Become a Wildland Firefighter
Join the Inbound Family
Inbound takes pride in providing professional wildland firefighting contract crews that uphold the standards and values of the profession. Through hard work, determination and preparedness, our wildland firefighters consistently receive high marks for their performance while on assignment.
Inbound recognizes that our personnel represent the organization’s strongest asset. Providing a safe and drug free work environment is of the utmost importance at Inbound and is considered paramount to the success of our business. For this reason, Inbound has established a zero tolerance drug and alcohol policy and the Code of Conduct for our supervisors.
Wildland firefighters that work for Inbound have outstanding work ethic, are extremely dependable, and are self-disciplined individuals with a desire to perform the daily challenges, while exhibiting a healthy respect for Mother Nature's role in the big picture!
Inbound, LLC Employee Application
Requirements
Wildland firefighting requires a high level of physical fitness in order to safely perform the work. You can expect difficult environmental conditions including uneven terrain, extreme temperatures, and smoke. All applicants must be 18 and up, those applying as a driver must be 21 and up. Physical fitness is mandatory for individual and crew member safety. Applicants will complete a required physical fitness test carrying forty-five pounds for three miles in under 45 minutes.
Training
Drivers
Please note Inbound, LLC will only authorize payment for the Department of Labor (DOL) physical exam not the DOT exam.
MSPA Drivers Application: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/mspa/wh535.pdf
First time drivers need the following:
Department of Labor physical Exam- Good for two years
Fingerprints
Application at link above, pages number 1 and 4 only (Check the FLCE Initial box)
Copy of drivers license
Returning drivers need the following:
Department of Labor physical exam if the one on file is older than 2 years
Fingerprints if the original application is greater than 3 years
Copy of drivers license
Application at link above, pages number 1 and 4 only (check the FLCE Renewal box)
All
IS-100.C: Introduction to the Incident Command System, ICS 100
IS-700.B: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System
Pay
Wildland firefighters often work long hours, averaging 12-14 hours a day (80-100hrs/week). You may be dispatched to wildfire assignments for up to 14 days straight or more if fire conditions warrant.
The starting wage is approximately $23.00/hr which consists of a base pay of $17.00/hr plus $4.80/hr for 'health and welfare' benefits, $.70/hr vacation pay, and $.50/hr sick pay. Health and welfare is subject to change based on government contract specifications. Health and welfare, vacation and sick is not subject to overtime pay.
Overtime hours worked will be paid at time and a half, not including benefits. A work week is Sunday thru Saturday. Pay periods are bi-weekly.
We will pay more if you are a Veteran, thank you for your service!
Veterans
Inbound actively seeks out veterans of the armed services to employ under the federal and state contracts that we receive. We proudly employ several disabled veterans and find that veterans perform very well in the type of work that we specialize in.
Sawyer or EMT Experience
We pay extra for EMT certification and/or sawyer experience. We provide Stihl's, S212 training and certification.
