Colorado Firecamp

09/11/2026

Not forgotten.

06/04/2026

We are honored and grateful to have been named Partner of the Year for Class 31C!!!

05/06/2026

Colorado College students raising the flag & recording belt weather kit observations this morning at Firecamp. Today's snowstorm will take the edge off a little, but Colorado still faces a daunting 2026 fire season. Read the Inside Climate News story the CC Career Catalyst students wrote about the state wildfire briefing with Governor Jared Polis - link in comments.

05/03/2026

Did anybody have a prediction market bet on May 3rd, 2026 or S-130/190 Basic Firefighter, #377 as the first Firecamp class photo posted in almost 3 years?
Thanks to instructors Nick Ophaug & Jeff Noland for taking 27 students from the classroom to the field (along with 5 goats & Gumby, our new puppy.)
Flag flown at half staff for National Fallen Firefighters Memorial weekend.

02/21/2026

Firecamp forestry staff & our AmeriCorps NCCC Axolotl 3 team (pictured) helped burn 500+ slash piles in Lake County last December. In the latest round of COSWAP funding just announced from DNR, we'll be able to train an additional 4 NCCC teams and get 25 weeks of Southwest Conservation Corps chainsaw & pile crew time over the next 2 years!!!

02/07/2026

We truly enjoyed hosting the Raven team leaders for a "mini-spike" of service learning on Firecamp Community Forestry projects throughout Chaffee County. Salida Fire Department Chaffee County Fire Protection District Southwest Conservation Corps

01/31/2026

Hiring for the 2026 fire season is still happening!!!

Roaring Fork Fire Rescue is now hiring for a Temporary Seasonal Wildland Firefighter. For more information on a complete job description, or to apply, go to https://www.roaringforkfire.gov/employment-opportunities
Accepting applications through February 13, 2026, at 4:30 p.m.

09/20/2025

Training the next generation.

08/27/2025

Another NCCC team is coming to Salida in a few weeks to assist with Firecamp’s workforce development & wildfire mitigation projects!!!

08/24/2025

Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is hiring for wildland fire
crew members until August 31st.

The Wildland Fire Crew Member (SO) is responsible for assisting the Fuels Crew Module Lead or Engine Module Lead in implementing fuel management projects and responding to emergency incidents. Performs fuels management activities including, but not limited to, creating defensible spaces and shaded f...