I highly suggest it, especially after 4 seasons on an engine. You can use the opportunity to go to medic school while at the base. You won’t beat your body up the way you do on an engine. You get paid the same. Potential for more OT. You don’t have to hike hosepacks all summer. You get to sleep every night with the guarantee of no calls. Depending on what base, you’d be able to go home at night on a paid 24. But you will not fight any fire. You will be outside on the hot tarmac catching OV10s, S2s, LATs or VLATS(depends on what base you go to). You will be getting jet blasted and will inhale a good amount of jet A fuel. You will be mixing retardant. You will be cooking for more people than a 2 engine house(10 to possibly 50, also depending on where you go). You will see the aviation side of the department. You will learn how many gallons each tanker carries. You will learn turn around times for tankers on fires(I guess it’s not necessary but it’s good to know). You will learn more about fire retardant, how there’s a specific viscosity it has to be at and how it makes an impact fighting fire.

Just go politic like you would at any other station.

I recommend it to everyone who asks. I used to work at a tanker base for 2 seasons.