![]() ![]() Bug your friends and see who they can get you in contact with.įrom San Mateo if you could work on call, the Mendocino NF sponsors several on call crews out of Davis and Willits which should just barely be within your reach depending one where exactly you are located. Going down to talk to the captains can really help get your foot in the door. If you haven't already start visiting stations, the forest service is far more personal in the hiring. On the otherhand if you are the only new firefighter I'm hiring, it could be a plus because it is one less thing I have to worry about in that hectic first month. If I am picking up a couple of rookie firefighters that year, then I will most likely be putting on an S-212 class anyway so the fact you have it doesn't mean much. It also depends on the crew looking at hiring you. If you took S-212 and got your A card, that is a help but probably more in the sense of showing interest in the job, than a highly marketable skill. Even a B faller with documented experience could be a plus. If you worked as a commercial logger and are a C faller (the highest rating) then you have a skill someone might really take notice of. ![]() Engine crews like good EMTs because most do respond to medical aids and crews like them because when their guys get hurt they may be a long way from help.Ĭhainsaw experience will come down to the quality. Real hands on EMS experience is a plus though as classroom only EMTs are really hit and miss when you need them. The agency standard is First Responder, so we are strictly BLS at this point. This year I've already got 5 or 6 experienced people with solid references looking for work and I probably won't have any openings this year.īeyond whatever additional medical experience that EMT-P provided you, no we really don't care beyond EMT. Everytime we went off forest we had to borrow a firefighter from another engine. In 2008 I had to run my engine with only 4 people (3 unfilled positions). We will go through periods where we have trouble even getting enough warm bodies to fill the seats and other years where we turn away dozens of highly qualified people. ![]()
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