Heavy equipment, water tenders, and experienced crews ready to mobilize
Color Country Tree Service is a private wildland fire contractor based in Parowan, Utah. When fires break out across the western United States, our equipment and crews mobilize to support federal, state, and local agencies on the fireline. We provide heavy equipment, water tenders, transport vehicles, and trained personnel for fire suppression, mop-up, fireline construction, and fuels reduction projects.
Heavy iron and support vehicles available for dispatch
Tactical water tenders for fire suppression, mop-up operations, and structure protection. Our tenders are equipped for both on-road and off-road fireline support.
Excavators equipped with standard buckets and masticator heads for fireline construction, hazard tree removal, and fuels reduction. Versatile machines that can work in rugged terrain.
Bulldozers for cutting fireline, creating fuel breaks, and clearing access roads. Our operators are experienced in steep, off-road fireline conditions.
Commercial chippers with trained crews for fuels reduction, brush disposal, and post-fire cleanup operations.
Pickup trucks and stakeside vehicles with qualified drivers for crew transport, logistics, and support operations on and around the fireline.
Working wildland fire is unlike any other job
Fire season typically runs June through September, but can stretch beyond that. When equipment gets dispatched, crews need to be ready to mobilize within 12–24 hours. You might be at home on a Tuesday and on a fireline in another state by Wednesday morning. That's the nature of the work — you have to be ready to go when the call comes.
Assignments typically last up to 14 days. You'll be working long shifts in remote, rugged terrain — often in extreme heat, smoke, and dust. The work is physically demanding and the conditions can be harsh, but there's nothing quite like the camaraderie of a fire crew and the satisfaction of doing critical work that protects communities and wildlands.
Depending on your position, you could be operating heavy equipment cutting fireline through timber, running a water tender on dusty forest roads, swamping for an excavator operator, chipping brush on a fuels reduction project, or handling logistics from the trailer. Every role is essential to the operation.
Pay ranges from $300 to $700 per day depending on your position and qualifications. This is seasonal work — we can't predict exactly when equipment will be called out — but when it does, the pay reflects the demanding nature of the job and the commitment required to drop everything and go.
You do not need an NWCG Red Card to work with us. A Fireline Safety Refresher is required, and we can provide this training.
Certain equipment positions (water tenders, stakesides) require a valid Commercial Driver's License.
Fire season is typically June–September but can extend. Dispatch can happen at any time during the season — you need to be available on short notice.
Pay depends on the position you're qualified for. Equipment operators and CDL drivers are on the higher end.
We're looking for dependable people who can mobilize fast and work hard. View our open positions and apply today.
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