Heavy Equipment Mechanics are the backbone of CAL FIRE’s operations. 🔧🔧 From fire engines and bulldozers to crew transports, these skilled professionals keep the equipment that protects California running strong. Without them, our crews couldn’t get where they need to go when every second counts. As a Heavy Equipment Mechanic, you’ll take on challenging and meaningful work—performing diagnostics, maintenance, and repairs on specialized vehicles and machinery that serve on the front lines of Ca
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Heavy Equipment Mechanics are the backbone of CAL FIRE’s operations. 🔧🔧 From fire engines and bulldozers to crew transports, these skilled professionals keep the equipment
CAL FIRE Madera-Mariposa-Merced. . Heavy Equipment Mechanics are the backbone of CAL FIRE’s operations. 🔧🔧 From fire engines and bulldozers to crew transports, these skilled professionals keep the equipment that protects California running strong. Without them, our crews couldn’t get where they need to go when every second counts. As ...
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How Colorado uses aviation to combat wildfires
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The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) continues to support projects that enhance the health of California’s landscapes and forests. Since 2017, CAL FIRE has awarded over $700 million in Forest Health grants, and now applications are open for the next round of funding. A total of $70 million is available to support projects focused on preventing wildfires, increasing reforestation efforts, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. For more information on the applicatio
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The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) continues to support projects that enhance the health of California’s landscapes and forests. Since 2017, CAL FIRE has awarded over $700 million in Forest Health grants, and now applications are open for the next round of funding. A total of $70 million is available to support projects focused on preventing wildfires, increasing reforestation efforts, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. For more information on the applicatio
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Cal Fire Dozer & Fire Engines Responding to the Nelda Fire in Herald CA
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Apply today to be a Heavy Fire Equipment Operator with CAL FIRE! When you #JoinCALFIRE as a Heavy Fire Equipment Operator, you will have the opportunity to operate heavy bulldozers, motor-graders, heavy-duty transports, trucks, and other types of heavy equipment used in fire suppression work, road maintenance, and more! Submit your application by December 30, 2022! For more information, visit here https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=344805 | CAL FIRE
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Apply today to be a Heavy Fire Equipment Operator with CAL FIRE! When you #JoinCALFIRE as a Heavy Fire Equipment Operator, you will have the opportunity to operate heavy bulldozers, motor-graders, heavy-duty transports, trucks, and other types of heavy equipment used in fire suppression work, road maintenance, and more! Submit your application by December 30, 2022! For more information, visit here https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=344805 | CAL FIRE
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Bulldozer Operators Improve 66-mile Fuel Break
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Bulldozer Operators Improve 66-mile Fuel Break
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Cal Fire Dozer & Fire Engines Responding to the Nelda Fire in Herald CA
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Cal Fire Dozer & Fire Engines Responding to the Nelda Fire in Herald CA
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Apply today to be a Heavy Fire Equipment Operator with CAL FIRE! When you #JoinCALFIRE as a Heavy Fire Equipment Operator, you will have the opportunity to operate heavy bulldozers, motor-graders, heavy-duty transports, trucks, and other types of heavy equipment used in fire suppression work, road maintenance, and more! Submit your application by December 30, 2022! For more information, visit here https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=344805 | CAL FIRE
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Apply today to be a Heavy Fire Equipment Operator with CAL FIRE! When you #JoinCALFIRE as a Heavy Fire Equipment Operator, you will have the opportunity to operate heavy bulldozers, motor-graders, heavy-duty transports, trucks, and other types of heavy equipment used in fire suppression work, road maintenance, and more! Submit your application by December 30, 2022! For more information, visit here https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=344805 | CAL FIRE
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Bulldozer Operators Improve 66-mile Fuel Break
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Bulldozer Operators Improve 66-mile Fuel Break
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CAL FIRE: Multitasking Paramedics in Action
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Inside CAL FIRE Dozer Line: Heavy Fire Equipment Operators in Action
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Inside CAL FIRE Dozer Line: Heavy Fire Equipment Operators in Action
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🚒 Before CAL FIRE vehicles hit the road, they go through a specialized setup, and it all starts at the Davis Mobile Equipment Rodeo. Heavy equipment mechanics from across California come together to: 🔧 Disassemble and prep new vehicles 💡 Install lights, radios, and satellite equipment 🎛 Set up sirens, inverters, and comms ✅ Apply the final CAL FIRE decals and complete quality checks This behind-the-scenes effort ensures our teams are ready to respond — fast, safely, and in full communication
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🚒 Before CAL FIRE vehicles hit the road, they go through a specialized setup, and it all starts at the Davis Mobile Equipment Rodeo. Heavy equipment mechanics from across California come together to: 🔧 Disassemble and prep new vehicles 💡 Install lights, radios, and satellite equipment 🎛 Set up sirens, inverters, and comms ✅ Apply the final CAL FIRE decals and complete quality checks This behind-the-scenes effort ensures our teams are ready to respond — fast, safely, and in full communication
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Fire meets machine | Meet the dozer helping CAL Fire draw the line against flames
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Fire meets machine | Meet the dozer helping CAL Fire draw the line against flames
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Bulldozers are a vital firefighting tool used to stop wildfires in their tracks. Using a 10-foot-wide blade, CAL FIRE dozer operators cut fireline down to bare mineral soil—removing fuel and halting the fire’s advance. By removing all combustible materials, the fireline acts as a barrier, preventing the fire from crossing and spreading. Interested in operating powerful equipment to help protect California? Join the team that puts boots, and blades, on the ground. Learn more at: JoinCALFIRE.com #
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Utilize your multitasking abilities to help in emergencies as a Communications Operator for CAL FIRE. As a Communications Operator you will dispatch CAL FIRE emergency response equipment and law enforcement units, be the first contact the public has with CAL FIRE emergency responders, gather critical information about an emergency from the public, and help bring calm during an emergency situation, all while creating opportunities for your own career growth. Salary ranges from $48,000 to $74,796
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CAL FIRE's mission reaches far beyond firefighting. Each year CAL FIRE engages in hundreds of fuels reduction projects across the state. These range from using heavy equipment to clear overgrown vegetation, to applying beneficial fire to the landscape. We work alongside state, federal, local, and tribal partners to accomplish these prevention efforts. Additionally, we are working to improve building codes and standards to improve community resilience and help reduce the spread and impact of fire
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CAL FIRE helicopters don’t just drop water. They also deliver a crew of firefighters to combat the fire. Here is a look at what happens when they hit the ground, as we hike along with the Boggs Mountain Helitack Crew on a fire this summer. | CAL FIRE Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit
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Did you know that CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit in cooperation with the California Conservation Corps staff two firefighting Type I handcrews? These crews operate out of the Stockton-Delta Fire Center and serve the communities in TCU in a variety of ways. Today these crews put aside their firefighting equipment to train in flood fighting techniques. These techniques include wave wash and sandbagging operations, as well as methods to prevent erosion in levee walls. This training is conducted a
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CAL FIRE uses various devices, including the helitorch shown in this video, to ignite vegetative material on wildfires and vegetation management projects like #PrescribedBurns. Resources such as equipment, personnel, a burn plan, and a water supply are essential, too. #ToolsOfTheTrade #Helitorch #CALFIRE #firefighters | CAL FIRE
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CAL FIRE's Tanker 122, our first fully operational C-130H, has successfully completed its inaugural firefighting mission! This aircraft delivered 8000 gallons of retardant on the Record Fire in Riverside County, marking a major milestone in our mission to protect California. With its 4,000-gallon tank and cutting-edge retardant delivery system, the C-130H will help provide the crucial support our ground crews need to contain wildfires, protecting communities across the state. The addition of thi
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How do you serve hot meals to a thousand or more hungry #firefighters? The answer is a Mobile Kitchen Unit, or 'MKU.' Check out this short video to see how this essential equipment supports a range of incidents, from floods to hazmat responses. #kitchen #incidentresponse | CAL FIRE
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The CAL FIRE Mobile Kitchen Rodeo is an annual event organized by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to ensure the readiness and efficiency of its mobile kitchen units. These mobile kitchens play a critical role in supporting firefighters and emergency personnel during wildfire incidents and other disasters by providing hot meals in the field. The event brings Mobile Kitchens from several CAL FIRE units in the Northern Region focusing on equipment testing. This event provi
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🔥Be the force behind California’s wildfire defense by managing resources and operations for CAL FIRE.🔥 CAL FIRE is hiring for a Forestry Logistics Officer I position in Fortuna, CA. Help keep CAL FIRE running smoothly by making sure our crews have the equipment, supplies, and services they need to protect California’s forests and communities. This role is all about getting the right resources to the right place at the right time. In this role, you'll be responsible for purchasing and managing
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