The Wildland Crew for the Bluffton Township Fire District (BTFD) worked alongside the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) ...

A Colorado Springs wildland crew has gone to assist in the fight, deploying to the Turner Gulch Fire burning along Colorado 141 northwest of Gateway. Overnight, the fire exploded to more than ...

We've experienced it.” While the fire crew will gain valuable experience, it still takes on a dangerous endeavor to help communities that aren’t its own. “They have jobs,” says Cassell.

Among the crew are seven full-time DEEP staff members. Others are trained “call-when-needed” wildland firefighters, who are certified to national wildland firefighting standards.