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Fuels and Fire Crew Member

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Fuels and Fire Crew Member

  • Fuels and Fire Crew Member : Central Divide

    Location: Helena, MT
    Ages: 17-30, up to 35 for military veterans
    Program Dates: 04/28/2025-11/07/2025
    Living Allowance: $1,160.00 biweekly before taxes are taken out
    AmeriCorps Education Award: $3,697.50 upon completion of the program
    Health Insurance: Provided at NO COST
    Member Assistance Program: Free 24/7 access to confidential behavioral health counseling, financial assistance, medical/legal advocacy, and more!
    Public Lands Service Corps Hiring Preference: Members serving with federal land management agencies may be eligible to receive hiring preference for future federal job placement
    Supportive coaching staff invested in your success.
    Community Spaces: Access to two community spaces, Corps Members of Color and LGBTQIA2+ Corps Members, to build community, connection, and support during the season.
    Food Per Diem while on Projects
    Access to Pro Deals
    Housing options may be available in specific regions; talk with a Program Manager to learn more!!

    This crew has the potential to be deployed on wildland fire incident responses and prescribed burn projects.

    The majority of the project work will include chainsaw work with the Salmon Challis National Forest in Idaho.

  • Women's Fuels and Fire Crew Member

    Location: Bozeman, MT
    Ages: 17-30, up to 35 for military veterans
    Dates: 04/28/2025-08/08/2025
    Living Allowance: $1,160.00 biweekly before taxes are taken out
    Education Award: $1,956.35 upon completion of the program
    Member Assistance Program: Free 24/7 access to confidential behavioral health counseling, financial assistance, medical/legal advocacy, and more!
    Public Lands Service Corps Hiring Preference: Members serving with federal land management agencies may be eligible to receive hiring preference for future federal job placement
    Supportive coaching staff invested in your success.
    Community Spaces: Access to two community spaces, Corps Members of Color and LGBTQIA2+ Corps Members, to build community, connection, and support during the season.
    Food Per Diem while on Projects
    Access to Pro Deals
    Housing options may be available in specific regions; talk with a Program Manager to learn more!!

    This crew offers an intentional and supportive work environment for anyone who identifies as a woman and/or femme. We welcome trans applicants who are comfortable in a femme-identifying space.

    Women’s Fuels and Fire Crews work in partnership with the National Park Service (NPS) with one crew working primarily in Yellowstone National Park and the other in Grand Teton National Park.

    You will NOT be on an active fire/prescribed burn during your term with Montana Conservation Corps. Should conditions allow, upon completion of your term of service with MCC it is the goal of the National Park Service to provide you with the opportunity to deploy on a fire assignment. Fire rolls depend on need and can start 2-20 days after your term of service ends in mid-August.

Crew Members work on 4-9 day overnight conservation projects on some of the most breathtaking landscapes in the Northern Rockies and Plains. Crews will be made up of adults who are 17-30 years old and come from a variety of backgrounds and locations throughout the country. Crews will camp for the full duration of a hitch (i.e. 4-9 day project assignment), oftentimes in remote locations on varied terrain and in all weather conditions. Camping accommodations vary, including car-camping and remote backcountry settings away from a vehicle. 

Project work is physically demanding, and could include wildland fuels mitigation projects, high amount of chainsaw use, fireline construction and forest health monitoring activities. Other projects include: building or maintaining trails, treating or removing invasive species, building fences, and many more. Not all crews will work on all types of projects! Crews may be deployed for natural disaster relief. Learn more about the variety of project work here!  

This is a great opportunity to get exposure to the world of wildland fire and the unique professional opportunities that exist beyond fighting on the front lines, and is an excellent stepping stone for future career opportunities. 

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