Key Competencies * Stress Tolerance * Dependability * Leadership * Integrity * Self Control * Independence * Cooperation * Initiative * Adaptability/Flexibility * Persistence
Representative Tasks * Relay messages about emergencies, accidents, locations of crew and personnel, and fire hazard conditions. * Estimate sizes and characteristics of fires, and report findings to base camps by radio or telephone. * Compile and report meteorological data, such as temperature, relative humidity, wind direction and velocity, and types of cloud formations.
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Sample Job Titles District Ranger, Environmental Protection Fire Control Officer, Fire Management Officer, Fire Management Technician, Fire Observer, Fire Operations Forester, Fire Prevention Officer, Fire Prevention Technician, Fire Range Technician, Fire Ranger, Fire Technician, Fire Tower Keeper, Fire Warden, Fire Watcher, Forest Fire Control Officer, Forest Fire Officer, Forest Officer, Forest Patrolman, Forestry Fire Aide, Forestry Patrolman, Look Out Tower Fire Watcher, Range Examiner, Tower Watchman, Towerman, Warden, Wildfire Mitigation Specialist, Wildfire Prevention Specialist.