BLM/Team Rubicon

Annual Report

Bureau of Land Management: Building partnerships with

veteran organizations.

2016

2016

BLM/TR Trainings Recap

January whisked in the first of seven Rookie/

Refresher/Advanced Firefighter trainings set in

California, Washington, Texas, Georgia, Washing-

ton, DC, Colorado and Idaho. Team Rubicon

members joined together and became newly cer-

tified as FFT2 firefighters, FFT1 trainees, or simp-

ly refreshed their credentials in preparation for

the 2016 fire fighting season.

The Bureau of Land Management also made

available three new courses to Team Rubicon’s

training schedule in 2016, including Helicopter

Crew Member (HECM) trainings in Alabama and

Utah, Basic Faller (FAL3) trainings in Massachu-

setts, Wyoming and Utah, and Expanded Dis-

patch (EDRC) trainings in Washington, DC and

Colorado. The training classes opened the door

for TR members to attain certifications and quali-

fications while expanding their emergency re-

sponse experiences in wildland firefighting.

CALENDAR YEAR

STATISTICS

Team Rubicon Totals

Team Rubicon Training Totals

Assignments Paid by Fire Position (excluding Training)

**All DOI Agencies have been authorized to pay $100 Boot Stipend for designated fire positions. This is a $100 payment paid each calendar year to help offset the cost

of boots.

**2016 Travel Reimbursement and POV mileage reflect payments that were made

on timesheets. Additional travel reimbursement/POV mileage were also paid out of

the agency travel system.

2016 Rubicon Fire Assignments

TR Field Day Training

Boise, Idaho.

Rubicon Task Books

Veterans Employment Opportunities

The BLM hosts eight fire crews that are specifically designed to employ Veterans and provide career opportunities

in fire and land management. Employment periods generally run from early May through October. Each link below has

specific requirements and processes for employment.

The BLM Veteran Crew Information link provides more on the BLM Veterans program:

http://mypubliclands.tumblr.com/BLMVeteranFireCrews

“How to Apply for Wildland Fire Jobs” provides guidance for applying to vacancies:

http://www.firejobs.doi.gov/index.php?action=apply

USAJOBS tweet provides information about BLM fire opportunities:

https://twitter.com/USAJOBS/status/669559770374909952

Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA)

VEOA is a special hiring authority, which allows Veterans to compete for job opportunities that otherwise may have

only been available to current permanent federal employees. A VEOA eligible who is selected will be given a career

or career-conditional appointment. To be eligible for VEOA, applicant must be either a preference eligible veteran

or a veteran separated after 3 or more years of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions.

For additional information go to:

http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/shav/index.aspx#veoa

Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA)

This excepted authority allows agencies to appoint eligible veterans without competition if the veteran has received

a campaign badge for service during a war or in a campaign or expedition; or is a disabled veteran; or has received an

Armed Forces Service Medal for participation in a military operation; or is a recently separated veteran (within the

last 3 years) and separated under honorable conditions. Appointments under this authority may be made at any

grade level up to and including a GS-11 or equivalent. This is an excepted service appointment, which can be convert-

ed to competitive service after 2 years. For additional information go to:

http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/shav/index.aspx#vra

Temporary or Term Appointment of 30% or More Disabled Veterans

Under this authority, agencies may, at their discretion, give a non-competitive temporary or term appointment of

not less than 60 days to any veteran who has a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more and who

meets the qualification requirements of the position. To be eligible, the individual must be a disabled veteran who

has a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more officially documented by the Department of De-

fense or the Department of Veterans Affairs. For additional information go to:

http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/shav/index.aspx#30

2017 BLM/TR

Training Sites

Thousand Oaks, CA March 10-13

Bastrop, TX March 17-20

Tall Timber, FL March 24-27

Washington, DC April 21-24

Loveland, CO April 28-May 1

Orcas Island, WA May 5-8

Boise, ID June 9-12

To Contact the BLM: Casual Payment Center MS270

3833 S Development Ave

Boise, ID 83705

Phone: 877-471-2262

Fax: 208-433-6405

Email Address: casualpay@blm.gov

Website: www.nifc.gov/programs/programs_PaymentCenter.html

-BASIC FIREFIGHTER TRAINING-

-REFRESHER TRAINING-

-ADVANCED FIREFIGHTER TRAINING-

February 17-20, 2017

Las Vegas, NV: to be announced

Homestead, FL:

HECM Training Sites

Additional training classes being

offered will be updated on the CPC

website.