7 Reasons You Should NOT be a Wildland Firefighter!

[@heidischumacher617]

My cousin Jeremy Stoke passed away while fighting a wildfire. 😢 A brave selfless guy who cut his own vacation short to go out and help his men.

[@mikeforster8798]

Yes, do the values / morals video. Add into your communication section that if you hear something about someone or some situation, don't be the person who is the gossip guy or gal. Don't create drama. File it away as hearsay or BS. Give that person the benefit of the doubt. Be positive and helpful, not.a pain in the *ss. If you have life or job experience, you have skills and experiences to bring to the table. (FF with 30 plus years in the fire world).

[@wildlandfirefit]

Will do, thanks for the input. Yes yes yes, love it! Such good advice!!

[@estrellita9199]

Bravo!!!!

[@joshswenk1967]

My brother was one in Cali for a couple seasons. The stories he has are insane, I wouldn't want anyone I love doing it. They aren't paid nearly enough for how insane/dangerous the work is

[@wildlandfirefit]

It is a dangerous job, no doubt about that. But, I do have to give the fire service credit because they do require a lot of training and implement SOPs to keep everyone as safe as possible. And I 100% agree that they don't get paid nearly as much as they should!

[@chodycho]

I never felt like my life was in danger, to be fair I’ve only done 1 season (planning to do as many more as I possibly can 😁) but standard operating procedures and the info in your IRPG keeps you safe, the main thing is if your very receptive to heat related illness, I worked with a guy who got serious heat stroke on a 110 degree day and he got canned.

[@randywarnock2937]

You know what you are talking about. I have over 30 years wildfire experience in the PNW and have had many qualifications ( Crew Boss, Engine Boss, Felling Boss, Dozer Boss, Fireline Explosives, Interagency Resource Representative, Information Officer, High Angle Firefighter, Fire Kitchen Supervisor, Fire Kitchen Manager & on Washington Incident Management Team #1 as Food Unit Leader.) I was DNR superintendent at Cedar Creek Corrections Center with 15 10-man inmate fire crews. Even after I retired 10+ years ago I still had my qualifications for a fire team. I was called off fire duty 2x to help train 600 National Guards for fires.

[@wildlandfirefit]

Ah thank you! 30 years?!...That is phenomenal!!! Wow! That is a lot of experience thank you so much for your service and dedication to the career! Do you have any advice you could share for those who are interested in getting into WLF?

[@Queen_of_war1988]

I love bee Wildlands fire fighter it cool job

[@Andyb-rw6lo]

Thanks for doing these videos I have a question though Can a person who is 40 years old Still get hired on as a wildland firefighter… assuming they can pass all the required testing and are in good shape Thanks again 😎✌️

[@johnsonoutdoors8117]

I have looked at it for me, but there could be more. There are some exemptions for the age requirement. The one I was most interested in was if you were in military, fire, police, or ems. I was happy about that because I plan to do 26ish years in the Marines. I didn't read all the way into it but there are exceptions.

[@ZiaMountainAdventures]

You can for contractors! Im 44 and thats what I am gonna do next season!

[@chereseplatt686]

How do you get them to even see your application. I put my application in for over 10 years and no one could ever find it. Lets face it. there is a lot of politics and discrimination in this field. You should do a video on how to deal with that.

[@thomasadams1516]

Can I be a firefighter with altitude, sickness, and a low lung capacity?

[@naysharamos]

Yes do the video on values

[@wildlandfirefit]

Will do! 😁 Thanks for the reply!!

[@GillMed509]

Great video! Thank you for this. Did you end up making one on core values?

[@wildlandfirefit]

I did 🙂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnivkIWMlJ2CjpI

[@SasquatchDepartment]

​​@@wildlandfirefitdo you have any videos or advice as far as going from a wildland firefighter handcrew to a wildland engine crewmember?? Been out of the wildland scene for a little bit but getting back into it and want to go to Engine crew..

[@Zayne_24]

You should definitely do the video on values

[@wildlandfirefit]

Will do! Are there any in particular that you think I should throw in?

[@mfbassfishing2952]

I live in California and I'm going into Wildland Fire. My background is kind of all over the place from armed security to construction most of my life so I think I should be all right

[@wildlandfirefit]

Awesome! Are you going to work for Cal Fire?

[@mfbassfishing2952]

@@wildlandfirefit im not sure yet. The classes im taking are more specific to FS

[@justinkennedy1745]

Get on a type 2 or type 2IA crew.

[@mfbassfishing2952]

@@justinkennedy1745 not sure how

[@justinkennedy1745]

Check MT DNRC, ID IDL, WA DNR, or OR ODF. Those are the state agencies. They will have both hand crew and engine crew positions available.

[@gumbi8989]

Do you need a high school diploma or GED to be a hot shot.

[@chodycho]

I’d guess so, most agencies require it even for type 2 firefighters

[@williammcgee4690]

No

[@qoulder]

I’m 24 and I’m thinking about joining CCC for wildlife firefighting! Do you recommend? Is this a good what to get my foot in the door for this field?

[@emmanuelawosusi2365]

Nice

[@wildlandfirefit]

Thank you!

[@adamheyder1976]

well said!

[@williammcgee4690]

No.

[@wildlandfire]

Love it!

[@gumbi8989]

Do you need a high school diploma or GED to be a hot shot.

[@1984fernan]

No I’m a wildland firefighter nd I do t have either

[@gumbi8989]

@@1984fernan I don’t understand anymore. People say yes you do need one, then others say you don’t. Are you on a hotshot crew?

[@savrose6390]

@@gumbi8989 sometimes it has to do with the station I think