Pennsylvania Specialized Crews

The Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry, in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service, has been providing specialized crews and single resources for wildland firefighting across the country since 1973.

2008 - Resources were dispatched from February to September, with a peak of activity in August.

• 6 Type 2 crews (20 firefighters per crew) were deployed
• 40 single resources were deployed
• In February, single resources were sent to Virginia.
• Resources were sent to northern California and the Pacific north-west in July and August
• Single resources were sent to the south to aid in hurricane recovery in September.

Summer 2007 - Resources were dispatched from March to October, with a peak of activity in August.

• 7 Type 2 crews (20 firefighters per crew) were deployed
• 55 single resources were deployed
• Resources were deployed to 14 states, including Alabama, California, Georgia, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, North Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming

Summer 2006 - A very busy summer for Pennsylvania crews

• 7 Type 2 crews (20 firefighters per crew) were deployed to several states
• 2 Type 2 Initial Attack crews (20 firefighters per crew) were deployed
• 50 single resources were deployed to several states
• Helped fill out a Delaware State Crew with 4 firefighters

Spring 2006

• This spring fire season saw the formation of three Type 3 Incident Management Teams in Pennsylvania.
• Type 3 teams are used for larger wildfires requiring extended attack.
• This marks the first time the PA Bureau of Forestry has assembled Type 3 teams.

August 2005 - Pennsylvania deployed crews and single resources to:

• Crew 1 (20 firefighters) sent to the Camp 32 fire in Montana, just west of Glacier National Park.
• Single Resource - Division / Group Supervisor Trainee at the School fire in Oregon.
• Single Resource - Communications Technician, member of the Incident Management Team assigned to the I-90 fire in Montana.
• Single Resource - Overhead position in resource management at the National Interagency Coordination Center in Boise, Idaho.
• Single Resource - Overhead position in supply at the Alpine Lake fire in Montana.
• Single Resource - Single Engine Air Tanker Manager Trainee for an airbase in Nevada.

August, 2004 - Pennsylvania deployed crews and single resources to:

• Crew 1 - Placerville, California - El Dorado National Forest
• Single Resource - Tok, Alaska
• Single Resource - Idaho
  

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