Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists

KNOWLEDGE

• Administration and Management
  Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.


• 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.


• Education and Training
  Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.


• Personnel and Human Resources
  Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

SKILLS

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


• Coordination
  Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.


• Speaking
  Talking to others to convey information effectively.


• Active Listening
  Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.


• Judgment and Decision Making
  Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

ABILITIES

• Oral Expression
  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.


• Problem Sensitivity
  The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.


• Oral Comprehension
  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.


• Deductive Reasoning
  The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.


• Near Vision
  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

PERSONALITY

People interested in this work, will do well at jobs that need;