RX Burn Boss Type 1

Duties:

• The Prescribed Fire Burn Boss is responsible to the agency administrator or Prescribed Fire Manager for implementing the Prescribed Fire Plan
• Review prescribed Fire Plans prior to implementation and ensure that plan requirements are met
• Perform a reconnaissance of the site to validate burn plan elements, including areas of special concern and that holding/contingency plans adequately address the expected fire behavior outside of the unit
• Maintain communication with the FMO and/or Agency Administrator
• Obtain weather forecasts, updates and advisories from a meteorologist
• Ensure that the Agency Administrator Go/No-Go decision and checklist is still valid
• Coordinate with resource advisor and or land owners and permittees when burning on or adjacent to private lands
• Make the go/no-go decision, complete and sign the implementation go/no-go checklist
• Conduct the personnel/safety briefing to ensure a safe operation
• Conduct the test burn
• Supervise assigned personnel
• Direct the ignition, holding and monitoring operations
• Ensure that a log records all activities during each operational period
• Determine when the prescribed fire is not within prescription parameters or is not meeting project objectives
• Manage the incident or oversee the transition to another Incident Commander if an escape occurs
• Evaluate and document objective accomplishments, operational procedures, assigned personnel and costs
• Declare the prescribed fire out unless the project is formally passed to another burn boss, prescribed fire manager or the local fire management organization
• Ensure that reports are completed

Position Needs:

• Advanced Wildland Fire Behavior Calculations (S-490)
• Satisfactory performance as a Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 2 AND
• Satisfactory performance as an Incident Commander Type 3 AND
• Satisfactory position performance as a Prescribed Fire Burn Boss Type 1 in representative fuel group(s)
• Recommended training includes: Smoke Management Techniques (RX-410), Applied Fire Effects (RX-510), Fire in Ecosystem Management (M-580), Fire Program Management (M-581)
• RX300 and RX341