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00Fireline Lookup · public directory

Know the marketbefore you bid.

The public directory of wildland fire contractors — coverage, resource types, and market rate bands, built from canonical USFS data.

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4,090
Contractors
117
Resource types
99
Dispatch centers
35,793
Priced awards

Built from USFS dispatch priority lists and agreements. Market figures count priced awards only.

01Browse

Resource types

Median and middle halfAll resource types →
01

Emergency Medical Technician, Fireline (EMTF)

2,654 awards
$1,450Median
P25 $1,184P75 $1,725
02

Emergency Medical Paramedic, Fireline (EMPF)

2,344 awards
$1,783Median
P25 $1,494P75 $2,075
03

Water Tender (Support) Type 2

1,654 awards
$2,299Median
P25 $1,950P75 $2,680
04

Faller Single

1,305 awards
$1,600Median
P25 $1,400P75 $1,800
05

Dozer Type 2

1,290 awards
$2,800Median
P25 $2,425P75 $3,235
02Explorer · coverage and rates

Coverage on the map.Rates on the band.

Pick a resource type, then a dispatch center
FIG. 2Dispatch centers
Carries this typeNot on file
Outline map of the United States with dispatch center markers for the selected resource type
FIG. 3Rate band · day rate
Emergency Medical Technician, Fireline (EMTF)2,654 priced awards across 88 providers
$710Low
$1,184P25
$1,450Median
$1,725P75
$2,100High

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03The season

Know the marketbefore the seasonstarts.

Where each resource type is carried, how deep the dispatch list runs, and what it has been priced at. Read it before you price your next agreement.

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CoverageDispatch centers and list depth
MarketDay-rate bands by resource type
PlacementExact rates and percentile, free with an account
FIG. 4Fire climbing tall timber in heavy smoke
04Coverage

Dispatch centers

DPL lists · call orderAll dispatch centers →

OR-COC

Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center
Northwest, OR
325Contractors
79DPL lists
14.1Avg depth
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OR-EIC

Eugene Interagency Communication Center
Northwest, OR
285Contractors
72DPL lists
16.3Avg depth
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OR-RVC

Rogue Valley Interagency Communications Center
Northwest, OR
274Contractors
74DPL lists
13.5Avg depth
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CA-RICC

Redding Interagency ECC
Northern California, CA
263Contractors
58DPL lists
14.4Avg depth
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WA-CWC

Central WA Interagency Communication Center
Northwest, WA
254Contractors
74DPL lists
12.8Avg depth
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OR-RICC

Roseburg Interagency Communications Center
Northwest, OR
241Contractors
68DPL lists
14Avg depth
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MT-MDC

Missoula Interagency Dispatch Center
Northern Rockies, MT
232Contractors
78DPL lists
11.8Avg depth
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99Full list

99 centers

Every dispatch center on file, with its resource types, list depth and top providers.

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05Free profiles · exact rates

See a company's exact rates.

Free profiles show market rate bands. Insider and Market Pro unlock each company's exact median rate and percentile, side-by-side compare, and watchlists.

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AXSUS ENTERPRISES LLCLargest operator · free profile
ResourceMarket medianBandExact medianPercentile
Signed outMarket bands only
Heavy Equipment Task Force$14,000Value
Feller Buncher Type 1$4,115Mid
Excavator Type 2$2,600Mid
Where the market sits for this company's typesBand only
Heavy Equipment Task ForceP25 $11,920 · P75 $16,000
Feller Buncher Type 1P25 $3,600 · P75 $4,600
Excavator Type 2P25 $2,325 · P75 $3,000

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06Field guide

Read the numbers

Plain-language meanings · figures from this directory
Median and the middle half

What a rate band says

The median is the middle priced award for a resource type. P25 and P75 bracket the middle half of awards. A band describes the market, not any one company.

Emergency Medical Technician, Fireline (EMTF): median $1,450, P25 $1,184, P75 $1,725, across 2,654 priced awards.How this is calculated →
DPL and call order

Who dispatch calls first

A dispatch priority list ranks vendors for a resource at a center. Dispatch calls from rank 1 down. Depth shows how much competition sits above a seat.

OR-COC: 79 lists, average depth 14.1, 35 thin lists.Open a center →
Value, mid, premium

Where a company prices

Value is below the 35th percentile of the market, mid is the 35th to 75th, premium is above the 75th. It places a company against the market for one resource.

Heavy Equipment Task Force at AXSUS ENTERPRISES LLC: value band against a $14,000 market median.Open a profile →
Masked operators

Sole proprietors

A sole proprietor never shows by name in search or in a listing. It still counts in every market band, every center roster and every total.

Never searchable by name, and left out of name-based listings.How the data is handled →
07Keep going

From the market to the line

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08Directory index

Every resource type and dispatch center

Plain links to every page in the directory

Largest operators

  1. AXSUS ENTERPRISES LLC466 seats
  2. PACIFIC RIDGELINE FORESTRY LLC428 seats
  3. WILDERNESS MEDICS, INC.352 seats
  4. FRONT LINE EMS LLC307 seats
  5. OUTBACK FIREFIGHTING, INC.245 seats
  6. 310 DUST CONTROL LLC242 seats
  7. BEST PRACTICE MEDICINE LLC196 seats
  8. SWEDBERG CONTRACTING CORP.182 seats

Highest median day rate

  1. Heavy Equipment Task Force$14,000
  2. REMS Type 1$6,900
  3. REMS Type 2$6,499
  4. Engine Type 3$5,400
  5. Engine Type 4$5,000

Lowest median day rate

  1. OHV Type 2$325
  2. OHV Type 4$400
  3. OHV Type 1$420
  4. OHV Type 3$425
  5. Pickup Type 2 (6,001-8,500 lbs GVWR; 1/2 ton)$485

Deepest dispatch lists

  1. MT-NRCdepth 59.8
  2. OR-BICdepth 19.2
  3. CA-ONCCdepth 16.7
  4. OR-EICdepth 16.3
  5. CA-OSCCdepth 16

Thinnest dispatch lists

  1. SC-SCCdepth 1
  2. NV-LICdepth 1.3
  3. LA-LICdepth 1.3
  4. MS-MICdepth 1.3
  5. WY-CDCdepth 1.6

All resource types

117 types · most priced awards first

All dispatch centers

99 centers · most contractors first