Position Title: Fire Management Technician - AmeriCorps Individual Placement

Conservation Legacy Program: Southeast Conservation Corps

Site Location: TNC of GA, Rome Station

Address: 3086 Martha Berry Highway, Rome, GA 30165

Position Available: 6

Terms of Service:

Start Date: 12/29/25

End Date: 05/01/26

Weeks of Work: 18 Weeks

AmeriCorps Slot Classification: 675 hr

Purpose:

Southeast Conservation Corps (SECC) is a non-profit, AmeriCorps-affiliated organization. This individual placement is in partnership with the National Park Service and is an AmeriCorps Position.

SECC empowers young adults to cultivate compassion, responsibility, and grit through community service, and environmental stewardship.

SECC selects young adults, ages 18-30, to complete conservation projects on public lands throughout the Southeast. SECC programs encourage environmental stewardship, foster community partnerships, and emphasize experiential learning. SECC serves a diverse population that is representative of the Southeast, including youth, graduates, veterans, and a cross-section of ethnicities and income levels.

Founded in 1951, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is a global conservation organization dedicated to conserving the lands and waters on which life depends. Guided by science, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world's toughest challenges so that nature and people can thrive together. We are tackling climate change and conserving lands, water, and oceans at an unprecedented scale. We are providing food and water sustainably and helping make cities more sustainable. Serving in 72 countries, including all 50 United States, we use a collaborative approach that engages local communities. For more information about The Nature Conservancy, visit The Nature Conservancy: A World Where People & Nature Thrive (nature.org).

Position Overview:

Northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama are home to hundreds of thousands of acres of forests that have been suppressed from fire for decades. Most of these forests need fire to benefit wildlife, reduce fuels to prevent catastrophic wildfires and be productive timber forests overall. TNC serves closely in northwest Georgia and northeast Alabama with private landowners, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, and the Talladega National Forest on timber management, trail maintenance, and prescribed burning. This Individual Placement will have opportunities to burn with local counties, the Georgia Forestry Commission, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, and the Talladega National Forest, all of whom embrace the return of fire to Northwest Georgia and Northeast Alabama for community and environmental benefits.

In addition to returning fire to the landscape, this Individual Placement will allow the IP to maintain several preserves and easements that TNC owns to protect biodiversity and provide recreational access for the public. The IP will also assist with the upkeep of established and well-used trail systems found on the preserves.

Description of Duties:

Seasonal Prescribed Burns.

• It involves conducting prescribed burns for the benefit of rare and endangered species. Individual Placement will participate in prescribed burn operations throughout Northwest Georgia on key preserves owned and managed by The Nature Conservancy (TNC). The Individual Placement will also be assisting TNC partners such as private landowners, state agencies, federal agencies, and potentially the Alabama TNC Chapter.

Assistance with ignition, control, mop-up, suppression, and monitoring.

• Involves participation in preparing fire lines, maintaining equipment, post-burn monitoring, and other tasks.
• The Montane Longleaf Ecosystem is a rare ecosystem found only in Northwest Georgia and Northeast Alabama. A generous portion of this Individual Placement will focus on restoring or maintaining the montane longleaf ecosystem through planting and the use of fire. TNC expects this year’s projects will directly benefit at least 5,000 acres of land.

Preserve Management.

• When conditions are not conducive to prescribed burns, Individual Placement performs other duties, such as habitat restoration.
• Northwest Georgia is also home to one of the most biologically diverse river systems in the southeast, the Upper Coosa Watershed. There will be opportunities to assist with river restoration projects, with a focus specifically on expanding the Dub Denman Canoe Trail in the Tallapoosa River Watershed.

Qualifications:

• A high school diploma and 6 months of related experience is required.

• Must be willing to complete online and in-person training to become a

Fire Fighter Type 2 (FFT2).

• Must have the ability to hike on uneven terrain, off-trail on unmarked

paths in slippery and/or wet conditions.

• Must have the capacity to use sharp tools and carry heavy equipment.

• Must achieve arduous physical fitness fire standard (Walk 3 miles in 45

minutes carrying a 45lb pack).

• Must have a valid driver’s license and clean driving record.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience operating various types of equipment (Type 6 Engine and

UTVS).

• The ability to pull long bumper pull trailers.

Transportation:

A personal vehicle is required to get to the service site and/or office. The Individual Placement will also drive an agency vehicle for this position. The driver must pass a background check, review, and sign The Nature Conservancy’s Vehicle Safety Agreement. The Individual Placement will also have to pass Conservation Legacy’s driver background screening to drive.

Physical Requirements:

Conservation Legacy is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to perform essential functions. Some positions may require periodic overnight travel, non-traditional hours, ability to move across varied terrain, use program-specific tools and a range of technology on an infrequent or frequent basis. Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Ability to safely drive an organizational vehicle may also be required for some positions. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during application or recruiting process, please send a request to the hiring manager.

Time Requirements:

Typically, this position is expected to serve Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week - but exact service schedules may vary. A half hour lunch break will not be counted towards AmeriCorps service. Member may be required to participate in national, state, or local service projects or events as part of their service term.

Orientation and Training:

• Member will receive an orientation that includes training on AmeriCorps prohibited and unallowable activities.

Preparing Fire Lines

The Individual Placement will learn to use fire tools and establish knowledge of fire lines prior to prescribed burns. This individual will also learn to drop snags close to fire lines using chainsaws. Trainings include:

• Fire Fighter Type II Certification (FFT2)
• Introduction to ICS (I-100)
• Human Factors on the Fire Line (L-180)
• Wildland Fire Chainsaws (S-212)

Wildland Fire Operations

The Individual Placement will learn the essential functions and responsibilities of ignition, control, mop-up, suppression, and post burn monitoring. Trainings Include:

• Introduction to Wild Land Fire Behavior (S-190)
• Firefighter Training (S-130)
• Burn Training

Stewardship Projects

The Individual Placement will learn to assist with overseeing shortleaf and longleaf tree plantings and gain knowledge on rare aquatic and terrestrial species and monitor them. This individual will also learn to perform the basics of invasive species removal and control.

Benefits:

• Segal AmeriCorps Education Award: $2,817.14
• Living Allowance: $520 per week.
• Possible student loan forbearance.
• Member Assistance Program – 3 free sessions of support with a counseling or service-life balance specialist.
• Uniform shirts
• Professional development opportunities (mentorship, resume support, etc.) and exposure to natural resource career paths.

Evaluation and Reporting:

As an AmeriCorps member, performance will be evaluated on whether the member has completed the required number of hours, the member has satisfactorily completed assignments, and if the member has met other performance criteria that were clearly communicated at the beginning of the term of service.

Reporting requirements include, but are not limited to:

• Bi-weekly timesheets
• Monthly Accomplishment Report
• Narrative Monthly Report.
• Bi-Monthly Check-Ins
• Midterm and Final Evals
• Exiting Task

Substance Free:

In accordance with a drug-free environment, alcohol and drugs are prohibited while participating in AmeriCorps and program activities and while on organization property.

If you have questions about the position, please contact:

Katie Owens

Program Coordinator

The Nature Conservancy – The Georgia Chapter

(706) 767-0497

kowens@tnc.org

If you have questions about the application process, please contact:

Ray Wilson

Individual Placement Coordinator

Southeast Conservation Corps

rwilson@conservationlegacy.org

Conservation Legacy is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to hiring a breadth of diverse professionals and encourage members of diverse groups to apply. This program is available to all, without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, marital or parental status, genetic information, and military service. Where a significant portion of the population eligible to be served needs services or information in a language other than English, the recipient shall take reasonable steps to provide written material of the type ordinarily available to the public in appropriate languages.

We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with AmeriCorps requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during application or recruiting process, please send a request to the hiring manager.