Family & Friend Preparedness and Reintegration Guides

These guides provides honest information, resources, and conversation starters to give you, the wildland firefighter, tools that will be helpful in preparing yourself and your support network for the realities of your career.

INCLUDES

  • Hazards and risks associated with wildland firefighting.

  • Topics and ideas for necessary discussions with family and friends about your wildland firefighter job.

  • Resources for peer support, individual counsel, planning, and response to death and serious injury.

  • Organizations that support wildland firefighters and their families.

  • Transitioning from work life to real life

  • Personal and family readiness

Whatever it is, the way you tell your story can make all the difference.