>>2530115Wildland Fire is one of the easiest ways to get your foot in the door, especially because in most cases your official job title is actually a "forestry technician/aid" and not "wildland firefighter" even though you spend plenty of time doing wildland firefighting.
It's cool stuff, I did it for a few years, but I wouldn't recommend doing it for any longer than that. Spend time networking with the non-primary fire people who are bound to be nearby and get an exit plan together. I got into forestry proper, then soils/water, then landed in wastewater many years later
