Wilderness Firefighters
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From: Twin Cities, MN
ferguson,
Wilderness, or more common, wildland fire fighters are what you are seeing out in California. These consist of the ground pounders, smoke jumpers, hot shot crews, and etc. These crews are usually the Department of Forestry/ Forest Service (feds), DNR (state), BLM (california and other western states), or private companies that contract with the above.
A structeral fire fighter is trained more towards residential, comercial, or industrial buildings. As posted previous, this will be your cities and suburbs. Now in rural areas, many of the fire fighters are trained in both do to the wildland/urban interface.
Wilderness, or more common, wildland fire fighters are what you are seeing out in California. These consist of the ground pounders, smoke jumpers, hot shot crews, and etc. These crews are usually the Department of Forestry/ Forest Service (feds), DNR (state), BLM (california and other western states), or private companies that contract with the above.
A structeral fire fighter is trained more towards residential, comercial, or industrial buildings. As posted previous, this will be your cities and suburbs. Now in rural areas, many of the fire fighters are trained in both do to the wildland/urban interface.
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From: Paso Robles, CA (Central Coast)
But every firefighter in Cali if trained for both structure and wildland firefighting. There are no wildland or structure firefighting depts. They are can do the same. BLM, BIA, USFS, CDF, Etc..
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The jobs I've been on the last couple summers have seemed to be near the major forest fires around the state. The firefighters seem to be late teens, early 20's for the most part. They work clearing underbrush when things aren't happening. When a fire does start, they get on it! Sometimes 12 to 16 hour days, 14 days on - 2 days off. (That's where the money comes in at $12/hr. Think about 60 hours OT a WEEK.) Plus it's coed, the food is good, they drive F550's..
and they seem to have a good time. If I was 20 again, it's what I would do.
and they seem to have a good time. If I was 20 again, it's what I would do.
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