The NC Coastal Fire Crew Manager coordinates day-to-day activities of the prescribed fire crew and participates in wildland fire operations which include ignition, control, mop-up, suppression, monitoring, etc. All TNC staff actively participating on a prescribed burn must be qualified as a FFT2. The Prescribed Fire Crew Manager will participate in preparing fire lines, maintaining equipment, post-burn monitoring and other tasks. May perform other preserve management duties when conditions are not conducive to prescribed fire. 

• Function as both leader and member of a work team, in a high stress team environment.
• Convey work instructions to Burn Crew members.              
• Monitor the progress of Burn Crew Members toward achieving fire management goals.
• Makes decisions on the fire line based upon evaluation of fire behavior, available resources and judgment.
• Perform other preserve management duties when conditions are not conducive to prescribed fire.
• Ability to perform heavy physical work in variable weather conditions, at remote locations, on difficult and hazardous terrain, and under physically demanding circumstances.