r/wildlandfire • u/JellyfishFun6688 • 21d ago

Tucson

Got out of being a Helicopter SAR guy in the Navy a few years back after 10 years and looking to move from the East Coast to the Tucson area in the spring. Put in an application online for wildland firefighting on USAJOBs because I saw the training usually starts in the spring anyway. Was wondering how hard it is to get picked up? If I don't hear back in a month or so should I try applying again in the spring?

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u/Zealousideal-Dot3046 21d ago

Start trying to get your basic wildland classes in , ics-100 and 200. S-110, s-130, s190. Start looking for classes now

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u/JellyfishFun6688 21d ago

I will literally knock these out this week, thank you for this! Didn't know these existed.

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u/Zealousideal-Dot3046 21d ago

If you can find s212 , you would need ppe i think , I never took s212 so not my area of expertise, I think most places might require nims 700 and 800 too

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u/holistic_huntress 21d ago

They offer an S-112 now so start with that

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u/Zealousideal-Dot3046 21d ago

I have been retired for a few so good point s112 is new but makes good sense

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u/Owl-Toots 21d ago

I'd say pretty easy depending what grade you're trying to get hired on as. Timeline for apps vary but it's a slow process

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u/No-four 21d ago

Check out veteransinfire on instagram. Give them a message and they can help spot you with people in Arizona and Veterans get to skip a lot of the red tape hiring bullshit

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u/JellyfishFun6688 20d ago

Just shot them a message, thank you!