Job Details:
Title:	Remote Sensing Specialist	Annual Salary:
Series:	0401; 1301	Respond By Date:	08/20/10
Grade:	GS-12
Duties:	This position is located in the Pacific Southwest Region, Information Management Staff, Remote Sensing Lab, McClellan, CA. The incumbent serves as the Program Leader for Remote Sensing. Duties include existing vegetation mapping program, vegetation map accuracy assessments, regional remote sensing coordination, satellite imagery library, investigation of new remote sensing technologies, and National Forests mapping coordination. Additional responsibilities include interacting with other staffs, including the Regional Ecology and Fire Ecology Programs, to address changing vegetation data needs and land management issues. The incumbent provides advice and guidance in mapping processes and procedures, resource data collection, GIS analysis and interpretations, core data standards and consistence requirements, quality control; project work planning, assignments of work tasks, training and technical contract specifications.
Job Location:
Forest:	Not Applicable
District:	Not Applicable
Location Other:	The position is located at McClellan Business Park at 3237 Peacekeeper Way, Suite 209, McClellan, California, approximately 10 miles from the state capitol. Sacramento is situated in the northern portion of the central valley in northern California. It is 60 miles east of San Francisco and 90 miles west of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Davis, CA is approximately 25 miles west of McClellan and is an easy commute distance from Sacramento. Housing: The median cost of a single-family home in the Sacramento area is $219,000 (25th Percentile $149,450; 75th Percentile $325,500). Suburban cities east of Sacramento include a higher end of about $500,000 and cities 20 – 30 miles west of Sacramento begin around $400,000. Apartment, condominiums and house rentals in Sacramento range from $800 - $1,600 or more per month. Schools: Sacramento is home to Sacramento State University, part of the California State University system, and several junior colleges including Cosumnes River College (15 miles south west of downtown Sacramento), Sierra Nevada Junior College (20 miles east of downtown Sacramento), and Sacramento Junior College. Sacramento also benefits from its proximity to the University of California, Davis (15 miles west) and University of California, Berkeley (50 miles west). There are over 3 school districts within the greater Sacramento area and many options for private institutions. Transportation: Sacramento is served by Interstate 80, Highway 50, Highway 99 and Interstate 5. Bus service and light rail systems are available within the city and extend east to Placerville and Roseville, and west to Davis. Sacramento also offers many miles of bicycle paths through town and along the American River. Bicycling is a popular way to commute to work.
City/State/Zip:	McClellan, CA  95652
Location:	The Angeles National Forest is 640,000 acres in size located primarily in Los Angeles county in southern California. Predominate vegetation is chamise chaparral, mixed chaparral, coastal-sage scrub and mixed conifer. The Forest has a tremendous recreation, law enforcement, fire and watershed management workload and a complex urban/wildland interface. Annual wildfire acres average over 17,000 acres per year. Annual law enforcement incidents average about 2500. The Forest Emergency Operation Coordination Center (EOCC) provides Dispatching Services for the Angeles National Forest and the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. The supports over 5500 incidents per year. The EOCC is staffed 24 hours per day, seven days per year. Shift work will be required. Healthy and stable watersheds are extremely important to the over 12 million residents of the Los Angeles basin. The Forest maintains a high level of cooperation with over 20 fire agencies including the Los Angeles County Fire Department Los Angeles City Fire Department and many local municipal departments. The Forest also maintains high levels of cooperations with many Law Enforcement Agencies such as the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office, the Department of Game and Fish, and the California Highway Patrol. The duty station is located in Lancaster, California. Lancaster is located in the Antelope Valley and enjoys a true High Desert climate. High temperatures in the summer average over 100 degrees and low temperatures in the mid-seventies. Temperatures in the winter range from the mid-seventies to the low thirties with occasional snow. Lancaster is centrally located at about equal distance to the beach and the Eastern Sierra Mountains. Housing cost in the Antelope Valley ranges from $70,000 to $200,000. Lancaster and nearby Palmdale are full service communities and offer a full range of entertainment, recreational and educational opportunities LOS ANGELES RIVER AND SAN GABRIEL RIVER RANGER DISTRICTS The Los Angeles River Ranger District represents the recent consolidation of the Tujunga and Arroyo Seco Districts of the Angeles National Forest. The LA River Ranger District makes up approximately one third of the land mass on the Angeles and adjoins the communities of the San Fernando and San Gabriel Valleys just north of the city Los Angeles. The San Gabriel District is located on the eastern end of the forest and is comprised of extensive wilderness along with significant urban interface issues. The two districts represent an extremely complex and challenging fire management work load. The program includes pre-suppression, suppression, fuels management, fire prevention, and facilities. The Angeles National Forest has an average in excess of 200+ fires annually and one of the most complex fuel and topography conditions of any national forest. Initial attacks can involve several jurisdictional agencies with numerous resources. The encumbant will be responsible for the supervision of a variety of suppression resources. This position also requires a knowledge of fuels management planning and execution. The Los Angeles basin provides an outstanding variety of activities for forest employees. World class beaches with scuba diving, sailing and surfing opportunities are less than one hour from the forest. Major league sporting events, live theater, museums and amusement parks all offer recreational activities for people of all interests. Educational opportunities abound near the forest. Local community colleges and state universities provide a broad spectrum of affordable upper division education. Local school systems, both public and private, provide parents with many choices for their children, while continuing education is available from private providers, as well as local community colleges. No government housing is available. Local housing costs range from $120,000 in the Antelope Valley to in excess of $200,000 in some San Fernando/San Gabriel Valley locations. Rentals can be found in all local communities and average between $800 and $1,100, for a three bedroom apartment.
For Further Information Please Contact:
Name:	Carlos Ramirez
Phone:	916-640-1275; 707-562-9183
Fax:	916-640-1291
TTY:	707-562-9130
Address 1:	3237 Peacekeeper Way, Suite 209
Address 2:
City/State/Zip:	McClellan CA 94592
Email:	carlosramirez@fs.fed.us
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