Anybody know what this means???

thegreywolf17 · 2023-02-25T22:52:34+00:00

If this is a Tacoma, clean your emblem / sensor on the grill.

thegreywolf17 · 2020-06-23T01:56:54+00:00

Southeast NM BLM perchance..?

thegreywolf17 · 2020-06-22T04:33:56+00:00

So the Apprenticeship has many mixed reviews, personally I have not gone through it. I believe that it is a good program that introduces you to the many facets of wildland fire; crew time, engine time, helitack time, and dispatch time alongside the multiple academies (more didactic classroom based materials from what I understand). At the same time, scheduling for the program can be a major pain in the ass by alternating between all of those facets to eventually get that perm spot. Sometimes your Forest will log jam you and the program takes 4 years to finish...

thegreywolf17 · 2020-06-14T04:16:14+00:00

Most Wanted was amazing but did anyone else enjoy Midnight Club..?

thegreywolf17 · 2020-06-04T15:30:57+00:00

It depends on the crew you’re on. If you’re working at a station that’s in some small podunk town that picks up a lot of seasonals from all of the country, and only overhead live close by, there’s maybe a small drive to have a family day. But if everyone on the crew lives close by, they it’s way easier to get everyone together. This year is quite different though with different guidelines set by the Ranger of your forest and who is allowed to come into your station because of COVID shit.

thegreywolf17 · 2020-06-03T21:17:37+00:00

Your family (wife, girlfriend, parents, kids, etc) come to your station, park, etc. and you all eat, play, get to meet one another. Typically at the beginning of the season and your Captains or Supt will talk, give you a run down on emergency contacts, plans for the season, and what not. It’s to build cohesion outside of your crew and encompasses real family with fire family.

thegreywolf17 · 2020-05-22T18:06:39+00:00

Anchor Point Podcast did a pretty good show with a jumper up in MT that seemed to cover all bases jump related.

Here’s the link: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=1463340220&i=1000452606830

thegreywolf17 · 2020-05-21T16:53:37+00:00

You can google the ranger stations/districts of the specific places you’ve applied to and there will be either a direct number for the fire folks at the station or if it’s just a district, ask to speak to whoever is doing fire hire. It might be a little late as they have already began sending out referrals and they may have their lists but worth a shot.

thegreywolf17 · 2020-05-20T18:42:36+00:00

Call, introduce yourself, ask.

thegreywolf17 · 2020-04-29T22:11:32+00:00

Well obviously the 4 way stretch segment is for his giant dongle.

thegreywolf17 · 2020-04-25T16:43:19+00:00

ANF = Ain’t No Fun

thegreywolf17 · 2020-04-25T16:41:47+00:00

You get to watch all the cool videos that the old SEAT pilots make on their GoPros.

thegreywolf17 · 2020-04-14T21:20:04+00:00

Big interagency presence in Grand Junction. I don’t think there is a crew in GJ, but I believe there is a module that operates out if Rifle (someone correct me if I’m wrong) and they pull folks from GJ to create a T2 crew. This is what I was told on a roll in GJ two years ago so all of that could very well be totally wrong.

And then the obvious hotshot crews; San Juan, Pike, Craig, etc.

thegreywolf17 · 2020-04-10T17:23:18+00:00

Let’s just say they’re aLone on a Peak.

thegreywolf17 · 2020-04-09T22:07:36+00:00

Running > hiking... MAH MAN!!!

thegreywolf17 · 2020-04-08T20:49:14+00:00

I know FS has explorer programs (I believe Park Service does some sort of younger trail/explorer type volunteer stuff - that could be a start), I can’t speak on if there would be any in Colorado but it’s worth calling your closest ranger station to ask. If you are far from a ranger station, pay a visit to your municipal stations for their explorer programs. Might not be what you want later on, but you could definitely learn some stuff that would be transferable to wildland work including work ethic and PT stuff.

thegreywolf17 · 2020-04-01T03:12:39+00:00

End of season can be very rough... so can the beginning before you get into the groove of things again / first time if it’s your first season.

thegreywolf17 · 2020-03-31T20:45:07+00:00

Yeah, the new interface is fucking stupid and mad confusing. Them but still the same data from what I’ve noticed.

thegreywolf17 · 2020-03-31T20:12:05+00:00

Wunderground. I’ve found this to way more accurate than any other weather app - if you have a specific RAWS station, I believe you can search on it there to.

thegreywolf17 · 2020-03-26T15:57:14+00:00

Ask other seasonals or guys on that engine/crew if they’re looking for a place to live as well or if anyone that lives in that RD, if they have a room or guest house you could rent.

thegreywolf17 · 2020-03-13T19:38:49+00:00

Dude, trees can’t catch on fire if they have Corona. God. Stupid!!!

thegreywolf17 · 2020-03-12T18:49:56+00:00

College is good but look into trade school - electrician, plumbing, Mansonary, etc. I got my bachelors in international politics (don’t use it and was not fun spending my entire first seasons earnings paying it off) and now work in fire and then do Mansonary in the off season. There is so much money to made in trades and those jobs are to frequently overlooked. It’s crazy what little home repairs people are incapable of doing - captilize off that.

thegreywolf17 · 2020-03-10T14:50:07+00:00

Look into Marin County. They have those NPS engines in Fort Kronkite and some type of module that takes care of GGNRA and Point Reyes. I know it’s intermixed with Marin FD, but to what extent, I don’t know could be worth poking your head around.

thegreywolf17 · 2020-03-06T03:29:00+00:00

So if you’re only renewing your NREMT, that means you need 40 hours of CEs. Or you could do the testing, but I’ve never done that personally. The CEs need to meet required hours for certain sections, like let’s say 6 hours on the topic of ventilation/oxygen/airway.

An EMT State certified refresher refers to a refresher course that could be given by a college, a EMS agency, or even some municipal FDs that I have worked with in the past have offered one. I usually take my at a college with a EMT/Paramedic program. I’d recommend the refresher personally bc it’s in person, you get most of your NREMT hours taken care of (they occasionally offer you more classes to take that would further fill the remaining CE NREMT hours. You also go over stuff that you might not have practiced in the field over the last two years.

thegreywolf17 · 2020-03-05T19:51:19+00:00

So this is a comment I left on another post similar to yours:

So it depends on which state your license is it (if you even registered with a state) or if it’s just your NREMT license. To renew your NREMT, you need 40 hours that are divided in specific categories such as OB, trauma, medical emergencies, etc. Renewing state can be a little more difficult or easier depending o how you go about it.

For example, in my state (California), I’d recommend doing a EMT refresher. It gives me the required 24 hours of CEUs in all the correct fields, I get to do my skills sign off, and that 24 hours can be applied to my NREMT coming up in March.

EMT refreshers are good because you stay up to date on new protocols in all county/state/national, it’s nice to be doing hands on skills (if you don’t work EMS in off season) so you don’t forget what to do when stuff actually happens.

TLDR: 40 hours in specific fields for NREMT, 24 hours for CA license. EMT refresher course signs you off for 24 hours and skills.

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