{"id":295838,"date":"2024-10-08T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=295838"},"modified":"2024-10-08T13:10:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T13:10:49","slug":"gain-experience-in-wildland-fire-fighting-prescribed-burning-with-veterans-fire-corps-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=295838","title":{"rendered":"Gain experience in wildland fire fighting, prescribed burning with Veterans Fire Corps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Editor\u2019s note: This post contains links to jobs that are active at the time of publishing. Positions remain open until they are filled.<\/p>\n<p>Are you a post-9\/11 era Veteran aged 18-35 who is transitioning to civilian life and seeking a career-building opportunity with the National Park Service?<\/p>\n<p>Southeast Conservation Corps (SECC) has an opportunity for recent Vets to join their <a href=\"https:\/\/southeastconservationcorps.org\/open-positions\">Veterans Fire Corps (VFC) Conservation Crew<\/a>. <\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gain practical, hands-on training and certifications related to park management, natural resource management, and wildland firefighting.<\/li>\n<li>Be a part of a dynamic, fast-paced and hard-working team that performs heavy manual labor to complete a variety of conservation projects throughout the Southeast.<\/li>\n<li>Regain the sense of purpose and pride you felt in the military by helping to protect our public lands and ecosystems while building camaraderie with other Veterans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/veterans-fire-corps3-scaled-6.jpg\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Veterans Fire Corps<\/h2>\n<p>Season Dates: Jan. 13 to May 9, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Duty station: Big South Fork National River &amp; Recreation Area at Oneida, TN (ideally, members will live within one hour of duty station).<\/p>\n<p>Status: full-time, seasonal, 17-week, 675-hour AmeriCorps National Service position.<\/p>\n<p>Stipend: $600\/week AmeriCorps living allowance, plus $300\/week additional benefit ($900\/week total, pre-tax, disbursed bi-weekly).<\/p>\n<p>AmeriCorps Education Award: $2,817.14.<\/p>\n<p>Other benefits: paid certifications and trainings related to wildland firefighting, Wilderness First Aid certification, Developing Thinking Sawyers certification, Public Land Corps Hiring Authority Certificate (upon successful completion of hours), $200 fire boot stipend, food and transportation provided while in the field overnight.<\/p>\n<p>Crew: 1 Crew Leader, 1 Assistant Crew Leader, and 5 Crew Member positions available.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Have an immersive experience with the National Park Service.<\/li>\n<li>Complete fuels management projects including prescribed burning operations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No previous experience required, but a general comfort with and prior experience in outdoor environments is preferred.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOriginally from Ohio, my father was in the Air Force, so we moved around a lot. I enlisted in the Navy and served for 11 years as an aviation structural mechanic,\u201d said Rachel Shyu, who served as a Veterans Fire Corps crew member in 2018. \u201cI have always wanted to be a wildland firefighter throughout my service and saw the VFC as an opportunity for getting certifications and experience to help jump start my new career. I feel that this a great program for veterans to help them start new careers while giving back to the communities that we work for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All those interested in conservation, land management and firefighting are encouraged to apply.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/jobs.silkroad.com\/ConservationLegacy\/Careers\/jobs\/5451\">JOIN THE VETERANS FIRE CORPS<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/southeastconservationcorps.org\/open-positions\">SECC<\/a> is a program of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/conservationlegacy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Conservation Legacy<\/a>. Conservation Legacy also supports other regional offices that serve local communities and Veterans, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sccorps.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Southwest Conservation Corps<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/azcorps.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Arizona Conservation Corps<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/appalachiancc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Appalachian Conservation Corps<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/corpsnm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Conservation Corps New Mexico<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/corpsnc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Conservation Corps North Carolina<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stewardslegacy.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stewards Individual Placement Program<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ancestrallands.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor\u2019s note: This post contains links to jobs that are active at the time of publishing. Positions remain open until they are filled. Are you a post-9\/11 era Veteran aged 18-35 who is transitioning to civilian life and seeking a career-building opportunity with the National Park Service? 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