Employers
There are approximately 2,400 forest fire prevention specialists in the United States. Forty-six percent of specialists work for state fire prevention and related agencies. The federal government (mainly the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management) employs many specialists.
Starting Out
Many aspiring forest fire prevention specialists land their first jobs after working as wildland firefighters or in other firefighting positions (e.g., fire safety technician). Others work as traditional firefighters (i.e., for local fire departments) and learn about job openings by visiting the Web sites of local, state, and federal (U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, etc.) land management or fire protection agencies, professional associations, and career sites such as Linkedin.com.
- Airport Security Personnel
- Arborists
- Bail Bondsmen
- Bodyguards
- Border Patrol Agents
- Bounty Hunters
- Construction Inspectors
- Corrections Officers
- Crime Analysts
- Customs Officials
- Deputy U.S. Marshals
- Detectives
- Directors of Security
- Emergency Management Directors
- Emergency Medical Technicians
- Emergency Services Dispatchers
- Ethical Sourcing Officer
- FBI Agents
- Fire Inspectors
- Fire Investigators
- Fire Protection Engineers
- Fire Safety Directors
- Fire Safety Technicians
- Firefighters
- Fish and Game Wardens
- Forensic Experts
- Foresters
- Forestry Technicians
- Fraud Examiners, Investigators, and Analysts
- Genetic Genealogists
- Grounds Managers
- Groundwater Professionals
- Incident Meteorologists
- Intelligence Officers
- Land Trust or Preserve Managers
- Landscapers
- Logging Industry Workers
- National Park Service Employees
- Naturalists
- Paper Processing Workers
- Park Rangers
- Parole Officers
- Police Officers
- Polygraph Examiners
- Rewilders
- Secret Service Special Agents
- Security Consultants
- Security Guards
- Soil Conservationists and Technicians
- Soil Scientists
- Wildland Firefighters
- Wood Science and Technology Workers