CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• FALLER CERTIFICATION from one of the following: BC Wildfire Services, BC Forest Safety Council, CAGC/ENFORM (level 3)

• S-100 Basic Fire Suppression & Safety

• S-185 Fire Entrapment Avoidance

• WHMIS training

• *DANGER TREE ASSESSOR Certification — considered an asset, but not required.*

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Appropriate experience falling in similar conditions, timber type, and terrain. At least ONE of the following must be available upon request as proof of experience:

  • Employer generated inspections of the worker’s ability in timber type; or

  • Resume; or

  • Log books

SINGLE RESOURCE FALLER (SRF)

If you wish to be a Single Resource Faller on the fireline, you are required to be self-sustained and provide all of your own equipment. You must meet all the certification and experience requirements listed above, as well as the additional following requirements.

EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR SINGLE RESOURCE FALLERS

• Two (2) CSA approved chainsaws: with a minimum 70-cc; minimum 24-inch bar with functioning chain brake, spark arrestors, and full wrap handlebar

• Necessary tools including axe, wedges, saw tools, files appropriate to the timber

• Footwear appropriate for the work conditions, with coverage above the ankle

• Non-synthetic or Flame-Resistant faller pants with a minimum TCS of 3600

• Camping gear including sleeping bag, mattress, and tent

• Day pack/ fireline pack

• Adequate supplies to mark stumps in the field

• Adequate supply of other field marking tools (i.e. 4 Orange and 2 Lime Green flagging tape, and/or Fluorescent Orange and Green spray paint)

• GPS or Phone with Avenza maps and QR code reader

• 4 x 4 vehicle** equipped with mounted truck radio programmed with all resource road channels ** See specific vehicle specifications below.

• CSA approved hard hat with earmuffs and face protective visor

• One pair of work gloves

• One pair of CSA certified safety eyewear

• Personal First Aid equipment including two 4-inch compress dressings

• NOMEX flame resistant clothing

• High-Vis vest / clothing

• 1 handheld radio programmed to BC Wildfire Service frequencies

• Gas and oil containers (“combi”)

VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS FOR SRFs

• APV47 or proof of vehicle insurance (minimum $2 million liability)

• If seven (7) years or older, must have Government Motor Vehicle Inspection sticker

• 4-wheel drive capable

• Minimum of two (2) passenger seats with functioning seat belts

• Equipped with the same make and model of all terrain, E load rated tires, on all four wheels

• Equipped with a spare tire

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Non-guaranteed work— how it works:

Falling for Wildfires is on an if/as-needed basis, and is dependent upon the extent and severity of the fire season. There is no guarantee of work.

When you successfully apply to Nakimu as a Wildfire Faller, you will be added to our “Wildfire Faller Roster”. Throughout the fire-season, Nakimu will receive notification from the government requesting our firefighting services. We will then consult our roster and contact employees for deployment.

Because of the nature of the non-guaranteed work, there is no obligation for employees to be available when we contact you for deployment. However, if you are available and you accept a deployment request, you must be willing to commit to a potential two-week deployment.