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Wildland Fire/FIREMON Corps
Position Dates: 05/27/2005-11/26/2005
Gain field experience while learning the heritage and culture of America's first peoples when you live and work on a Native American reservation as part of SCA's FIREMON Corps. Interns will work in teams of three to gather forest inventory and fire hazard risk assessment data for tribal lands using GPS and GIS to record and display fuel data. Site specific projects are developed with guidance from the SCA project staff leader and agency fire fuels coordinator and tailored to meet local tribal needs.
Responsibilities include: travel by truck and foot hiking up to 6 miles/day to locations throughout the tribal lands to collect/record vegetation and landscape data, 80%; manage data and build fuel data layers for reservation GIS maps, 15%; present project information and results in organized formats for reservation and National Interagency Fire Center 5%.
Training/Educational Opportunities: Wilderness First Aid, GPS, Fire Regime Condition Class, FIREMON techniques, local vegetation training, plus additional onsite trainings!
Require: knowledge of and skill with GPS hardware such as Trimble Recon, GIS familiarity including the ability to use software such as ESRI ArcView, ArcPad, and ArcGIS 8.3; valid driver's license; ability or willingness to learn to drive 4WD vehicle; first aid/CPR certification; desire to work with people of various backgrounds; self-motivation and willingness to take initiative; ability to work independently and as part of a team; experience living and working outdoors, and ability to hike over rough terrain.
Desire: college coursework in GPS, GIS, botany, forestry, fire/resource management, geography, fire ecology, environmental studies, or related field; presentation skills; experience collecting field data and performing data entry; ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions, ability to navigate using topographic maps; knowledge of basic computer programs and fire behavior. Additional information: Must be 21 years old or older with ability to pass driver's background check and training. Teams will be located across the United States. Tribal partners include but are not limited too: The Oklahoma Bureau of Indian Affairs (OK), The Confederated Tribes of the Salish Kootenai (MT), Nez Perce (ID), Great Lakes Agency (WI), Bemidji Agency (MN), Southern Pueblos Agency (NM), and Mescalero Apache (NM). Interested applicants should send a cover letter, resume, and contact information to SCA at: gis@thesca.org or call recruitment at 603-543-1700 today!
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Fire Education Corps
Many are intrigued and long to emulate the kinship Native Americans have with the land where a relationship with nature is one of mutual respect and responsibility. As part of the Fire Education Corps, you'll learn about people, cultures, and customs. Experience a tribal culture firsthand. After an intensive training in Boise, Idaho, you'll travel to the Confederated Salish-Kootenai Tribes on the Flathead Reservation in northwest Montana where you'll live and work for the summer. Make a difference engaging in community outreach and education on high priority national issues such as the ecology and history of fire, fire behavior, and proactive fire management.
Responsibilities include: initiate grassroots fire education initiatives; attend community events and meetings; conduct home risk evaluations; plan and staff youth education days and school presentations; implement fuels reduction projects. Site specific projects are developed with guidance from the project staff leader and tailored to meet local tribal needs.
Training/Educational opportunities: You will participate in a training conducted in Boise, ID that may include: fire ecology and history; fire behavior; Wildland Firefighter/Red Card certification; defensible space concepts; team building; community education and outreach techniques; driver training; risk management; plus possible additional onsite trainings. Require: excellent organizational and communication skills; experience/desire living with and working in a group environment; ability to take initiative and work both independently and as part of a team; ability/willingness to learn to drive a 4WD vehicle; ability/willingness to learn to use various field equipment and tools. Desire: valid driver's license, first aid/CPR certification, and interest/experience in one or more of the following areas: community outreach, public speaking, GPS, basic computer programs, fire behavior, tutoring/teaching, communication/media skills.
Position Dates: 5/27-11/26. Interested applicants should send a cover letter, resume, and contact information to SCA at: gis@thesca.org or call recruitment at 603-543-1700 today.