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Forest and Conservation Workers

  • Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources

Tasks

What tasks do Forest and Conservation Workers perform?

  • Check equipment to ensure that it is operating properly.

  • Fight forest fires or perform prescribed burning tasks under the direction of fire suppression officers or forestry technicians.

  • Perform fire protection or suppression duties, such as constructing fire breaks or disposing of brush.

  • Confer with other workers to discuss issues, such as safety, cutting heights, or work needs.


Knowledge

What do Forest and Conservation Workers need to know?

  • Public Safety and Security

    Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

  • English Language

    Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

  • Customer and Personal Service

    Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.


Skills

What skills do Forest and Conservation Workers need?

  • Critical Thinking

    Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

  • Monitoring

    Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

  • Coordination

    Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.



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