Junior Forest Ranger Sub Leader – Government of Alberta
I am currently working for Alberta Wildfire as a Junior Forest Ranger leader in High Level Alberta. For the month of June, my co-leader and I have been busy planning the summer for our incoming crew. We have been contacting potential partners for the summer and completing site visits when necessary. During slow days we have been given the opportunity to shadow different departments within wildland fire, such as driving with patrol or flying to deliver supplies to fire towers.
Once our crew arrives in July, we will be completing work projects that range from fire smarting campgrounds, helping unit crews with fire mop-ups to completing biodiversity monitoring of buffalo ranges. The goal of this summer is to teach and expose our youth crew to the different careers in wildland fire and forestry.
Co-op has given me the opportunity to explore a career in wildland firefighting that I likely wouldn’t have considered if I didn’t have access to the resources co-op provides. Living on the firebase and learning about all the aspects of wildland firefighting has been such an incredible experience.