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Southwest Supervisory Area
8355 W State St.
Boise ID 83614
208-334-3488

Contacts:

Casper Urbanek – Fire Warden
Bryan Durkin – Assistant Fire Warden

 About the crews

The Southwest Fire District is approximately 526,000 acres primarily located in the Boise Mountains north of Boise. We are seeking motivated, high-caliber individuals who want to work in a team environment and enjoy working outdoors. Our 10-15 seasonal employees staff the district’s four Type-5 Engines and are expected to be readily available for local initial attack fires 24/7 during fire season. There is also potential for national 14-day fire assignments to other parts of the state and country. We also offer training and advancement opportunities to those who show initiative and a strong desire to take the next steps towards leadership in wildland firefighting.

Boise is one of the fastest growing areas in the nation, offering a lot of outdoor recreation like hiking, camping, fishing, and hunting.

Qualifications

The Southwest Fire District is currently accepting applications for the following positions:

• FFT2 (Entry level) – No experience required. Employee must be at least 18 years old before their start date and pass the Work Capacity “Pack” Test to be eligible. 3-5 months of employment.
• FFT1 – Must be NWCG qualified FFT1 (Firefighter Type 1) & ICT5 (Incident Commander Type 5) and pass the Work Capacity Test. 5-8 months of employment.
• Resource Boss (Engine Captain) – Must be NWCG qualified ENGB (Engine Boss) & ICT5 and pass the Work Capacity Test. 8+ months of employment with benefits.

Terrain & Fuel Types

The Southwest Fire District is one of the more diverse areas in the state of Idaho. Lower elevations around Boise are rocky, with rolling hills of grass and sage brush. Higher elevations are steep and mountainous with lots of timber.

Fire Activity

Southwest is a very busy fire district and averages 25 or more fires every summer, ranging from fast moving grass and brush fires to steep timber fires. We also assist the federal agencies locally and in the Boise area with their fires as part of the interagency approach to wildfire response in southwest Idaho.

Housing

Currently, the Southwest Fire District does not provide designated season-long housing to employees. There are two guard stations on the district we try to house one or more engine crews at intermittently during times of high or extreme fire danger depending on our staffing levels.

Kootenai Valley
Forest Protective District (KV)
6327 Main St.
Bonners Ferry, ID 83805
(208) 267-5577

About the crew

Primarily engine based with 2 type 5 engines and a third engine that splits time between KV and POL. We will roster and send crewmembers on 20-person handcrews if fire danger is low enough locally. We also staff 3 positions on the KV/POL 6-person support module.

Fully staffed we are 14 crewmembers plus an Assistant Warden, and Warden.

KV is great area for hiking, fishing, boating, and all kinds of recreation. KV has experienced leadership that promote employee development, teamwork, crew cohesion, firefighting knowledge, and safety.

Fuel load

Primarily timber, but do respond to some grassland/farmland fires that threaten timber.

Fire Activity

KV averages 17.5 fires per season. These are mostly escaped human-caused debris burns. Peak fire season is July 4 through the fires significant rain in September/October.

Terrain

Lower 1/3 of mountains and valley bottoms. Very scenic.

Crew responsibilities and/or qualifications 

For entry level firefighter: pack test, I-9 applicant eligibility, have wildland boots, and good attitude.

For our 1385s, we would like to see them at or near ICT5 and FFT1 qualification and ideally at a CRWB(t) or ENGB(t) level.

Housing

We currently offer housing for up to 3 KV personnel for the duration of the fire season. It is a bunkhouse style apartment that we lease from one of the local fire districts. We also have lands available for camping for those adventurous folks that love to be outside for the summer. Additional housing potential in future.

Coeur d’Alene Helitack Crew
Seth Hamilton, Helicopter Operations Specialist
Idaho Department of Lands
3284 W. Industrial Loop
Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815
(208) 666-8664

Fuel load, Fire Activity, Terrain

We work as a statewide resource, so we cover all IDL FPD’s, TPA’s and Federal Agencies in Idaho with differing fuel loading, various fire activity (IA and Extended Attack) and all types of terrain associated with the jurisdictional protection of agencies.

2023 is the 20th season the CDA Helitack Crew has been with the IDL.

Currently we have 16 personnel assigned to CDA Helitack.

• 2 Permanent Employees: Helicopter Operations Specialist and Helitack Resource Foreman.
• 2 Benefited Employees: Helicopter Managers
• 12 5-month Seasonal Helitack Crewmembers

Crew responsibilities include performing and assisting in wildland fire suppression operations and hazard management projects, with special attention to aviation operations involving utilization of helicopters for wildfire suppression and support.

Our crew is a team of wildland firefighters who are transported by helicopter to wildfires. The two aircraft we contract, and staff enable us the opportunity to provide rapid transport of personnel to quickly respond to and assess a wildfire from the air.

Once on the ground, our crew can assist by equipping the helicopter with a bucket to drop water during firefighting operations, and/or building fireline using hand tools, chainsaws, and other firefighting tools. We can often remain overnight in remote locations with little to no support for up to 48 hours with the compliment of gear we carry on-board the aircraft.

When necessary, our crew can prepare remote helispots (helicopter landing zones) which can provide better access to a fire for personnel, as well as logistical support for delivery of supplies and equipment (cargo).

Helicopter crew members often provide additional assistance to an incident by delivering people and equipment, helping manage helibases for large incidents, as well as special projects requiring the use of a helicopter.

Qualifications needed

• Helicopter Managers (HMGB),
• Helicopter Crewmembers (HECM), FFT1/ICT5 and FFT2

Additionally, CDA Helitack is an Interagency Carded Helitack Program, which enables us to respond to and support any USFS/DOI incident throughout the U.S. wherever we are needed or requested.

Craig Mountain
Forest Protective District
014 E. Lorahama
Craigmont, ID 83523
(208) 924-5571

Contacts:

Kevin Chaffee – Fire Warden
Justin Patten – Assistant Fire Warden
Hunter Droegmiller – Assistant Fire Warden

About the Area

The Craig Mountain district (CMT) is located in north central Idaho and covers approximately 1.2 million acres of private, state, and federal lands. The northern border begins at the city of Lewiston, Idaho and goes to the south east to the Adams county/Idaho county line located approximately 20 miles south of the town of Riggins, Idaho. The district includes the Salmon, Snake, and Clearwater river drainages, Camas Prairie, Joseph Plains, and the Craig Mountains.

Fuel Type and Terrain

Within the district there are the Salmon, Snake, and Clearwater river canyons which consist of light flashy fuels and stringers of timber and brush on the northern aspects. All of these rivers lie in steep canyons such as Hells Canyon which is the deepest canyon in North America. These canyons experience very active fire behavior due to the steep terrain and light flashy fuels.

At the top of these three canyons is the Camas Prairie, Joseph Plains, and the Craig Mountains. The Camas Prairie consists of rolling agricultural fields and grasslands. Joseph Plains and the Craig Mountains are comprised of moderate to steep terrain with mixed conifer forests.

Craig Mountain Fire Organization

CMT staffs 3 five-person engine modules (type 5) and 1 wildland fire suppression module with 6-10 personnel with an additional type 5 engine. The primary responsibility for the Craig Mountain Fire Organization is initial attack fire suppression on the Craig Mountain district. Additionally, the CMT fire organization regularly assists interagency partners with initial and extended attack fires. CMT regularly mobilizes resources throughout the U.S. and Canada for fire assignments.

When CMT personnel are not performing fire suppression duties or training, they are completing fuel reduction projects to keep workers busy. Fuels projects consist of thinning, hand piling, pruning, and prescribed fire. Prescribed fire is normally performed during the early spring and late fall.

Fire Activity

CMT averages 35-40 fires a year, not including mutual aid with rural departments. Fire season can start as early as March/April in the river canyons and extend into October. Majority of the fires are type 5 and type 4, but due to the steep terrain and inaccessible areas it is common to have type 3 and complex fires that grow rapidly in the river canyons.

Housing

Government housing is available. CMT offers two bunkhouses that house up to 8 people. Additional housing may be available upon request. There is also two RV hookups available on a first come first serve basis.

Hiring / Recruitment

If the information listed above sparks your interest and you would like to work hard, receive quality training, challenge yourself both physically and mentally, become a team member of a highly functioning team, and work on the largest fire protection district with the largest annual fire occurrence, apply to the Craig Mountain District, Craigmont, Idaho at the Idaho Department of Lands website. 

Ponderosa Supervisory Area
Chris Tretter, Area Manager
3130 Highway 3
Deary, ID 83823

History of the Fire Crew

The Ponderosa employs a crew if 12 spread out across 3 engines. Among them, are 3 fully qualified engine captains, 2 of whom are also crewboss qualified. These engine captains are responsible for supervising and training the seasonal crewmembers throughout the season. Once assigned to a particular engine crew at the beginning of the season, the seasonal crewmembers can expect to work with that same crew for the entirety of the season, unless staffing requirements necessitate a crew member swap.

We are actively seeking motivated individuals who are interested in working in a team environment and enjoy working outdoors. While having an interest in pursuing a career in fire is a plus, it is not a requirement. However, all crewmembers must be able to complete the work capacity test, also known as the pack test, which consists of a 3-mile walk carrying 45 pounds within a 45-minute timeframe. Additionally, our crewmembers must be comfortable working with a diverse group of individuals from various backgrounds in high stress situations.

We expect all our employees to be available for national fire assignments should the opportunity arise. These assignments may require our crewmembers to travel to regions of the country with higher fire danger or a larger fire load. Typically, these assignments last 14 days (16-18 including travel). However, some assignments may be cut short due to changes in fire activity.

If you complete a full 2 week assignment, you will be given a mandatory 2 days of rest and relaxation ( R&R), which will be paid if it does not coincide with your regularly scheduled days off. These assignments provide the greatest financial opportunities and allow for the best opportunity to experience firefighting on the largest scale.

Employees are expected to be available for local fires 24/7 unless they are on mandatory R&R or have made prior arrangements with their supervisor.

At the Ponderosa, our top priority is to create a work environment that employees look forward to returning to each season. We believe that crew cohesiveness plays a crucial role in achieving this goal. To this end, we strive to make our training programs as constructive as possible while still ensuring that they are entertaining and enjoyable for our employees.

We offer training opportunities to those who show initiative and a desire to take the next steps towards leadership in wildland firefighting. In addition, we encourage our employees to build meaningful relationships with one another outside of work.

Our success in employee retention is a direct result of our efforts to create an environment that our employees want to work in and return to. We are committed to maintaining this positive and productive work culture for all our employees.

Fire Activity

The Ponderosa District typically experiences around 15-20 fires a year not including mutual aid with rural departments. Including mutual aid responses, the number would be closer to 30. In recent years, we have seen an increase in the occurrence of type 3 fires, with almost one such fire per year on average. These fires are larger, more complex, and have higher intensities. In contrast 20 years ago, we had never had a fire over 1000 acres, whereas now, we experience one nearly every 2 years.

Fuel Load and Terrain

The Ponderosa District has one of the most diverse fuel loadings in the state, encompassing a variety of terrains and industries. In some areas, there are mountainous, heavily forested regions with active logging sites that produce heavy slash loading. Other areas consist of thousands of acres of agricultural farmland, characterized by rolling hills that can produce high intensity, fast moving fires. In the southern part of the district, there are thousands of acres of steep canyon ground, which are particularly susceptible to rapid fire growth due to the terrain and light flashy fuel types.

Housing

The Ponderosa Engine Crews do not provide housing. Not to be confused with the limited housing provided for Teakean Crew members. (There are apartments in Moscow that provide month to month leases)

East Idaho Forest Protective District (EIFPD)
3563 E. Ririe Highway
Idaho Falls, ID 83401

Contacts:
Nick Moreau – Assistant Fire Warden 
Kelly Hoffer – Fire Warden
Main phone line: (208) 525-7167

About the Fire Crew

The East Idaho Forest Protective District (EIFPD) district is a “new” fire program to southeast Idaho. East Idaho has not had an actual Idaho Department of Lands fire program since the late 1970s.

EIFPD wants to employ enough fire personnel to spread out across the district. The number of engines utilized and crew size for each engine will be determined later before the 2025 fire season. Once assigned to a particular engine crew at the beginning of the season, the seasonal crew members can expect to work with that same crew for the entirety of the season, unless staffing requirements necessitate a crew member swap.

We are actively seeking motivated individuals who are interested in working in a team environment and enjoy working outdoors.

While having an interest in pursuing a career in fire is a plus, it is not a requirement. However, all crew members must be able to complete the work capacity test, also known as the pack test, which consists of a 3-mile walk carrying 45 pounds within a 45-minute timeframe.

Additionally, our crew members must be comfortable working with a diverse group of individuals from various backgrounds in high stress situations.

We expect all our employees to be available for national fire assignments should the opportunity arise. These assignments may require our crew members to travel to regions of the country with higher fire danger or a larger fire load. Typically, these assignments last 14 days (16-18 including travel). However, some assignments may be cut short due to changes in fire activity.

If you complete a full 2-week assignment, you will be given a mandatory 2 days of rest and relaxation (R&R), which will be paid if it does not coincide with your regularly scheduled days off. These assignments provide the greatest financial opportunities and experience for wildland firefighting on the largest scale.

Employees are expected to be available for local fires 24/7 during fire season unless they are on mandatory R&R or have made prior arrangements with their supervisor.

At the EIFPD, our top priority is to create a work environment that employees look forward to returning to each season. We believe that crew cohesiveness plays a crucial role in achieving this goal. To this end, we strive to make our training programs as constructive as possible while still ensuring that they are entertaining and enjoyable for our employees.

We offer training opportunities to those who show initiative and a desire to take the next steps towards leadership in wildland firefighting. In addition, we encourage our employees to build meaningful relationships with one another outside of work.

Our success in employee retention is a direct result of our efforts to create an environment that our employees want to work in and return to. We are committed to maintaining this positive and productive work culture for all our employees.

Terrain

It varies greatly across the district with steep canyon country along the Snake River and Salmon River which run through our district. These canyons can have elevation changes of up to 10,000 feet, and as low as 3000 feet throughout the Snake River Desert. The higher elevation consists of different evergreen and deciduous tree species along with many different brush species. The lower elevations consist of juniper, brush, and grass along with different private lands vegetation.

Fire Activity

The EIFPD District typically experiences around 15-20 fires a year, not including mutual aid with rural departments. Including mutual aid responses, the number would be closer to 30. In recent years, we have seen a decrease in the occurrence of type 3 fires, with almost one such fire per year on average. In the past the fires were larger with higher intensities and larger acreages and lower elevation fires were able to burn 100,000 plus acres in a day.

Fuel Load and Terrain

EIFPD has one of the most diverse fuel loadings in the state, encompassing a variety of terrains and industries. In some areas, there are mountainous, heavily forested regions with active logging sites that produce heavy slash loading. Other areas consist of thousands of acres of agricultural farmland, characterized by rolling hills that can produce high intensity, fast moving fires. In the southern part of the district, there are thousands of acres of desert ground, which are particularly susceptible to rapid fire growth due to the terrain and light flashy fuel types.

Housing

EIFPD does not have housing available right now, but the district will try to make arrangements for housing if the need arises.

Maggie Creek Supervisory Area
Dave Schwartz, Area Manager
913 Third St.
Kamiah, ID 83536
(208) 935-2141

About the crew 

The Maggie Creek FPD is approximately 500,000 acres bisected by the Clearwater River. The Fire Management Program is comprised of one Fire Warden, two Assistant Fire Wardens, two full-time engine foreman’s and 9-15 seasonal firefighters.

Maggie Creek staffs one Type 6 Wildland Fire Engine and two Type 5 Wildland Fire Engines for initial attack fire suppression activities.

The fire organization works closely with the foresters to implement the prescribed fire/hazard management program (broadcast and pile burning) on the area consisting of approximately 500 acres annually. When not busy with fires or training we keep our crew busy on fuels reduction projects on the district consisting of sawing and piling of hazard fuels that we burn in the fall.

Qualifications

We are dedicated to training our crew to handle everything from fast growing canyon fires to complex unban interface incidents. We focus our training on building leadership, sound decision-making and teamwork. We are interested in anyone who has a desire to grow to the challenge.

Desirable Qualifications

• Incident commander Type 5
• Firefighter Type 1
• Faller-2

Terrain

Terrain varies greatly across the district but ranges from rolling timber lands to steep grass and timber-covered canyons in the Clearwater River corridor that runs through our district.  

Fuel load

Maggie Creek has a diverse variety of fuel loading including grassy and timber covered canyons, timber covered mountain tops, open meadows, and farm fields with grassy draws across the prairie.

Fire Activity

We average 25-30 fires a year with fire season typically starting late June and going through September. Many fires are Type 5 and Type 4 but Type 3 or Type 2 fires such as the Too Kush 2 which burned approximately 1,300 on our district in 2021 are not uncommon.

Housing

Maggie Creek has multiple houses that range from 2 bedrooms to 5 bedrooms in and around the City of Kamiah. This allows us to house up to 13 seasonals each year for both fire and timber programs. State housing in Maggie Creek is currently being developed and the rooms and accommodations could change in the future.

Cataldo Forest Protective District
80 Hilltop Overpass Rd.
Kingston, ID 83839
(208) 682-4611

About the crew

Primarily engines with an emphasis on hand crew and single resource off-district assignments. The crew is made up of 8-11 firefighters.

Qualifications

Responsible for initial attack, be at lease 18 years old with a valid driver’s license, and be willing to participate on a team.

Fuel load

Heavy timber and logging slash

Fire Activity

Moderate; 10-30 fires per season

Terrain

Steep mountains

Housing

No housing.

Maggie Creek Supervisory Area
913 Third St.
Kamiah, ID 83536
(208) 935-2141

Contacts:

Alfred Allman – Fire Warden
Todd Wright – Assistant Fire Warden  

About the crew 

The Maggie Creek FPD is approximately 500,000 acres bisected by the Clearwater River. The Fire Management Program is comprised of one Fire Warden, two Assistant Fire Wardens, two full-time engine foreman’s and 12-20 seasonal firefighters.

Maggie Creek staffs three Type 5 Wildland Fire Engines for initial attack fire suppression activities as well as other support vehicles.  When conditions allow, an engine or other vehicle may be put up for national availability to fight fires outside of the state on an engine or hand crew.

The fire organization works closely with the foresters to implement the prescribed fire/hazard management program (broadcast and pile burning) on the area consisting of approximately 500 acres annually. When not busy with fires or training we keep our crew busy on fuels reduction projects on the district consisting of sawing and piling of hazard fuels that we burn in the fall.

Qualifications

We are dedicated to training our crew to handle everything from fast growing canyon fires to complex unban interface incidents. We focus our training on building leadership, sound decision-making and teamwork. We are interested in anyone who has a desire to grow to the challenge.

Desirable Qualifications

• Incident commander Type 5
• Firefighter Type 1
• Faller-2

Terrain

Terrain varies greatly across the district but ranges from rolling timber lands to steep grass and timber-covered canyons in the Clearwater River corridor that runs through our district.  

Fuel load

Maggie Creek has a diverse variety of fuel loading including grassy and timber covered canyons, timber covered mountain tops, open meadows, and farm fields with grassy draws across the prairie.

Fire Activity

We average 20-25 fires a year with fire season typically starting late June and going through September. Many fires are Type 5 and Type 4 but Type 3 or Type 2 fires such as the Too Kush 2 which burned approximately 1,300 on our district in 2021 are not uncommon.  We also support the neighboring state and federal districts with their fires when asked and able.

Housing

Maggie Creek currently has two multibedroom houses in and around the City of Kamiah. This allows us to house up to 13 seasonals each year for both fire and timber programs. State housing in Maggie Creek is currently being developed and the rooms and accommodations could change in the future.

Priest Lake Supervisory Area
Dan Brown, Area Manager
4053 Cavanaugh Bay Rd.
Coolin, ID 83821
(208) 443-2516

About the crew

This is a 210,000-acre fire protection district that averages 18 fires a season. There is a crew of 10 with 3 engine modules.

Terrain

Heavily timbered forests located along the shores of Priest Lake and up to the Selkirk Divide.

Housing

We have on site bunkhouse style housing and trailer pads with water and power hookups

Pend Oreille Lake Supervisory Area (POL)
Erik Sjoquist, Area Manager
2550 Highway 2 West
Sandpoint, ID 83864-7305
(208) 263-5104

About the crew

Primarily engine based with 3 type 5 engines. We will roster and send crewmembers on 20-person hand crews if fire danger is low enough locally. We also staff 3 positions on the KV/POL 6-person support module that travels statewide.

Fully staffed, we are 15 crewmembers plus an Assistant Warden, and Warden.

POL is a great area for four-season outdoor activities to include hiking, biking, kayaking, hunting, fishing, and summer concerts. POL has experienced leadership that promote employee development, teamwork, crew cohesion, firefighting knowledge, and safety.

Fuel load

Primarily timber but our crews do respond to quick-moving grass and brush fires that threaten timber and residences in the wildland urban interface.

Fire Activity

POL averages 30-45 fires per season. These are mostly escaped human-caused debris burns and holdover landing piles. Peak fire season is July 4th through the end of September, and sometimes through October as well.

Terrain

Lower 1/3 of mountains and valley bottoms. Rolling hills with moderate to steep terrain.

Crew responsibilities and/or qualifications

For entry level firefighter: Work Capacity Test, I-9 applicant eligibility, have 8’ tall wildland firefighting boots with Vibram soles and a positive attitude.

For our 1385’s, we would like to see them at or near ICT5 and FFT1 qualification and ideally at a CRWB(t) or ENGB(t) level.

Housing

We currently offer housing for up to five POL personnel for the duration of the fire season. It is a bunkhouse style set up in an actual fire station that is located three miles from the fire office. We also have lands available for camping for those adventurous folks that love to be outside for the summer.

St. Joe Supervisory Area
Tony Brede, Area Manager
1806 Main Ave.
St. Maries, ID 83861
(208) 245-4551

About the Crew

West St. Joe FPD will have 4 engines staffed with 3+ people each. These are primarily used    as initial attack resources which, depending on the fire season, can be sent off district to anywhere in the nation. If opportunities present themselves, crew assignments are available as well in order to get people experience in another aspect of fire. Qualifications that are desirable but not required include incident commander type 5, firefighter type 1, and engine boss.

Terrain

Terrain across the District varies greatly, with flat rolling farm land on the far Northern and Western sides of the district, to extremely steep rocky and timbered canyons on the Eastern side. The district encompasses both the St. Maries and St. Joe river drainages.

Fuel Load

Vegetative types vary across the West St. Joe FPD. They range from agricultural fields in the West to continuous closed canopy cedar, fir and hemlock forests and clear cuts or partial cuts in various locations throughout the district to the East. Typical fire behavior in the closed canopy can be expected to be low rates of spread, 2–4-foot maximum flame lengths with individual torching. These fires are mop up intensive and require large amounts of water and experienced personnel to completely extinguish.

The West St. Joe FPD works with PotlatchDeltic Corporation, Molpus, Hancock,  Inland Empire Paper, Stimson Lumber Company, Bennett Lumber Company, Inland Forest Management, and Northwest Management to manage all hazardous fuels as a result of timber harvesting as set forth by the Idaho Department of Lands Rules Pertaining to Forest Fire Protection and Fire Hazard Reduction Laws. Due to the volume of timber harvested and hazardous fuels that are present prior to being treated, the West St. Joe FPD can experience very intense, highly active and fast-moving fires. Heavy equipment is commonly employed to battle most fires that we experience in these fuel types.

Fire Activity

The St. Joe FPD suppresses numerous natural, and human caused fires every year. A large majority of these fires are in the wildland urban interface. The St. Joe FPD has numerous communities that have been identified as “high risk areas.” Many of these communities have received some Fire Wise Hazardous Fuels treatment mitigation work. Ingress and egress are primary points of concern within the WUI. The WSJ FPD averages approximately 30 fires a year with 95% of these fires suppressed at 10 acres or less. Due to the abundant timber harvesting in the area, much of the District has good or decent road access. The district experiences a large number of human caused fires in the spring months largely attributed to escaped debris burning. Much of the fire activity in the core summer months is a result of lightning starts. The district on average has three major lightning busts that keeps crews busy into the fall.

Housing

We will be offering housing for up to 6 Fire personnel for the duration of the fire season. It is a bunkhouse style living attached a new fire building with full kitchen and work out facility.   Additionally, with timber, we have housing available in two singlewide 3-bedroom trailers located off site.

Contact

Crew Supervisor – Brydon Proctor
Phone: 208-877-1121
Email: bproctor@idl.idaho.gov

Crew History

The Teakean type 2IA crew was established in 2018 out of what at that time the IDL referred to as a “booster crew” previously located out of Orofino. Fire management saw the need for their own dedicated standing type 2-IA hand crew, so the booster crew was identified as becoming a full 20-person crew. The crew located out of the Ponderosa district in Deary Idaho was to be a “statewide resource” that would go fight fire where the greatest need was. The crew began with seven members in 2018 and slowly grew from year to year until 2020 when they reached Type 2 IA status. In 2021 a full-time permanent crew supervisor was hired to run the crew. The crew is made up of 20 – 23 crew members with 10 being benefitted long term positions. The crew has regularly taken assignments throughout the western states including time in AK in 2019 and 2024. Since its start the crew has averaged six 2-week assignments a year with 700 – 750 hours of overtime annually.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to provide a safe, professional, efficient, physically fit, and highly motivated crew available for fire suppression duties throughout the state of Idaho and nation as needed. We will achieve this through hard work, training, and accountability.

Housing

The crew does offer limited housing opportunities for out of area crewmembers. We have the capacity to accommodate 6-8 people in a bunkhouse setup.