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Dispatch

Dispatchers are responsible for mobilizing resources, such as engine crews, helicopters, and airtankers, to wildland fires and other incidents. They coordinate communication between the incident and fire managers and handle requests from the fire for additional personnel and equipment.

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Fire Business

Personnel working in this area are responsible for the acquisition, management, and coordination of finance, procurement, and personnel records, associated with fire and other natural disaster operations supported by the agency.

Handcrews

Handcrews normally consist of 18-20 crewmembers and are used for a variety of operations on wildland fires. Hotshots are considered elite among wildland firefighters due to their extensive training, high physical standards, and ability to undertake difficult assignments. Veteran crews are specifically comprised of all military veterans. These hand crews provide job and career avenues for returning veterans, allowing them to find post-military careers that will ideally help in the transition back to civilian life.

Heavy Equipment Operators

Operate fire equipment, including tracked vehicles like dozers, to actively suppress wildfires.

Helitack

Helitack crews provide land managers with a safe, highly skilled, and productive aerial firefighting resource. Crew members are specially trained in the tactical and logistical use of helicopters for fire suppression. These crews are a primary initial attack resource transported to wildfires by helicopter. Often, they are first on-scene and assess the wildfire.

Hotshot Crews

A Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hotshot crew consists of 20 specially-trained firefighters. They provide an organized, mobile, and skilled workforce for all phases of wildland fire management.

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Fuels

A fuels crew specializes in vegetation management related to wildland fire hazards and risks. Fuels crews generally have 10 members who focus on implementing fuel treatments in forest and rangeland fuel types. These crews have the skills and qualifications to assist in wildland fire suppression operations when needed.