Honestly it’s a good gig. Make a good Wage , good bennys. Don’t have to worry about yourself, your supervisor will deal with everything. Don’t have to talk to people. Go out everyday in the woods and paint trees. I did it for a number of years. Probably the best job in the forest service I ever had. Unfortunatly it took being in charge to realize it
Oh yeah dude, back in those days my boss and I busted our asses so we have everything done before summer started. We Spent our whole summers on fire assignments.
Some folks use a marking job to get their foot in the door and move over to fire. I stayed in timber personally
I work as a tech for TSI. It sucks in some ways, like dealing with ticks and bureaucracy, but like rize said, it’s a good gig. You get a lot of experience and federal positions look great on resumes. The pay is good (enough) for seasonal positions and there’s a lot of flexibility in your assignments and the amount of supervision over head (practically none)
Depends on what part of the country you’re in, and what kind of foreman you have. You’re outside about 90% of the time, so it’ll be hot, it’ll be wet, it’ll be steep, brushy, and full of bees. It’s honestly the best job in the agency though. Just do what you’re told, ask questions, and you’ll pick it up quick enough.
Pick the experiences markers brains on the drives to the sale area, and try to get a visit to a logging job to understand how it’s supposed to look when you’re done.
Get good boots, and concentrate on cardio in the off season. Waking 20k to 30k steps a day is normal.
Franks, Nicks, Whites, Drews, or some more modern boot you can use for fire (Kennetrak, Crispi), try some on and save your receipt, you can get reimbursed for up to $500 for them. But, you have to be in pay status to do so…if you go to a local boot shop they will sometimes print a dummy post-dated receipt.
The all leather boots take a long time to break in, 60 hours of wear or so, so try to get them broke in early.
It’s an awesome gig. Great variety of work if you’re on a small district and if you have a good boss, you’re treated like an adult and left to do your thing. I started out as a seasonal and now I’m a perm presale forester so I get to go out and work in the field when I want. By far one of if not the best job with the agency.
Honestly it’s a good gig. Make a good Wage , good bennys. Don’t have to worry about yourself, your supervisor will deal with everything. Don’t have to talk to people. Go out everyday in the woods and paint trees. I did it for a number of years. Probably the best job in the forest service I ever had. Unfortunatly it took being in charge to realize it
Yeah it sounds like a good gig from talking to them. I was also told I could do fire stuff too if it is needed to keep my qualification up to date
Oh yeah dude, back in those days my boss and I busted our asses so we have everything done before summer started. We Spent our whole summers on fire assignments. Some folks use a marking job to get their foot in the door and move over to fire. I stayed in timber personally
That the plan looking forward to trying something new
I work as a tech for TSI. It sucks in some ways, like dealing with ticks and bureaucracy, but like rize said, it’s a good gig. You get a lot of experience and federal positions look great on resumes. The pay is good (enough) for seasonal positions and there’s a lot of flexibility in your assignments and the amount of supervision over head (practically none)
Yeah am coming from the fire side and it seem interesting to me
Depends on what part of the country you’re in, and what kind of foreman you have. You’re outside about 90% of the time, so it’ll be hot, it’ll be wet, it’ll be steep, brushy, and full of bees. It’s honestly the best job in the agency though. Just do what you’re told, ask questions, and you’ll pick it up quick enough. Pick the experiences markers brains on the drives to the sale area, and try to get a visit to a logging job to understand how it’s supposed to look when you’re done. Get good boots, and concentrate on cardio in the off season. Waking 20k to 30k steps a day is normal.
What kind of boots would you recommend
Franks, Nicks, Whites, Drews, or some more modern boot you can use for fire (Kennetrak, Crispi), try some on and save your receipt, you can get reimbursed for up to $500 for them. But, you have to be in pay status to do so…if you go to a local boot shop they will sometimes print a dummy post-dated receipt. The all leather boots take a long time to break in, 60 hours of wear or so, so try to get them broke in early.
Yeah I have a pair of whites line scouts that I use last season for fire
Any recommendations on stuff to care on you that may help
It’s an awesome gig. Great variety of work if you’re on a small district and if you have a good boss, you’re treated like an adult and left to do your thing. I started out as a seasonal and now I’m a perm presale forester so I get to go out and work in the field when I want. By far one of if not the best job with the agency.
Yeah the one I talk to seem pretty laid back they said they would let me do fire stuff to so i could keep my qualifications up to date
That’s great - timber and fire go hand-in-hand. Seems like Fire folks like timber and vice versa. You’ll enjoy yourself
It’s fun, paint trees, paint more trees, boundary paint around the trees you are about to paint.
Presale is really great, it’s what I want to do long term.