r/Wildfire

I'm a 43 year old, type 1 IA National wildland firefighter class C Red card cutter. Trying to catch a ride back home, I can drive any thing with wheels, I can help with gas and traveling munchies. Or if you are willing to take shatter, I have I lil bit I can spare, I'm going from Albany Or, to lake isabella ca I can even work to help pay my way. From falling big timber, to roofing, drywall, painting, and more. If I don't know it I will learn it. Need to leave asap call me, 4582707799 names Irish.

What do you guys do to train for the rappel or jumper 110# packout? Specifically, what pack system do you use? I don’t hunt, but I’m sure many of you get away with your hunting pack. I was browsing GovX and was considering getting one of the GoRuck ruckers since it’s rated to 75 pounds then throwing a Bulgarian sandbag over the shoulders if I wanted to go heavier.

I have worked for the Feds I have worked for the state….when does the nature conservancy hire for the summer?

I am starting to realize my desires and passion within fire belong to habitat management, prescribed burning and fuels mitigation work. (I worked for USFWS and loved working alongside biologists)

I miss doing work thats focused on fire prevention and understanding biodiversity.
I don’t have a college degree and next year will be my fourth season, FFT1, I was a squad boss for a fuels crew this year.

Thanks for any options you can think of!

I’m a college student in the 805 area looking to work in wildland fire this upcoming summer, and I have a couple questions for people with experience hiring or working on crews.

I’ll finish school in May and start back up again in August, so I’m looking for positions that would fit within that window. What types of crews/positions would be realistic for that schedule? I’m considering Type 2IA, Type 2, CCC, federal, and state crews, but I’m not sure which would be the best fit.

I’m also studying Fire Science and am thinking about applying to several Type 2IA and Type 2 crews. How many places should I apply to? And what does the application/recruitment process generally look like for these crews? Is it better to apply broadly or focus on a few specific crews?

For reference I have certs in: IS-100, IS-700, S-190, L-180, and the online portion of S-130. Currently working on IS-200/800

Any advice from people who have gone through the process recently would be greatly appreciated

Hello!

Just wanted to post here as I am not able to find any information. I am currently working in Texas at the TICC, but I am planning to move to Virginia. Any guidance would be very very appreciated for information on the VICC, local crews (Any agency I have previously worked both USFS/NPS back in AZ). I am looking into either going back to a fuels crew or into dispatch, I am moving due to family matters and unfortunately cannot consider another area, but I’m struggling to understand options. I have already applied to fuels and dispatch and would like to prepare myself further.

Thank you y’all!

I just saw that thread where you claim to have run an IHC and didn’t know some of those basic shit about staffing and typing…

It was beautiful to see you get Pwn3d again and again.

you know who else lied about running an IHC?

Tim from faceshotwakeup you even talk like he does.

Didnt you learn your lesson the first time this sub made you cry and delete your account?

EDIT: Thank you for your input! I will not pursue being a FF.

A couple of days ago I asked about the CCC (I'm too old, lol) and being a FF here (https://www.reddit.com/r/calfire/comments/1wu9t34/fit\_but\_closer\_to\_40\_than\_30\_am\_i\_too\_old\_to\_join/)

After all of the insight I got, I've pretty much landed on the idea of being a Hotshot. Structural scares me. My wife has a friend who lost her FF husband in a building collapse, I saw Backdraft as a kid and I would like to keep the amount of dead bodies I see to an absolute minimum.

As for being a Hotshot, from the outside looking in, it kind of has everything I'm looking for in a career.

Protecting/Saving the landscape of my hometown. A proper reason to be fit. Comradery. A real sense of purpose. The fruits of my labor immediately visible. Said labor not being exploited (It's underpaid and underappreciated but the work doesn't make some rich a**hat richer).

Obviously I have traveled the road of life long enough to know there is no panacea when it comes to choosing, or in my case, re-choosing, a career.

I'd love to hear from this community about what your experience is, your thoughts, your opinions etc.

P.S. to the Hotshots: I f*cking love y'alls highlight reels on youtube; especially the ones with some righteous doom metal. Nothing like a 300 foot wall a flames and a chugging guitar to get the blood pumping!

Hi all!

My boyfriend is a hotshot and I am starting christmas shopping...

Would a leatherman be a good gift?

If yes, what model would be most useful? I was thinking the Wave Alpha but would like input from people who actually live the life and would have a better idea.

Edit: I was also considering the Signal. Any reason that would be a bad choice?

Does this suck or is it worth it

I’m not sure how it works but I know some shot crews stay staffed, which ones do? How many perms?

Any intel on the various crews in the bay area? Marin, Alameda, Contra Costa, EBRPD? Anyone worked with them on their out-of-state rolls this year?

Hey everyone,

I'm applying for my first season starting with the next temporary hiring phase, and I am curious about a few things regarding my resume. Any help would be much appreciated!

1. Is it always beneficial to use the USAJobs resume instead of a personally constructed one? My USAJobs resume is a carbon copy of my normal one, minus formatting, so I'm considering using my personal resume. Is that a mistake?
2. USAJobs now says resumes should be limited to two pages or fewer, yet I've seen elsewhere that federal resumes run much longer than a standard one. Has this expectation changed?
3. Do employers expect the weird CV-way of writing on federal resumes, i.e. with bullet points and without complete sentences?

Thanks guys, and I hope everyone has a great weekend.

I just got an interest letter from a crew saying that they will be doing phone calls next week and I was wondering what I should expect or what kind of questions they will ask the position is with the usfs as a seasonal wildland firefighter

Is the Forest Service now requiring Enop before opening an engine boss Taskbook. I thought that was just a DOI thing. I work for a municipal department with an open engine boss Taskbook. Is Enop becoming the standard now? I’m wondering if I am going to have to start over.