We all want a leg up on the competition, especially if you are trying to get your foot in the door with wildland fire. Thats why we have folks like former Kings River IHC Captain, Adam Hernandez, on the show to help!

Adam Hernandez is the Wildland Fire Technology Instructor at Reedley College located in Central California near the foothills of the Central Sierras. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies and has earned a Certificate of Achievement from Humboldt State University in Fire Management.  

Adam spent 17 years with the US Forest Service prior to leaving the agency in 2019. The majority of his experiences in fire were centered around work on hotshot crews and fuels management with additional experiences as a smokejumper in McCall Idaho. 

Early on in Adam’s career his mentors and influences encouraged regular involvement with training and development while considering the value of leadership and human factors in the wildland fire service. Most recently he was involved with the development and delivery of the R-5 Primary Leader Academy Leadership Curriculum. This interest in human factors, leadership, training and development over the course of his career has been the driving factor in his transition to become an educator in wildland fire. 

Adam has a publication in the US Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station for a hypothesis study he conducted that studied the value of the NWCG Leadership curriculum to the Wildland Fire Service since its implementation in the early 2000s.

 Adam remains connected to the wildland fire organization and keeps his operational skill sharp by working as an Administratively Determined (AD) firefighter during the summers.  All assignments are welcomed from DIVS, TFLD, FAL1, CRWB to his preferred, grunt hotshot crewmember. 

Adam’s goal is to support the wildland fire organization by providing quality candidates for wildland fire and fuels crews and to deliver training for entry level crewmembers up to the Senior Firefighter level.

If you would like to find out more about Reedley College, follow the link below"

https://www.reedleycollege.edu

Or you can check out the program on Instagram at:

https://www.instagram.com/reedleycollegewildland/

Stay safe, stay savage...

Enjoy!

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