Wildland Fire Explorer Program

Wildland Fire Explorers

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A program for young men and women to explore a career in wildland firefighting.

The Angeles National Forest has three Wildland Fire Explorers Posts that meet weekly and an Explorer Academy that takes places once a year. We are located in areas to serve all communities in Los Angeles County.

You can join one of the Explorer Posts or all three of them at no additional cost.

Our Explorers has a high success rate of employment in the fire service.

Explorer Program Goals

• Wildland firefighting experience
• Year-round weekly training meetings
• Annual Wildland Fire Explorer Academy
• Career in wildland firefighting

 

Explorer Posts Meetings

• Year-round weekly meetings
• Focuses on training & teaching techniques used in wildland firefighting, investigation, fire science, prevention, and much more
• Prepares the explorers to attend the annual Wildland Fire Explorer Academy
• To join, find your closest Explorer Post below and go to their page for more information.

 

• Post 99

  

  Little Tujunga Fire Station 12371 N. Little Tujunga Cyn. Rd
  San Fernando, CA 91342
  (818) 899-1900
  sm.fs.post99@usda.gov
  Meetings held Wednesday evenings

  Post 99 Page

• Post 100

  

  Dalton Fire Station
  1090 Glendora Mountain Rd. Glendora, CA 91741
  (626) 335-8600
  sm.fs.post100@usda.gov
  Meetings held Tuesday evenings

  Post 100 Page

• Post 101

  

  Green Valley Fire Station 40935 San Francisquito Cyn. Rd.
  Green Valley, CA 91390
  (661) 270-1155
  sm.fs.post101@usda.gov
  Meetings held Saturdays mornings

   

  Post 101 Page

 

Wildland Fire Explorer Academy

 

 

Approx. 4,000+ young men and women have been trained by the Angeles Explorer program.

• ​For ages 16-21
• Includes Angeles National Forest Explorers and Explorers from other fire agencies
• Four consecutive weekends from Fridays - Sundays
• Graduating Explorers will be certified to become wildland firefighters

Academy Information