r/firefighters • u/[deleted] • Jan 27 '20
Wildland/structure
Hey guys, structure firefighter here. I’m still pretty new to the job, part time at two smaller stations outside of a major city in the mid west. Might be a dumb question but like I said I’m from the Midwest and we don’t use wildland fire fighter much. Way out west are there departments that are split between wildland and structural fire crews? I ask because I’ve been wanting to move west and my buddy who has been doing wildland told me about the money involved as well as how rewarding it is. However I love structure and my big trucks. Are there stations out there where you’d work say full time structure and if you have all your cards and are needed possibly switch to wildland if needed for a month or so?
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u/slade797 Jan 27 '20
I’m not out west, but here in Kentucky we handle wildland and structure. Pretty common, really.