The Kentucky State Park Rangers is hiring. Please see above as to whether or not we are currently accepting new applications for this position. If the application status is open and you would like to apply right away, then skip to the bottom of this post. If you would like to know more about the position and what it entails, then continue reading.
The Kentucky State Park Rangers are responsible for protecting our forests, parks, rivers, and lakes. They will patrol along our waterways and in our parks and the state and national forests that are within Kentucky. You will be trained on and provided Police Reports and Medical Records required to file an incident report for each incident using the provided report documents. You may need to provide emergency medical services if you find an injured person while on patrol. It will be your responsibility to track your ranger supplies/equipment and requesting restock or replacement from the department before you run out of necessary supplies. Everyone employed as a Park Ranger is expected to maintain the high level of professionalism standards associated with being a State employee. Join our team and help keep our Kentucky parks and wildlife safe.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Treatment of individuals injured or negatively effected by weather conditions
- Respond to 911 and emergency calls that are on State Parks or National Forests and along our waterways.
- Treat patients who need immediate attention following protocols.
- Transport or coordinate transport for patients from the site of the incident to the hospital.
- Or provide a release form as well as a incident report for patients that are not brought in to the hospital.
- Park Ranger Truck Maintenance and Inventory
- Ensure the departments high cleanliness standards are maintained for your uniform, truck, and office space.
- Review trucks and station supply inventory and requisition additional supplies.
- Ensure the trucks are maintained by the appropriate mechanic either in-house or through the a contract with local mechanics.
- Make sure all equipment is not in need of repair or request repairs or replacements if needed.
- Issue Hunting and Fishing licenses to Kentucky residents at the station or either city or state clerk offices.
- Enter correct information for the individual in the computer when issuing the license and verify they are at least 18 years old for a hunting license.
- Deliver a copy of the license to the station or the city or state clerk office.
- Ensure the individual getting a license understand the limits for fish and game.
- Educate, if needed, the proper use of fishing equipment, traps, and hunting rifles.
- Patrolling State and National Parks and along Kentucky Waterways.
- Ensure anyone hunting or fishing has the proper license and gear.
- Issue tickets for illegal hunting or fishing.
- Complete detailed incident reports for each incident.
- Track the hours and incidents for your time on duty.
In-game skills and Backstory
No specific information is required in your character biography/journal.
- First Aid Skill
- Helps to treat individuals requiring immediate medical attention found while patrolling.
- Driving
- Adequate driving skill in-game is required to patrol some of the forests and waterways where it might be dense vegetation to maneuver around.
- Fishing, Foraging (hunting), and Trapping skills
- Decent skill (level 3) to teach beginner level classes if needed.
Good To Have Skills/Traits (more pluses means more important, out of a max of 5)
- Active Community Member (+++)
- Organized (++)
- Team Player (+)
- Good Communicator (+++)
- Character Role Play (++++)
- Driving Capabilities (+++)
- In-game First Aid Skill (+)
- In-game Fishing/Forage/Trapping Skill (+)
Application Format
If you think you would be a good fit for this role and are interested in it, please copy/paste the application format in the reply box for this thread then fill it out and post your message.
Discord Username (if applicable): AliyahTheShortestIdiot
In-Game Username: Bohuslav Melnyk
In-Game Character Name: Bohuslav Melnyk
Real Life Age: 16
Either in real life or in video games, do you have any previous experience in being apart of an Emergency Medical or Law Enforcement team?
I have been law enforcement since the start of the iteration, a Captain.
Describe why you would like to be a Park Ranger and why you think you would be a good fit for the role:
I don’t want to be pd anymore and I think being in nature will be cool
How would you treat someone in critical condition with multiple injuries and that has either a bullet or glass in a wound(s) and why?
stitch the wounds on the torso, neck and head first then handle the rest.
And are your skills adequate to drive the Ranger truck? Do you have any mechanics skill? (mechanics skill is not a requirement)
I have no mechanic skills
If you found someone illegally fishing, hunting, trapping, logging, or mining. how would you handle the situation?
Tell them they can’t do that and either fine or make them leave