Forest Ranger II

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*For us to properly determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for any posting, you must be sure your resume includes the month and year for any relevant experience listed. Your resume should include the duties and responsibilities associated with each position. Any experience that was not full-time employment should be identified as such.

• Patrols and inspects assigned areas observing activities, checking recreational areas, and wood operations; noting road conditions; posting signs; conducting fire investigations; and issuing fire permits. 
• Contacts and advises town fire wardens, landowners, mill owners, social organizations, industry, government groups, and others.
• Trains firefighting personnel, attends firefighting training, and repairs/checks firefighting equipment.
• Fights fires and supervises firefighting crews.
• Provides wildland fire training to fire departments, hotshots, schools, industry, and other groups.
• Inspects logging operations for compliance with the state’s fire, environmental, and conservation laws.
• Enforces statutes, prosecutes violators, writes case reports, and testifies in court.

For additional job tasks refer to: http://www.maine.gov/cgi-bin/bhrsalary/jobs.pl?pagenum=4&pagereq=\ActSpec\JobSpecs_HTM\9431.htm

• Proof of age (copy of birth certificate or driver’s license).
• A copy of your college transcripts and diploma(s).
• As applicable, any copies of Maine Criminal Justice Academy or comparable State and Federal Law Enforcement training program licenses, certificates, and transcripts.
• A letter/certificate from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy showing your Physical Fitness Test (PFT) results (date of test must be within two years of the closing date of this posting).
• Copies of any applicable training certificates, licenses, military training summaries, etc.

The Forest Ranger selection process is extensive, thorough and time consuming. The process is conducted by the Bureau of Human Resources and the Division of Forest Protection. It involves multiple evaluation phases, and you must successfully complete each phase to proceed to the next.

Forest Ranger Application Open Period (90 Days): (see above open and closing dates)

Applications that are complete (including required attachments) will only be accepted during this open period.

Applications will be screened by the Bureau of Human Resources and the Division of Forest Protection.

I. Physical Fitness Test:

Each candidate will be required to complete the PFT (physical fitness test) prior to submitting their application. Proof of successful completion is required for applications to be accepted.  If it has been longer than 2 years since you have taken the physical fitness test at MCJA, you will need to retake the test in order for your fitness test to be current. You can take the physical fitness test at MCJA on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. The link for more information on the test and scheduling it can be found here:  https://www.maine.gov/dps/mcja/attending/tests

Please call MCJA (207) 877-8000 to schedule an appointment to take the PFT on the date above.

Applicants must bring with them a government issued picture identification such as a driver’s license and the $50.00 fee. If paying with cash, please bring the correct amount. If paying with check, please bring a check for $50.00 made payable to “Treasurer, State of Maine”. Applicants should arrive 30 minutes prior to the start of the test. Anyone arriving after the test has started will be asked to reschedule.

Background Investigations and Automatic Disqualifiers:

• Has been found guilty of murder or any crime classified in Maine Law as a Class A, B, or C crime (any felony).
• Has been found guilty of any crime classified in Maine Law as a Class D crime (misdemeanor with a maximum term of imprisonment of less than one year).
• Has been found guilty of violating any of the following provisions of the Maine Criminal Code: 1) Chapter 15 (theft); 2) Chapter 19 (falsification in official matters); 3) Chapter 25 (bribery and corrupt practices); or 4) Chapter 45 (drugs).
• Has been found guilty of any crime that is a violation of the domestic abuse provisions of any state or federal statutes.
• Has an extensive record of motor vehicle law violations.
• Has been found guilty of operating-under-the-influence of intoxicating liquor and/or drugs within the 10 years prior to date of hire.
• Has been found guilty of conduct specified in subparagraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 in another state or jurisdiction.
• Has been adjudicated to have committed a 0.02 violation (liquor violation under 21 years of age) within the 6 years prior to date of application.
• Has ingested or been injected with or used a hallucinogenic drug.
• Has illegally sold scheduled drugs or drugs which require a prescription.
• Has engaged in illegal drug use beyond what is considered as experimentation.
• Is currently abusing drugs or alcohol.
• Falsifies, misrepresents, or omits information concerning a material fact in the application, during any of the tests, when interviewed, during the background investigation, polygraph examination, or on the pre-polygraph questionnaire.

III. Chief’s Interview:

Applicants successfully passing all prior phases of the hiring process will be scheduled for an interview with the Division’s Chief. Applicants passing this phase will be placed on the Division’s hiring register maintained at the Natural Resources Service Center. This register will be used to fill vacancies throughout the State and will remain valid for 18 months after its establishment.

IV. New Hire Conditions of Employment:

Newly hired Forest Rangers are required to attend and successfully complete the following;

• Maine Criminal Justice Academy’s 18-week Basic Law Enforcement Training Program (BLETP)
• Advanced Ranger 12-week School (post school).
• Upon graduation from these academies, new Forest Rangers will work under a Field Training Officer for a period of six (6) months (832hrs minimum). 
• Complete the PFT at the 50th and 60th percentiles as described above.

Employment during this probationary period is contingent on a new employee passing all of the above requirements. Forest Rangers are required to annually complete and pass physical fitness testing at the previous listed standards and as defined by agency policy.

Research shows that people from historically excluded communities tend to apply to jobs only when they check every box in the posting.  If you’re currently reading this and hesitating to apply for that reason, we encourage you to go for it! Let us know how your lived experience and passion set you apart.

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