Also called: Supply Unit Leader, Fire Camp Support
Keeps a giant temporary fire camp running with food, water, supplies, and equipment.
Logistics staff set up and run camps for thousands of firefighters: ordering supplies, tracking tools, managing showers and food, and moving gear. Fire camps can appear overnight in a field.
Often seasonal or emergency-hire.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma; incident system training.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average. Approximate.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Ordering and tracking software handle more supply paperwork; building and running a tent city stays human.
Age 18+. One way to start: Ask your local forestry office about casual (AD) fire camp hires and take the free online NWCG courses First: Online NWCG courses and agency sign-up as an emergency (AD) hire
Classes: Business / Excel, Health, Driver's ed.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-5071.
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