Star Peak Fire service company, is seeking to fill full-time and on call positions to assist with all aspects of maintaining and deploying the company’s wildfire engines and modules. In addition, there are opportunities to develop and/or expand upon forest technician skills.
Our company has good equipment and training programs. The owner has 25 years of experience and a bachelors degree in emergency management. Come work for a company that respects you and your needs. We are a family owned company and care about our employees.
Wages start at 20.00$ per hour + 4.90 per hour for health and wellness for the first 8 hours. A typical employee can make $20,000 to $30,000 per summer (6 months). Wages increase to $25.00 per hour after a short probationary period of 30 days.
If you have experience you can make 25-30$ per hour.
Engine boss makes $49.00 per hour. Up to $70,000 per 6 months.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Primary:
· Assist with the operation and maintenance of wildland engines
· Assist with dispatching to assignments.
· Serve as an engine boss or crew member.
· Assist with paperwork associated with wildfire suppression operations
· Assist with annual and basic wildland fire fighter training.
Secondary:
· Be on call and ready for a dispatch across the entire US.
· Perform duties associated with forest technician responsibilities including flagging out harvest units, forest inventory, tree marking, tree planting, etc.
· Engine boss qualified, or a fire fighter 1 qualification and near achieving Engine Boss qualification. We can train you at the Star Peak Fire Center for 200.00 dollars. Training starts 4/25/25.
Characteristics needed:
· Strong communication skills, both verbally and in electronic methods.
· Mechanical aptitude
· Extremely safety conscious
· A drive to promote a positive working environment, self-motivated, attention to detail and problem-solving skills
-Physically fit and able to hike, run, squat and sleep in the dirt for days without support of Wi-Fi or showers.
· Possess an insurable driving record without incidents.
· Willing to locate to the general Winnemucca Nevada area for the fire season (June-October) housing maybe available.
Physical Requirements
Must be able to:
· Pass the arduous duty nwcg pack test, which requires the ability to carry 45 pounds on flat terrain for 3 miles within 45 minutes.
· Lift and carry more than 50 pounds.
· Walk and/or climb extensively in challenging outdoor work conditions.
· Drive or ride for many hours.
Desirable Characteristics:
· Technical forestry skills such as timber cruising, tree marking, harvest unit flagging, stocking surveys, planting inspection, etc.
- Be able to eat quickly and stay hydrated for 16 hour shifts.
· Ability to navigate using cell phone or mapping applications
· Experience using a chainsaw and road clearing, is good but not necessary.
· A background working mechanically on vehicles, or small engines
· Supervision of personnel experience
· Basic knowledge of Microsoft software programs
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
· Applicants must be interested in wildfire and comfortable fulfilling two-week wildfire assignments
· Working on maintaining and building wildfire engines
· Communicating with company personnel and agency employees regarding wildfire suppression, in a professional and calm manner.
· Must be able to work independently as well as part of a crew and be able to prioritize/schedule projects.
COMPENSATION:
· This is a non-exempt position commensurate with experience and eligible for overtime
CONTACT: 541-410-5257
