The Associated Press
BILLINGS, Mont. — The U.S. Forest Service is looking for experienced wildland firefighters to fill two experimental teams that would be dedicated to tackling complex wildfires, hurricane relief or other large emergencies.
The teams would share the same qualifications as the specialized incident management squads, known as Type 1 teams. Those teams manage the nation’s biggest wildfires and also have been called upon to help coordinate the response to disasters such as the World Trade Center terror attacks and the Gulf Coast hurricanes.
But the new teams would be smaller — seven members, rather than about 30 — and they’d handle their duties full-time.
Full Story: http://www.azdailysun.com/articles/2006/02/16/news/outdoors/20060216_outdoors_12.txt