March 10, 2015 2 p.m.

The BLM Alaska Fire Service North Star Fire Crew is recruiting interested individuals for the 2015 fire season which runs from May through August.

The North Star Fire Crew is designed to provide an experienced pool of potential recruits for the Alaska Fire Service Interagency Hotshot Crews (IHC); provide entry level positions into the Alaska Fire Service for individuals with limited or no fire experience; provide Alaska Fire Service with an additional quick response hand crew; and provide Alaska natural resource agencies a low cost crew for project work. Crew members should be in top physical condition.

Housing and meals will be provided at no cost to crew members. While in Fairbanks, North Star Fire Crew members reside in barracks rooms and meals will be provided in the BLM Dining Hall.  Crew members will be trained and utilized as wildland firefighters. While on fires, crew members will be paid Emergency Firefighter wages.

To apply for the North Star Fire Crew program visit http://fire.ak.blm.gov/afs/fireops/northstars.php. Applications must be postmarked no later than April 1.

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