Fire Camp Worker

Happy Day Catering; Lewiston (ID); On-site; USD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free food & snacks

Free uniforms

Training & development

Job summary

Happy Day Catering, based in Lewiston, ID, is seeking Fire Camp labor crews for the May–October fire season. Workers will set up camps, throw freight, and serve hundreds of meals daily to hungry firefighters, on an incident-to-incident basis. The role is outdoor, demanding, and seasonal, requiring resilience and teamwork.

We value reliability, safety, and a positive, professional attitude while supporting our crew and the firefighters we serve during disasters.

Qualifications

• Self-starter with leadership and organizational skills.
• Available with 18 hours' notice for 7–13 days camping in heat, cold, and smoky environments with limited phone and internet access.
• Able to perform physically demanding general labor with alternating shifts.
• Able to work with a small team and maintain a positive, conflict-free environment.
• Able to follow directions and produce consistent results.
• Prior fire camp, banquet service, kitchen prep, maintenance, or similar experience preferred.
• Drivers with Class A CDLs are preferred.
• Applicants must obtain a Washington Food Handler Card online upon acceptance.

Responsibilities

• Set up camps and move freight.
• Serve hundreds of meals per day to firefighters on an incident-to-incident basis.

Skills

Self-starter

Leadership

Organizational skills

Excellence in service

Team player

Follow directions

Conflict-free environment

Food Handler Card

CDL preferred

Job description

Benefits:

• Free food & snacks
• Free uniforms
• Training & development
• FIRE CAMP LABOR NEEDED

Hiring for Fire Camp labor crews begins in March for the fire season of May through October. We will be setting up camps, throwing freight, and serving hundreds of meals per day to hungry firefighters on an incident-to-incident basis from May to October. You may be called for one week, for four separate fires, or not at all, depending on what the fire team needs are that season.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Self-starter, leadership ability, organizational skills, and commitment to excellence in serving the firefighters and others who keep our communities safe during disasters.
• Available with 18 hours' notice for 7 to 13 days of tent camping in heat, cold, and smoky environments with limited phone and internet access.
• Able to work a physically demanding general labor job while alternating early and late sleep/work shifts.
• Able to get along with a small group of coworkers and create a positive, conflict-free working environment.
• Able to follow directions and produce consistent results.
• Prior fire camp, banquet service, kitchen prep, maintenance, or similar experience is preferred.
• Drivers with Class A CDLs are preferred.
• Applicants MUST be able to obtain their Washington Food Handler Card online upon acceptance of position, if offered.

Happy Day maintains high expectations for the conduct of our staff, and we expect that staff will remain professional, problem-solving, and positively oriented at all times. There will be zero tolerance for unprofessional conduct, vulgarity, drugs, or alcohol at camp.

Based in Lewiston, ID, Happy Day Catering is the foremost catering and event planning company in the Inland Northwest region. We are a ten-year KLEW Best of the West Caterer & Banquet Facility winner, and it shows in every step of our service. As an arm of the Happy Day Restaurants family, we value our guests, our employees, and our communities, giving back frequently to a variety of local non-profit efforts.

We offer the most dynamic and professional service in the industry and seek to constantly raise our standards while developing each of our employees into leaders.

Learn more about us at happydaycatering.com or follow us on Facebook at FB.com/HDCatering.