I hope this video helps people outside of fire find some ways to get in if you're interested. Also, if you're in the world of fire what are some other cool jobs or opportunities for people to get in?
I want to be an interpretive ranger but one of my family members did this for a very long time and did a variety of forestry work so i wanted to look into it s bit. sometimes rangers help w this stuff too from what what ive heard. Very informative and straight to the point video ty. But everyone i talk to says USAjobs sucks so in not excited to look at it when im applying for jobs lol
USAjobs is hard to get started on and super easy to get applications out once you get your job specific apps honed in IMO(most efficient place if you know the job you want but don’t care about location). However, not always for everyone because federal jobs depending on where you want to live can be hard to get(or easier in some spots) and state/private is always worth looking into. I don’t have much content on that side of things yet but definitely worth a look! As for interp rangers or ranger spots in general you definitely can get your shot at wildfire and you can be the resource advisor on fire line for the recreational resources and more depending on the training and need. 100% worth looking into though and depending on where you land you’ll do more fire work. My last offices needs were so open that even the people working as realtors got their red card and were on the line haha. Hope this helps and that’s an awesome path interp stuffs so fun!
Love your video! Very inspirational. I am building a educational pathway towards natural resource conservation with a focus in wild land fire ecology. After living in the PNW for the past couple years and witnessing first hand the widespread devastation of this regions ever increasing forest fire hazards, I’ve decided to work towards finishing my undergraduate studies to make the leap into a meaningful career. My question for you is: What kind of entry level job should I try and pursue? I’m a bit older, so the idea of becoming a boots on the ground firefighter, working 12-14 hours in a hell blazing inferno doesn’t appeal to me. I’m hoping to work in the science, monitoring and ecosystem rehabilitation sectors. How competitive are those positions and what kind of prior work experience would they like to see on a resume? Thank you sincerely.
Thank you for the video! I am really interesting in fire effects monitoring from the ecology point of view. When I search on USAjobs, I'm only seeing results for GS-06 and GS-07 jobs, that require at least a year of experience in GS-05 position. I am not seeing any GS-05 jobs open for application right now (I may just not be using the right search terms :S), when would jobs like that open for application?
Hey, I'm glad you found the video interesting. So normally if you are looking for starting out the GS 5 positions it's going to be a seasonal 6 month spot which would happen throughout the year on the east coast and more going into the winter seasons(so summer applications) for the parts of the US that have a heavy fire season. www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/607968000 this is an example posting to give you an idea of what to look for. If you're in school currently and want to set yourself up for a job like this any mixture of fire experience and a resource season will put you into a really good position. I didn't mention in explicitly in this video but really any 0404/0462 has a shot at a red card and doing post fire monitoring/ fire line crew/monitoring work. Also, don't shy away from your state postings that deal with fire/resources early on. It could be a job that gives you unique responsibility levels and training due to less human resources and sets you up really well. And with the right attention to getting some intro level stuff going and getting acquainted with the world of fire in any capacity(they like seeing they won't get a person that ends up being not into it) on those GS6-7 spots or even state spots that are fulltime (can pay even better). A little USAjobs tip is that if you feel like you're getting good experience but you might not be able to outperform status hires, always throw in an application to Direct Hire Authority opening. I have a video I recently made that shows how to get a hiring status if you're interested in that. I hope this is helpful and I know it's a lot. I'm going to be making videos to really expand on getting your feet in the water more explicitly coming up. Let me know if you have any more questions!
Also, if just the explicit idea of monitoring post fire plots and doing fire ecology, there are actually a ton of other jobs that are in there. An easy way to think of it is any place where there's prescribed burning or wildfires (essentially all public land in all states) then any resource position from recreation to archeology to anything will do that monitoring or set up projects around it. Hope this helps!
@@ecologystorymode thank you that all really helps! Understanding how to navigate all these different avenues is really overwhelming, and you're definitely helping make things more clear. I wonder if a video dealing with the specific search terms different careers use would be helpful?
@@bcan5512 That does sound like a good idea, I've been working on making stuff to help with understanding resume styles and applications and could probably use to just simplify and piece out concepts haha.
I hope this video helps people outside of fire find some ways to get in if you're interested. Also, if you're in the world of fire what are some other cool jobs or opportunities for people to get in?
I want to be an interpretive ranger but one of my family members did this for a very long time and did a variety of forestry work so i wanted to look into it s bit. sometimes rangers help w this stuff too from what what ive heard. Very informative and straight to the point video ty. But everyone i talk to says USAjobs sucks so in not excited to look at it when im applying for jobs lol
USAjobs is hard to get started on and super easy to get applications out once you get your job specific apps honed in IMO(most efficient place if you know the job you want but don’t care about location). However, not always for everyone because federal jobs depending on where you want to live can be hard to get(or easier in some spots) and state/private is always worth looking into. I don’t have much content on that side of things yet but definitely worth a look! As for interp rangers or ranger spots in general you definitely can get your shot at wildfire and you can be the resource advisor on fire line for the recreational resources and more depending on the training and need. 100% worth looking into though and depending on where you land you’ll do more fire work. My last offices needs were so open that even the people working as realtors got their red card and were on the line haha. Hope this helps and that’s an awesome path interp stuffs so fun!
@@ecologystorymode thats very helpful thank you so much!!!!
Love your video! Very inspirational. I am building a educational pathway towards natural resource conservation with a focus in wild land fire ecology. After living in the PNW for the past couple years and witnessing first hand the widespread devastation of this regions ever increasing forest fire hazards, I’ve decided to work towards finishing my undergraduate studies to make the leap into a meaningful career. My question for you is: What kind of entry level job should I try and pursue? I’m a bit older, so the idea of becoming a boots on the ground firefighter, working 12-14 hours in a hell blazing inferno doesn’t appeal to me. I’m hoping to work in the science, monitoring and ecosystem rehabilitation sectors. How competitive are those positions and what kind of prior work experience would they like to see on a resume? Thank you sincerely.
Thank you for the video! I am really interesting in fire effects monitoring from the ecology point of view. When I search on USAjobs, I'm only seeing results for GS-06 and GS-07 jobs, that require at least a year of experience in GS-05 position. I am not seeing any GS-05 jobs open for application right now (I may just not be using the right search terms :S), when would jobs like that open for application?
Hey, I'm glad you found the video interesting. So normally if you are looking for starting out the GS 5 positions it's going to be a seasonal 6 month spot which would happen throughout the year on the east coast and more going into the winter seasons(so summer applications) for the parts of the US that have a heavy fire season. www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/607968000 this is an example posting to give you an idea of what to look for. If you're in school currently and want to set yourself up for a job like this any mixture of fire experience and a resource season will put you into a really good position. I didn't mention in explicitly in this video but really any 0404/0462 has a shot at a red card and doing post fire monitoring/ fire line crew/monitoring work. Also, don't shy away from your state postings that deal with fire/resources early on. It could be a job that gives you unique responsibility levels and training due to less human resources and sets you up really well. And with the right attention to getting some intro level stuff going and getting acquainted with the world of fire in any capacity(they like seeing they won't get a person that ends up being not into it) on those GS6-7 spots or even state spots that are fulltime (can pay even better). A little USAjobs tip is that if you feel like you're getting good experience but you might not be able to outperform status hires, always throw in an application to Direct Hire Authority opening. I have a video I recently made that shows how to get a hiring status if you're interested in that. I hope this is helpful and I know it's a lot. I'm going to be making videos to really expand on getting your feet in the water more explicitly coming up. Let me know if you have any more questions!
Also, if just the explicit idea of monitoring post fire plots and doing fire ecology, there are actually a ton of other jobs that are in there. An easy way to think of it is any place where there's prescribed burning or wildfires (essentially all public land in all states) then any resource position from recreation to archeology to anything will do that monitoring or set up projects around it. Hope this helps!
@@ecologystorymode thank you that all really helps! Understanding how to navigate all these different avenues is really overwhelming, and you're definitely helping make things more clear. I wonder if a video dealing with the specific search terms different careers use would be helpful?
@@bcan5512 That does sound like a good idea, I've been working on making stuff to help with understanding resume styles and applications and could probably use to just simplify and piece out concepts haha.