Fire Prevention Specialist, Wildland Fire Program Coordinator 1 (WFPC1)
Full-time, Project, Represented position
Anticipated 17-month project: March 2025-August 2026
Location: Natural Resources Building- Olympia, WA
Work Hours and Partial Telework flexibility may be available and considered
Salary: $5,241.00 - $7,043.00 Monthly

Want to join something GREAT and make a difference?
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has an exciting opportunity within our Wildland Fire Management Division as Fire Prevention Specialist. This position will catalog and develop fire prevention plans and activities with an overarching goal of reducing wildfires due to human causes. This position will work with fire investigation, communications, community wildfire preparedness, policy, and other wildfire prevention professionals throughout Washington and the Pacific Northwest to identify and implement actions to reduce human caused wildfires.

Responsibilities:

• This position will work with DNR Regional and Division staff to audit and document fire prevention activities currently being conducted around the state, along with any associated plans and defined programs of work related to fire prevention. This includes working with the fire investigation program to identify improvement points in that program.
• The information collected in the audits will be used to develop recommendations for statewide fire prevention and public use restriction plans.

Required Qualifications: 

• A bachelor’s degree in a natural resource related field;
  OR an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Two years of experience in wildland fire.
• Experience with Microsoft Office software.
• Commitment to fostering and supporting an environment that honors diversity, equity, inclusion, and environmental justice practices.
• Perform assigned duties in a manner consistent with applicable laws, regulations and public records retention and requests are followed.
• Ability to work with diverse and competing interest groups to accomplish agency program goals, ability to plan and prioritize workload to meet work deadlines with minimal direct supervision.
• Position Specific Competencies: 
  • Customer Focus
  • Relationship building
  • Communications effectiveness
  • Tact and diplomacy