Post by Bob LeePost by MichellePost by Bob LeeNeed to bring attention to the firefighters & hot shot crews in Southern
AZ fighting the fire outside of Tucson on Mt. Lemmon. The guys & gals are
doing a great job!! They are dealing with the weather being so HOT and
the fire temps don't help either!! What a courageous group of guys & gals
who go out on the line everyday to help someone out.
It's very nice of you to say that. It's been a long, hot haul for many.
Just today three members of the Silver City Hotshots out of New Mexico
went down from the heat. They've been working for so long that the crew
superintendent decided the crew needed a rest and the crew went home for
a well-deserved break. Many others from all over the country have
worked long and hard to protect the homes and resources there in the
Catalina Mtns.
If you don't mind, I'll cross-post this reply to
alt.wildland.firefighting.
Bob
I don't mind you cross-posting the reply to the "wildland firefighting". I
think you guys & gals deserve alot more recognition than what you get. I'm
going to be a senior in high school this coming year and taking an Evit
course on firefighting. I have an interest and would like to take this
course to get some insight about firefighting career. I'm thinking of taking
the course at MCC in Mesa, AZ after I graduate.
If you're interested in a career in wildland firefighting (which is
rather a different path than a career in structural firefighting), you
might consider seeking a degree in forestry or a similar natural
resources field. Much like structural firefighters should know about
the nature of buildings and the materials they come in contact with,
wildland firefighters need to know about the nature of the wildlands and
vegetation that they work on.
Post by MichelleI know this Evit course will
help me make the decision. Have you or any of your co-workers heard of this
course at Evit or the classes at MCC??
I don't know about Evit or the classes at MCC, but if you were to
contact the fire management officer in the local BLM or Forest Service
office, they might be able to help.
Good luck,
Bob
Michelle,
Bob has some very good advice. When I lived back east I was friends with a
Deputy Regional Forester with the US Forest Service, and this was the same
advice he gave me. I ignored him, of course, and went the way of structural
firefighting for the most part. I have heard only good things about the
fire classes at MCC. I am in Fountain Hills now, and am looking at some of
the classes as Scottsdale as well. I am disabled now so I am no longer
active as a firefighter, but may take a class if there are seats open the
last day of registration (don't want to take a seat away from someone that
may be saving my house and property sometime down the road). Which class
exactly are you looking at?
Leon