Wildland Firefighters

[97exc]

I'm going to be looking to get on a crew this season, as I'm getting my training/certs now. I've seen there's a few guys on here with experience, any advice or help you can offer is appreciated. Info on how to get hired especially, I'm willing to go anywhere but prefer to get on with my local crew (northern Colorado area) if possible.

 

[m8braaaap]

I'm going to be looking to get on a crew this season, as I'm getting my training/certs now. I've seen there's a few guys on here with experience, any advice or help you can offer is appreciated. Info on how to get hired especially, I'm willing to go anywhere but prefer to get on with my local crew (northern Colorado area) if possible.

if it dosnt start snowing here soon you guys will be in high demand!!!should be easy to get hired for sure.

 

[av8er]

You can get on a grayback contract crew easily

but I recommend you start on a usfs, or blm engine crew

www.usajobs.opm.gov

 

[Raff_9001M]

I'm going to be looking to get on a crew this season, as I'm getting my training/certs now. I've seen there's a few guys on here with experience, any advice or help you can offer is appreciated. Info on how to get hired especially, I'm willing to go anywhere but prefer to get on with my local crew (northern Colorado area) if possible.

Hurry up. Many forests will be pulling applications very soon. Call the hiring official for the office you would like to work on so they know your name. On your application list all trades, machinery or skills you have - even if you don't have actual official job time with them. Most fire folks really like applicants who can McGyver stuff - like farm and ranch kids. Athletics and showing them you are in good shape is valuable too. S-130 / S-190 courses are good as is indicating you are Red Card qualified. Good luck and if you know of someone who has completed a successful application for federal employment get it. As with any federal bureacracy, the application rating official looks for certain key terms.

 

[Mtn-Track]

Since your considered a newbie, your best bet is to get on with someone like the Larimer County seasonal crews this spring and get some experience and additional training under your belt. The USFS has tons of applicants every year and after you have a chance to work real fires under the county (often working side-by-side with USFS folks), some inter-regional fires, advance up the chain with training to positions like squad boss, engine boss, sawer, etc. then you have a significantly better chance of making the transition into USFS positions. At the same time, lots of guys make the transition from county to smoke jumper training, then end up going straight into USFS positions.

 

[xrated]

I'm going to be looking to get on a crew this season, as I'm getting my training/certs now. I've seen there's a few guys on here with experience, any advice or help you can offer is appreciated. Info on how to get hired especially, I'm willing to go anywhere but prefer to get on with my local crew (northern Colorado area) if possible.

Go over to www.backcountryrebels.com and look up Rob1334. He will have good advice for you about getting going. He pays the bills doing this and even has one of those year round gigs.