Hiring

             SITPA seeks to hire individuals for both entry level and experienced positions. We are always looking for firefighters that have a natural drive with a team mentality. We focus on our firefighters with efforts towards work/life balance and a commitment to ensuring that our people come first. We can only fight wildland fires if will have and maintain a strong team.
            Firefighters with experience can hone their skills and advance along several pathways. Options for advancement in Single Resource/Engine Boss spots as well in leadership/command positions or heavy equipment operations. We make use of prior fire and military experience. We also utilize EMS and college graduates from ecology and fire science programs. We encourage continuing education and provide numerous opportunities to take classes that focus on training in new or advanced areas within the wildland fire world. Firefighters that have left us have gone on to careers as Hotshots, Smoke Jumpers, and nurses.
            New and beginner firefighters have a lot of opportunities available to them at SITPA. We train all firefighters so that they have basic knowledge of the expectations of wildland firefighting. From there we go into the field. We provide in-depth training for chainsaws and line operations. And then… fire season is in full swing. Long days and direct hands-on experience allow new firefighters to quickly gain the skills to operate safely while working on a wildfire. As new firefighters work with seasoned firefighters, bonds are built and little teams come together to help the overall efforts of the crew. As time and fires continue, working together becomes seamless as everyone develops a sense of their place and what they need to do.
            Watching new firefighters progress through their first and second and third seasons, the older firefighters see a progression of skills and abilities that ensures that the continued operations will carry on. Development of firefighters takes time and effort, but it pays off when folks are able to operate on their own and with small teams to perform and complete tasks.
            SITPA works towards this overarching goal. We give people the tools to advance and become a part of our strong team and earn their place within our historic agency.