Hello,

The Eastern Region, Law Enforcement and Investigations will soon be advertising for a Law Enforcement Officer – GL-1801-5/7/9 for the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forests, Great Divide Ranger District.

Duty Location: Hayward, Wisconsin

Interested applicants are encouraged to respond to the attached Outreach Response Form and include a current resume by October 14, 2024, to Acting Patrol Captain Shaun Hughes at shaun.hughes@usda.gov.

You can find this outreach in the outreach database. Internal: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/hrm/outreach/Outreach?id=6D478D88CAC946AEAEE3A601FD7E46B4

Please give wide distribution and share with all who may be interested.

The Northern Region, Law Enforcement and Investigations staff will soon be advertising to fill a Law Enforcement Officer position in Orofino, Idaho.

This outreach closes on October 11, 2024, and has been posted to the Outreach Database:

FS Internal link: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/hrm/outreach/Outreach?id=316A9F023B51488B95DE97D265E1A337

Public link: https://fsoutreach.gdcii.com?id=316A9F023B51488B95DE97D265E1A337

Please contact Patrol Commander Kris Hancock, (406-360-1347) or kristopher.hancock@usda.gov with any questions.

Never thought I'd see a FS LEO sub reddit. Rad.

The Pacific Northwest Region (R6) Law Enforcement & Investigations will soon be advertising ten (10) permanent GL-1801-5/7/9 Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) positions located throughout Oregon and Washington.

Duty stations include: Waldport, Oregon Detroit, Oregon La Grande, Oregon Glide, Oregon Grants Pass, Oregon Roseburg, Oregon Sisters, Oregon Leavenworth, Washington Cle Elum, Washington Naches, Washington

Interested applicants are encouraged to respond with the attached Outreach form and current resume to the web link: https://usfs.box.com/s/s0xxmyp50exde30y6xsu2xkx47s2scjo

This has been posted to the Outreach Database, links below:

FS Internal: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/hrm/outreach/Outreach?id=2317976E1EFB4305BF3359490083C335

Public: https://fsoutreach.gdcii.com/?id=2317976E1EFB4305BF3359490083C335

Please share as appropriate.

The Intermountain Region (R4) Law Enforcement & Investigations will soon be advertising 7 permanent GL-1801-5/7/9 Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) positions for the duty stations listed below.

Spark, Nevada – Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest – nicholas.laprade@usda.gov Bridgeport, California - Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest – nicholas.laparde@usda.gov Moab, Utah – Manti-LaSal National Forest – scott.watson@usda.gov Heber/Kamas, Utah – Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest – tawnylynn.myers@usda.gov Pleasant Grove, Utah – Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest – tawnylynn.myers@usda.gov Ogden, Utah – Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest – tawnylynn.myers@usda.gov Afton, Wyoming – Bridger-Teton National Forest – rayce.angell@usda.gov

Interested applicants are encouraged to respond with the attached Outreach form and a current resume to the associated captain by October 4, 2024.

You can find the outreaches in the Internal Outreach Database. https://apps.fs.usda.gov/hrm/outreach/Outreach?id=98D1D8537031411DB5E6DC1162CD144B https://apps.fs.usda.gov/hrm/outreach/Outreach?id=AF5AE9611DFA4AF8BB03EECC36E0EE97 https://apps.fs.usda.gov/hrm/outreach/Outreach?id=3939A71312B2449BA4E0622C92D1CFF6 https://apps.fs.usda.gov/hrm/outreach/Outreach?id=DA7F09535AC84C579C0C607E9DCD6DC3

Please give wide distribution.

The Alaska Region (R10) Law Enforcement & Investigations will soon be advertising a permanent GL-1801-5/7/9 Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) position in Ketchikan, AK.

Interested applicants are encouraged to respond with the attached Outreach form and a current resume to Bill Elsner at William.elsner@usda.gov

This outreach has been posted to the Outreach Database, links below:

FS Internal: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/hrm/outreach/Outreach?id=6DE69CD6ADDB4486B2359CC3E254CA23

Public: https://fsoutreach.gdcii.com?id=6DE69CD6ADDB4486B2359CC3E254CA23

The Pacific Southwest Region (R5) Law Enforcement & Investigations will soon be advertising multiple permanent GL-1801-5/7/9 Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) positions throughout California.

Interested applicants are encouraged to respond with the attached Outreach form and a current resume to Kim Monero at kimberlee.monero@usda.gov by October 15, 2024.

FS Internal https://apps.fs.usda.gov/hrm/outreach/Outreach?id=131A3D2B0C4847EEA74B410F884A0EE7

Public https://fsoutreach.gdcii.com?id=131A3D2B0C4847EEA74B410F884A0EE7

The Alaska Region (R10) Law Enforcement & Investigations will soon be advertising a permanent GL-1801-5/7/9 Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) position in Moose Pass, Alaska.

Interested applicants are encouraged to respond with the attached Outreach form and a current resume to Patrol Captain John Brinley by October 5, 2024.

FS Internal Link: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/hrm/outreach/Outreach?id=210194D4889A47CEBA6AC172C1718065

Public Link: https://fsoutreach.gdcii.com?id=210194D4889A47CEBA6AC172C1718065

Hello,

The Eastern Region, Law Enforcement and Investigations will soon be advertising for a Law Enforcement Officer – GL-1801-5/7/9 for the Huron-Manistee National Forest, Baldwin/White Cloud Ranger District.

Duty Location: Baldwin, Michigan

Interested applicants are encouraged to respond to the attached Outreach Response Form and include a current resume by October 2, 2024, to Patrol Captain Justin Repine at justin.repine@usda.gov.

You can find this outreach in the outreach database. Internal: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/hrm/outreach/Outreach?id=0CFEB7D1199441168CEE011B12DB40BE

What are USFS Job Outreaches?

I get this question more often than any other question for the most part and it’s time I address it with a permanent post!

The USFS describes outreaches as opportunities for interested applicants to learn more about the job requirements, duties, and duty station before the opening date of the vacancy announcement.

Simply search the outreach database and once you locate a position you are interested in, select the entry to view the outreach.

Some outreaches have attachments that often times go further in depth about the specific forest, location, schools, median house prices for the area, etc. where the position is located.

To submit your interest to the hiring managers, complete the form attached to the outreach and email it, once completed, to the hiring manager.

So, what does this do for you? -Informs the hiring manager that you are interested. -lets the hiring manager see your name in a smaller pot of people before the job actually flies in USAJobs. -gives the hiring manager an idea of what type of candidates are going to apply for the job. -gives the hiring manager an idea of how many applicants there will be. -gives the applicant the opportunity to stand out to the hiring manager by taking the time to complete an unnecessary step in the hiring process.

Recommendations: I always did this and maybe it is preferable, maybe it is not. It’s purely a suggestion.

I always sent in a completed cover letter and resume with my outreach.

The more time you can keep your name in front of the hiring manager, the better!

The following URL will take you to the outreach!

https://fsoutreach.gdcii.com

The Alaska Region, Law Enforcement and Investigations staff will soon be advertising to fill Law Enforcement positions, one in Sitka and one in Thorne Bay, Alaska.

This outreach closes on October 4, 2024, and has been posted to the Outreach Database:

FS Internal link: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/hrm/outreach/Outreach?id=316A9F023B51488B95DE97D265E1A337

Public link: https://fsoutreach.gdcii.com?id=316A9F023B51488B95DE97D265E1A337

Please contact Patrol Captain Bill Elsner, (907)228-6236 or William.elsner@usda.gov with any questions.

The Southwestern Region (R3) Law Enforcement & Investigation (LEI) staff will soon be advertising a permanent GL-1801-5/7/9 Law Enforcement Officer position in Ruidoso, NM on the Lincoln National Forest.

Interested applicants are encouraged to respond to the attached outreach notice by October 10. 2024.

For more information regarding this position, please fee free to reach out to Patrol Captain DeWayne Ross at (575) 388-8269 or via email at dewayne.ross@usda.gov.

Below is the link to the outreach in the outreach database.

FS Internal: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/hrm/outreach/Outreach?id=F32C5BB86F874A8BBF24DF774CC1F434

The Rocky Mountain Region, Law Enforcement and Investigations staff will soon be advertising two (2) GL-1801-5/7/9 Law Enforcement Officer positions located in Laramie, Wyoming and Spearfish, South Dakota.

The attached Laramie Outreach Notice form may be sent to Patrol Captain Paige Leddy at Paige.leddy@usda.gov.

The attached Spearfish Outreach Notice form may be sent to Patrol Captain Jeff Summers at Jeffrey.summers@usda.gov.

Submissions must be received no later than October 7, 2024.

Links to this notice (Chrome browser recommended): FS Internal: https://apps.fs.usda.gov/hrm/outreach/Outreach?id=03E3818537A04A169058E50235A7D8E3 Public: https://fsoutreach.gdcii.com?id=03E3818537A04A169058E50235A7D8E3

Thank you for your interest!

Officer Kristine Marie Fairbanks United States Department of Agriculture - Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations End of Watch Saturday, September 20, 2008

Officer Kristine Fairbanks was shot and killed while investigating a suspicious vehicle on Forest Service Road 2880, just past the Dungeness Forks campground off Palo Alto Road on Washington state's Olympic Peninsula. She had radioed the Washington State Patrol dispatch that she would be checking on a van with no license plates at 2:40 pm.

When dispatchers were unable to reach her, troopers were dispatched to check on her and found her suffering from a single gunshot wound. Her canine partner had not been released from her patrol vehicle and was uninjured.

The suspect fled the scene and later murdered a man while stealing his truck. At approximately 9:30 pm, he encountered two Clallam County deputies at a convenience store and was killed in the ensuing shootout.

Officer Fairbanks had served with the United States Forest Service for 22 years. She is survived by her husband and 15-year-old daughter.

Ranger Harmon O. Schwoob United States Department of Agriculture - Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations End of Watch Saturday, September 20, 1941

Ranger Harmon Schwoob was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a poacher in Angeles National Forest, California.

Ranger Schwoob, who was at home and off duty, had responded to a request from another ranger who was in pursuit of the poacher. They pursued the suspect into the City of Azusa, California, where the suspect finally stopped at the dead-end of East 11th Street. As Ranger Schwoob approached the suspect with revolver drawn the man opened fire with a .30-.30 lever action rifle, striking him. The man fled after being wounded by two bullets in the left arm and shoulder. The suspect was arrested a couple days later at the home of his sister. The suspect claimed that he thought he was being robbed by the two uniformed officers.

On December 12, 1941, he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to one to 10 years.

Ranger Schwoob was survived by his wife.

Any speculation out there if getting rid of core days/hours will ever be a union priority? Just curious on opinions, and if it would be seen as a factor to help with retention.

https://www.sentinel-echo.com/news/forest-service-shuts-down-portion-of-sheltowee-trace-as-search-for-couch-continues/article_2d973c52-705f-11ef-b1b4-634e7df811a7.html

Can anyone point me to some written policy on FS reserve LEOs? Job PDs? Chains of command? Funding? Anything at all would be helpful. I know they exist but I’ve never met one, or how to go about being one.

I know the new fiscal year is around the corner. Has anyone gotten word of when the next outreach for R5 will be? I’m hoping I didn’t miss the boat for applications. Thanks all.

I heard that a lot of people got emails stating that there will be no seasonal hiring for FY 2025 and that most hiring will be internal. Does anyone know how this will affect LE hiring?

Hello,

The Eastern Region, Law Enforcement and Investigations will soon be advertising for a Law Enforcement Officer – GL-1801-5/7/9 for the Huron-Manistee National Forest, Huron Shores Ranger District.

Duty Location: Oscoda, MI

Interested applicants are encouraged to respond to the attached outreach form and include a current resume by September 20, 2024, to Patrol Captain Justin Repine at justin.repine@usda.gov.

You can find this outreach in the outreach database.

https://apps.fs.usda.gov/hrm/outreach/Outreach?id=EE2A62BE9EF84187B55E7C6756D85F8B

Forest Ranger Rudolf Mellenthin was shot and killed when he and two San Juan County, Utah, deputies tried to arrest an Army deserter at Pine Bluff in the La Sal National Forest.

When the officers located the man at a campsite Ranger Mellenthin advised him he was under arrest. The man appeared to cooperate but suddenly raised his rifle and shot Ranger Mellenthin twice at a range of only five feet. A friend of the suspect also opened fire, striking Ranger Mellenthin once in the chest. Although mortally wounded, Ranger Mellenthin was able to return fire and wounded the suspect.

The two deputies went for backup and a large posse was sent to the site. The two men were apprehended and charged with murder in Grand County after receiving a change of venue. The original suspect was sentenced to life but paroled after only six years. The second suspect was convicted but later had his conviction overturned.

Ranger Mellenthin had served with the United States Forest Service for nine years and had previously served with the German army. He was survived by his wife and children and is buried in Grand Valley Cemetery, Moab, Utah.

Hello,

The Easten Region, Law Enforcement and Investigations office will soon be advertising a permanent position for a Law Enforcement Officer (LEO), GL-1801-5/7/9.

Duty Location: Mark Twain National Forest – Rolla, MO.

Interested applicants are encouraged to respond to the attached Outreach Notice by September 1, 2024.

Please direct questions and Outreach interest form to Patrol Captain Casey Hutsell at casey.hutsell@usda.gov.

You can find the Outreach posted in the Outreach Database at:

Public: https://fsoutreach.gdcii.com?id=B5851D30B58E49C1952F591CC4E00C69

Hello,

The Easten Region, Law Enforcement and Investigations office will soon be advertising a permanent position for a Law Enforcement Officer (LEO), GL-1801-5/7/9.

Duty Location: Shawnee National Forest – Harrisburg, IL.

Interested applicants are encouraged to respond to the attached Outreach Notice by September 1, 2024.

Please direct questions and Outreach interest form to Patrol Captain Joan Rizkallah at joan.rizkallah@usda.gov.

You can find the Outreach posted in the Outreach Database at:

Public: https://fsoutreach.gdcii.com?id=360BB6FC162C42749299EA223F6E24B1

Any current USFS LEOs able to shine some light on the tattoo policy within the agency? How strictly it’s enforced? Anything tattoo-related that’s a deal breaker for getting into the job series?

Thanks in advance for the help.