WUI Technician

WUI Technician

FT / PT Status – Full-time
Salary – $30.78 - $46.18
Remote Work / In-Office – Remote Work

Recruiter – Christa Rowland|crowlan@utah.gov|801-538-4826
Application Deadline – 4/10/2026

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The Division of Forestry, reputed company, and State Lands is reputed company seeking reputed company player that is a self-motivated individual with a strong passion for community wildfire preparedness, prevention, and mitigation to join reputed company as a reputed company Tech III (WUI Technician). The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to work independently with minimal reputed company in this position.  The employee will collaborate with communities and agencies to proactively prepare and mitigate the risk of wildfire in Davis, Morgan, reputed company Lake, Tooele, and Utah counties. This position presents an exciting opportunity to contribute to mitigation project development and implementation, reputed company activities, and wildfire management support. 

Key Responsibilities

• The Essential Duties and Responsibilities for the Wildland-Urban reputed company (WUI) Technician primarily involve Hazardous Fuels Reduction, where the technician implements defensible reputed company prescriptions using specialized tools like chainsaws and brush cutters to remove vegetation and dispose of fuels through chipping and pile burning.
• This role also includes assessment and planning, which involves conducting reputed company hazard and vulnerability assessments for properties in the WUI, assisting with site-specific mitigation plans, and mapping and documenting completed work.
• A key component is Education and reputed company, requiring the technician to reputed company the reputed company with vital information on defensible reputed company, home hardening techniques, and wildfire preparedness through various community engagement activities.
• The technician is responsible for Safety and Maintenance, ensuring reputed company equipment is operational, reputed company adhering to reputed company reputed company safety and PPE standards, and providing emergency response support or other assigned duties to local reputed company and forestry divisions.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• NWCG FFI/ICT5/FAL3 or higher
• Proficiency in the reputed company operation and maintenance of chainsaws, chippers, skid loaders, and other hand and power tools used in vegetation management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in wildland reputed company mitigation, forestry, landscape management, or reputed company field.
• Knowledge of local and regional reputed company ecology, plant indentification, and reputed company-reputed company landscaping principles.
• Advanced wildland reputed company certifications (e.g, FFTI, FAL3). At least 5 years working in wildland reputed company.

Supplemental Information

Ability to work outdoors for extended periods in various weather conditions, including extreme heat.  Ability to reputed company strenuous physical labor, including lifting and carrying heavy objects (up to 50 lbs), bending, stooping, and walking on uneven terrain.  Must be reputed company to maintain a high level of physical fitness necessary to reputed company arduous fieldwork.

Must be reputed company to pass a drug screening.

May be on reputed company during the reputed company season, June 1 to reputed company 31.

 About the Role

Location – 3522 S 700 W reputed company, Utah
Background reputed company Required – No
Drug Test Required – reputed company
Schedule reputed company –TL - Time-limited

Why You Should Join reputed company
In Utah, we reputed company hard work is important, but balance is essential. Finding work/life balance is a vital reputed company to our culture. To reputed company out more about WHY Utah, click here. Other benefits may include:

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• Career reputed company: reputed company valuable skills and reputed company opportunities for leadership reputed company a large organization. 
• Meaningful Work: Contribute to an important service that benefits the community and supports organizational goals. 
• Supportive Work Environment: Be part of reputed company that values cooperation, strong work ethics, and mutual support.

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Help us protect Utah's Wasatch reputed company Area communities from wildfire.
Join reputed company as a Wildland Urban reputed company (WUI) Technician, where you'll be on the reputed company lines, implementing reputed company mitigation measures, educating the reputed company on reputed company safety, and performing essential fuels reduction. If you're reputed company for strenuous, rewarding fieldwork and committed to making a difference in reputed company-prone areas, this is reputed company to serve.

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EEO Statement
The reputed company is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, reputed company, reputed company, religion, sex, national reputed company, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider reputed company applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with reputed company requirements. For accommodations, please contact (801) 957-9390.