National Park Service Standard Position Description Crosswalk

Only Department of Interior, National Park Service standard wildland fire position descriptions were evaluated for t

position descriptions have FLERT approval for firefighter retirement coverage. Regional‐ and park‐specific (non‐sta

descriptions were not evaluated for use with this crosswalk and are not listed.

Key FireManagementPosition

DOI SPD #, Official Title, Series,

and Grade

IFPM OrganizationalTitle

NPS SPD #, Official Title, Series,and Grade

Senior Firefighter

DOI005 Range/Forestry Technician GS‐

455/462‐3/4/5 Senior Wildland Firefighter

FIRE‐95‐07 Supervisory Forestry

Technician/ 462‐4/5

416 Forestry Technician/ 462‐05 FIRE‐95‐05 Lead Forestry Technician/

462‐05

424 Fuels Technician/462‐05 

DOI006 Range/Forestry Technician GS‐

455/462‐5/6 Lead Wildland Firefighter

415 Lead Forestry Technician/Engine

Foreman 462‐06

425 Fuels Technician/462‐06 

DOI007 Supervisory Range/ForestryTechnician GS‐455/462‐6/7 414 Lead Forestry Technician/ 462‐07

HelicopterManager Agency SpecificEngine Module

Supervisor

DOI007 Supervisory Range/Forestry

Technician GS‐455/462‐6/7

Supervisory Wildland

Firefighter

413 Supervisory Forestry Technician/462‐07 

Supervisory Fire

Engine Operator

DOI006 Range/Forestry Technician GS‐

455/462‐5/6 Lead Wildland Firefighter 415 Lead Forestry Technician/Engine Foreman 462‐06

Initial AttackDispatcher

DOI012 Range/Forestry Technician

(Fire Dispatch GS‐455/462‐7 Senior Fire Dispatcher

DOI011 Range/Forestry Technician(Fire Dispatch) GS‐455/462‐5 Fire Dispatcher

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Key Fire

ManagementPosition

DOI SPD #, Official Title, Series,

and Grade

IFPM OrganizationalTitle

NPS SPD #, Official Title, Series,and Grade

Assistant Center

Manager/InitialAttack Lead

Dispatcher

DOI014 Fire Management Specialist(Dispatch) GS‐401‐9

Assistant Dispatch Center

Manager

DOI013 Range/Forestry Technician(Dispatch) GS‐455/462‐9

Assistant Dispatch Center

Manager

DOI012 GS‐455/462‐07 Senior Fire Dispatcher

Center Manager DOI015 Supervisory Fire Management Specialist (Dispatch) GS‐401‐11 Dispatch Center ManagerInteragencyHotshot Crew

Superintendent

DOI016 Supervisory Range/Forestry

Technician (Fire) GS‐455/462‐9

Interagency Hotshot Crew

Superintendent

Prescribed Fireand Fuels

Specialist1

DOI018 Range/Forestry Technician

(Fire) GS‐455/462‐6/7

Prescribed Fire/FuelsTechnician 423 Fuels Technician/ 462‐07 

DOI019 Range/Forestry Technician(Fire) GS‐455/462‐6/7

Fire Operations and

Prescribed Fire/FuelsTechnician

423 Fuels Technician/ 462‐07 

DOI020 Range/Forestry Technician(Fire) GS‐455/462‐9

Prescribed Fire/FuelsTechnician

DOI021 Fire Management Specialist

(Prescribed Fire and Fuels) GS‐401‐9

Fire ManagementSpecialist (Prescribed Fire

& Fuels)

FIRE‐95‐15 Prescribed Fire

Specialist/401‐09408 Fuels Management Specialist/ 401‐

7/9

DOI022 Fire Management Specialist

Prescribed Fire and Fuels GS‐401‐11

Fire ManagementSpecialist (Prescribed Fire

& Fuels)

FIRE‐95‐16 Prescribed Fire

Specialist/401‐11FIRE‐95‐17 Prescribed Fire

Specialist/401‐12404 Fuels Management Specialist/ 401‐

12

Wildland Fire

OperationsSpecialist

DOI019 GS‐455/462‐6/7

Fire Operations and

Prescribed Fire/FuelsTechnician

DOI030 Supervisory Range/forestryTechnician (Fire) GS‐455/462‐9

SupervisoryRange/Forestry Technician

(Wildland Fire Operations

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Key Fire

ManagementPosition

DOI SPD #, Official Title, Series,

and Grade

IFPM OrganizationalTitle

NPS SPD #, Official Title, Series,and Grade

Specialist)

DOI031 Supervisory Wildland FireOperations Specialist GS‐401‐9

Supervisory Wildland Fire

Operations Specialist

Unit FireProgramManager

DOI025 Fire Management Officer GS‐

401‐11 Fire Management Officer 407 Fire Management Officer/ 401‐11 

DOI026 Fire Management Officer GS‐

401‐12 Fire Management Officer 406 Fire Management Officer/ 401‐12 

Geographic Area

Fire Program

Manager

Agency Specific

National FireProgramManager

Agency Specific

1 The Fire Use Module Leaders (and all other fire use module positions) are no longer considered IFPM positions. Please refer to NPS Fire 

Management Guide for the current Fire Use Module position crosswalk.