Cle Elum- Hand Crew Foreman, Wildland Fire Management Supervisor (WFMSup)

Cle Elum- Hand Crew Foreman, Wildland Fire Management Supervisor (WFMSup) Recruitment #2026-9-A017 Full-time, Permanent, Represented position (WPEA) Location: Southeast Region- Cle Elum, WA Work Hours and Partial Telework flexibility may be available and considered Relocation Compensation may be available and considered Salary: $4,201.00 - $5,642.00 Monthly Review of applications is ongoing. We reserve the right to make a hiring decision or close this recruitment at any time after 10/18/26. It is in your best interest to submit materials as soon as possible.

Want to join something GREAT and make a difference? The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has an exciting opportunity within the Southeast Region. This position serves as a Hand Crew Foreman for the agency on a 20-person hand crew, providing support for the Wildland Fire Protection Strategy, the Forest Health Strategic Plan for EWA, and the Forest Action Plan for WWA. This position helps meet wildland fire suppression needs and supports associated activities during the active fire season. Additionally, this position plays a key role in meeting the state's forest health deliverables in support of the 20-year Forest Health Strategy. The Kittitas Handcrew works out of the Cle Elum work center. This unit falls within the boundary of Kittitas County, which has a total area of 2,333 square miles. The Kittitas Unit consists of 6 Type-5 fire engine modules; 1 permanent engine lead, 5 seasonal engine leads, and 18 seasonal firefighters. Duty stations are split between Ellensburg and Cle Elum. Our unit holds our interagency cooperation in high regard by embracing the all-hands, all-lands vision. Through this theme, we can protect state and private timber lands, along with the citizens of Washington State. On average, we respond to roughly 60 incidents a year.

Duties Responsibilities: Suppression Preparedness Supervision and Crew Administration Fire Training Community Resilience and Fuels Management Perform Physical Fitness Training This position recommends hiring for their assigned Fire Suppression staff to the Appointing Authority up through the chain of command, starting with the Kittitas Crew Superintendent. Additionally, this position assigns work, delegates duties, trains, evaluates performance, sets standards, anticipates and resolves problems, recognizes good performance, promotes career development, takes informal corrective action, and recommends formal disciplinary action. This position requires cooperative interaction with other agencies and departments from both the employee and the employees in their chain of command.

Position assigned duty station is the Cle Elum Fire Unit Work Center. Work is performed in the office setting (30%) of the time, and unimproved natural areas of the state (70%). Incumbent must be able to traverse uneven terrain in all weather conditions. The outside environment varies from hot, dry, heat-related illness-type conditions in summer, to cold, wet, hypothermic-type conditions closer to wintertime. These duties may involve field work requiring physical performance calling for above average endurance and superior conditioning. Position requires a large amount of travel (50%). This includes travel alone between fires, work centers, proposed work sites, and ongoing supervisory tasks as well as meeting with partners and cooperators. This includes driving in snowy, icy conditions with poor to little visibility, and driving in conditions while surrounded by smoke and fire. This position requires both night and overnight travel.

Requirements: Experience in wildland fire suppression tactics and fire behavior recognition; Certified as a NWCG Incident Commander Type 5 and Firefighter Type 1; Experience supervising or leading wildland firefighting personnel; Valid driver's license and two years of driving experience; Must pass work capacity test annually at arduous level

Salary: $50,412.00 - $67,704.00 Annually

Application Deadline: 2026-12-09