Spring Rx Burn

See the photo album for photos from Justin Shaak and Shaun Mullins' spring prescribed burn spectacular in Wisconsin and Missouri.

Quadrennial Fire Review

See NIFC website for news and reports on the upcoming fire season. Here are the results of the quadrennial fire review
http://www.nifc.gov/QFR/index.htm

Sunday Fun Run

2009 Salt Lake 2 "Sunday Fun Run" series will commence this sunday at 0830 at Sugarhouse park. Call Edward or Rob with questions or for more details.

Full Time

Former Crew 1 Sawyer Jesse Carpenter starts his career as a full time structural firefighter today. Congratulations, Jesse. He is so fit he needed a doctor's note to come to work because his resting heart rate is so low.

Preseason Training

After a quick morning workout Nate realized he had torn the skin off his hands doing hanging ladder climbs. I had to tape his hands up so he could ride his bike for an hour later that day.

What are you doing to get ready for the season?

2009 Interviews

The Wildland Bureau is no longer accepting applications for the 2009 fire season. We had a record number of applicants this year and appreciate everyone's interest. We are looking forward to seeing the applicants at the qualifying run this weekend. Those individuals that pass the run will be invited to an interview next week.

At this time we do not know how many people we will need to hire. This number depends upon returning firefighters and several other factors.

We have ongoing training scheduled throughout the spring for various personnel. We anticipate starting preseason training for everyone sometime in the middle of May.

2009 Employment

UFA Wildland Bureau is now accepting applications for the 2009 wildland fire season. An application is available on the Unified Fire Authority website (http://www.unifiedfire.org/) under "opportunities."

The application will also be available soon on our wildland bureau site. We are currently experiencing technical difficulties posting it there.

Another Season Ends

Another successful wildland season has come to an end for the Unified Fire Wildland Resources. Both crews and engines ended the summer with a tour to the Umpqua National Forest located north of Medford, Oregon. All were assigned to the Rattle Fire, a problematic incident that had been burning since mid July. With help from our excellent choice of tactics and of course, Mother Nature the fire slowed and nearly all resources were released.

The crews and engines returned home with just enough time to rehab gear, have our end of the season party and send everyone on their way.

Due to the hard work by everyone involved, 2008 was a safe and successful season for the UFA Wildland Division.