing forest and mining practices across all ownerships in the state. One of our most important resource protection responsibilities is fire prevention and suppression. We also provide assistance to landowners to manage their forestlands and to remediate abandoned mined lands.

The Department of Lands has an opening for a Fire Supply Specialist/Assistant Cache Manager in our Coeur d’Alene Staff Office Complex. The Assistant Fire Cache Manager is positioned within the infrastructure of the Idaho Department of Lands, Bureau of Fire Management, working as a team member to achieve time sensitive emergency management objectives. Typical work schedule during the summer months may require employee to work up to 16 hours per shift and up to 14 days on before taking a day off.

Responsibilities:
Monitors daily operations and coordinates cache processes to insure operational effectiveness is in alignment with fluctuating workload and seasonal emphasis.
Ensures processes are in place for providing supplies and equipment to requesting entities within specified time parameters to insure emergency operations are not hampered.

Coordinates supply deliveries for emergency and non-emergency requests.

Provides technical assistance and direction to customers and cache program personnel.

Ensures the cache is adequately prepared and stocked with inventory assets sufficient for routine work load and to facilitate initial and extended emergency operations.

Researches and procures supplies from a variety of sources to maintain inventory stocking levels and unit capability.
Works with co-workers and subordinate employee’s to insure all supplies and equipment are managed; including refurbished according to agency and nationally recognized standards.

Minimum Requirements:Experience:
Working within the Incident Command System (ICS) organizational structure.

Working with the common ordering and dispatching practices associated with wildland firefighting supplies and equipment.

Working in a supply warehouse setting; including shipping, receiving, and inventory storage.

Identifying and working with National Fire Equipment System (NFES) supplies and equipment.

Analyzing database outputs, identifying program issues and making recommendations.

Preparing written reports addressing work related issues.
Entering and retrieving data using a computerized records system.

Using a personal computer for generating reports.
Working with different groups, individuals and interests to develop understanding, acceptance and support for a program.

Working in an interagency emergency management environment.

Supervising subordinate personnel to achieve programmatic objectives.

Desirable Qualifications:
Bachelors or Master’s degree in Fire Management, Supply Chain Management, or Business Administration.
Comprehensive understanding of the re-engineered Incident Cache Business System (ICBS-r) database currently utilized within the National Cache Community.
Possess a Red Card rating; Crew Boss/Unit Leader/Section Chief or other Logistics related function(s).

Examination: Education and Experience. Enter your responses to the questions in the spaces provided in the examination. You must have the minimum level of experience or education described for each question addressing minimum requirements to qualify for this position. Scoring will be based on the information you provide. A minimum rating of 53 is needed to pass this examination. Notification of your test results will be available online when the review process is complete. Applicants who do not Apply Online will receive written notification.

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Idaho Division of Human Resources – Published 12/17/12

Repubished 12/21/12 2130 Hours PST