Benjamin Haney
Coeur D'Alene,ID
Summary
Motivated Fuels Tech with the Coeur d'Alene BLM with proven decision-making and multitasking abilities. Successfully directs fuels projects, burn plan writing, coordinates fuel projects with cooperators and other land management agencies. Effective communication, team collaboration, monitor planning, working with other district functions on projects related to fuel work, and a Level 2 contract representative(COR) working on projects like fuel breaks and hand piling contracts. Currently writing NEPA documents for new fuel projects while working with the District NEPA team to get these projects approved and moving forward.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Fuels Tech
BLM
Coeur D'Alene, ID
05.2023 - Current
- Directs aspects of the fuels management program including planning, implementation, coordination, and completion with cooperators and with agencies such as the State of Idaho(IDL) and the Forest Service. (2023-present)
- Plans and oversees contracting and procurement of goods and services to accomplish fuels management goals and objectives. (2023-present)
- Evaluates individual fuels treatments (2023-present)
- Updates the smoke management program in Coeur d'Alene to ensure compliance with state air quality standards. (2023-present)
- Develops and implements short-term fire management objectives and strategies based on the effects and behavior of prescribed fire. Writes burn plans, analyzes and evaluates prescription treatments, monitoring methods, new technologies, and makes improvements as appropriate to improve the organization's effectiveness relating to fuels management. (2023-present)
- Serves as a level 2 contracting officer on fuels projects aligned with FOC and with GNA through the IDL. FOC completed in 2024 fuel break south of Pinehurst, ID. GNA completed three contracts in 2025 for Gamlin Lake, Lucky Mullen, and Lynch Gulch Handline.(2023-present)
- Plans and administers the technical and administrative aspects of the prescribed fire/fuels plan, ensuring that preparation, ignition, holding, mop-up, and rehabilitation comply with applicable standards, regulations, policies, and guidelines.Monitors fire behavior, evaluates fire effects while on prescribe burns.(2023-present)
- Supports wildfire response activities locally and nationally. Participates in fuels and fire reviews. Participated in the Idaho Falls Fire review(2025) A Division on North Rockies Team 6 since (2023). (2023-present)
- Assigns work to lower graded staff based on priorities. Ensures that timeliness, accuracy, quality, and production standards are met. Evaluates work performance and adjusts assignments as required to accomplish workload in accordance with established priorities to ensure timely accomplishment of assigned tasks.(2023-present)
- Performs administrative responsibilities to include timekeeping, travel, government credit card management, maintaining records such as receipts for supplies; training firefighters; ensuring that work is carried out safely; reporting on work accomplishments and employee performance concerns.(2023-present)
Engine Captain
BLM/FS
Twin Falls, ID And Avery, ID
05.2011 - 05.2023
- Demonstrated exceptional decision-making abilities during high-pressure situations, maintaining a calm demeanor and focusing on crew safety.
- · As a qualified IC4 I have been the Incident Commander on both urban interface and non-urban interface fires. I have made initial evaluations of fire situations, determined method of attack including hose lays, deployment of crews, anchor points, water use, tools to use, requested additional resource needs, and where to put line in on active fires. I have experience doing this on range fires for the BLM and in the timber with the Forest Service.(2011-2023)
- I have and do supervise employees from the GS2 through GS7 on fire incidents, fuels projects, and other projects for the district.(2011-2023)
- · Facilitate S-215 and S-219 for the IPNF Spring training.(2019-2022)
- Served as a reliable and dependable team leader, consistently completing assigned tasks and supporting fellow crew members as needed.(2011-2023)
- I have performed as a FIRB (2012-2022), Holding Boss (2012-2022), and RXB2(T) (2018-2022). I have performed as RXB2 in North Idaho, Ocala Florida, London Kentucky, Tuskegee Alabama (2025),and the CDA-BLM(2023-2025)
- (2006-2025) I have performed as project lead for fuels projects in the preparation and implementation of prescribed fire plans with the Sawtooth National Forest (2006-2011), Twin Falls BLM (2011-2017), IPNF-St. Joe District (2018-2022), on the Ocala N.F. in Florida (2018-2022), and the CDA-BLM(2023-current)
- Experience with fire effects monitoring plans while working on the IPNF-St. Joe District (2018-2022), Ocala N.F. in Florida (2018-2022), and the Coeur d’Alene BLM (2023-2025).
- Maintain and update the Monitoring tracking folders in preparation of upcoming National Fuels Review. (Track GPS-related files, raw data files and reports, photos, maps, input data for analysis)(09/2015)
- Collect fuel moisture data throughout Twin Falls BLM District. (Collect samples, weigh, and calculate readings, forward to FUS, update local historic tracking database and National Fuel Moisture Database)(2015-2017)
- · Support the district Fuels program with prepping burn units, acting as the RXB2, burn plan knowledge, burn plan writing, Monitoring, and pre-planning on fuels units. (2011-2023)
Education
Associate of Science - Geography
College of Southern Idaho
Twin Falls, IDSkills
- Multitasking Abilities
- Team collaboration
- Organizational skills
- Effective communication
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Decision-making
- Detail-oriented
- Relationship building
- Task prioritization
- Self motivation
- Interpersonal skills
Accomplishments
Completed level 2 COR training
Completed all prescribe burning in 2023 and 2024 that was planned.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Fuels Tech
BLM
05.2023 - Current
Engine Captain
BLM/FS
05.2011 - 05.2023
Associate of Science - Geography
College of Southern Idaho