Overview
The Sierra Institute for Community and Environment (Sierra Institute) in cooperation with Lassen Volcanic National Park (LAVO) is hiring one Wilderness Fuels Module Crew Lead to lead an eight person crew performing fuels management in LAVO to promote future prescribed and/or managed fire activities in wilderness areas of the Park.
Qualifications:
Minimum of three years’ combined field experience in forest or other natural resource management, this may include but is not limited to biological research, survey work, land conservation, or wildland fire.
● Minimum 18 months experience with crew leadership, oversight/safety management;
● Minimum 6 months data collection methods;
● Experience with utilizing non-mechanized equipment (crosscut saws, axes, etc.) to perform
fuels reduction (i.e. felling and bucking);
Required Skills:
Familiarity with the use and maintenance of crosscut saw and other non-mechanized equipment;.
● Current wilderness medical training certification (e.g., WFA, WFR, WEMT);
● Leave No Trace or other backcountry ethics training;
● Certification in S-212 (Federal Wildland Chainsaws).
WORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
This full-time field position will be based in Lassen Volcanic National Park. The crew will implement prescriptions developed by a team of natural resource professionals
Preferred Skills:
Lead the WFM crew in safely felling, bucking, and limbing trees using non-mechanized equipment.
● Create fireline using non-mechanized equipment.
● Rearrange fuels either by piling or lopping and scattering, depending on fuel loading and prescription.
● Supervise Sierra Institute’s youth corps, “P-CREW” on occasional visits throughout the season
to assist on the work site.
● Help plan crew work and assess progress towards objectives, manage crew safety, and assist with training crew members.
About Sierra Institute for Community and Environment
The Sierra Institute promotes healthy forests, watersheds, and communities by investing in the well-being of
rural communities and strengthening their participation in natural resource management. Our work supports
initiatives that simultaneously benefit the environment, economy, and equity within a given landscape. Sierra
Institute’s P-CREW Youth Corps is an essential pathway to the professional opportunity for diverse youth. Sierra
Institute is located in Taylorsville, CA (population 154), and lies within an area referred to as “Indian Valley”
that includes the communities of Greenville and Crescent Mills. Indian Valley offers uniquely rural community
events and is surrounded by public lands including Plumas National Forest, Lassen National Forest, and Lassen
Volcanic National Park.
