Adam Medel from the Forest Preserve Leadership Corps is learning first hand how to turn his passion for fire management into a lifelong career…
“On Thursday February 18th, I completed a job shadow with Stuart Goldman at Indian Boundary Prairies. I decided to shadow Stuart because of his experience in fire management, and my goals of pursuing a career in this field. Fire management is an important profession because of the benefits fire has on ecology, but also because of the danger wildfire presents to natural resources and urban communities near wildland. Throughout the day Stuart and I talked about various avenues to take in order to make a career in this field, and after presenting my goal of becoming a wildland firefighter, Stuart shared resources with me that will help turn my goal into reality. Later in the day, I was taken into Gensburg-Markham Prairie where I met with a crew from The Nature Conservatory. Here I was given even further insight on careers in fire management. As my time with Stuart came to an end, I left with plenty of information to take the next step toward my career goal as a wildland firefighter.”
