Launch of FireUp's Career Pathways Toolkit!

Published on December 2, 2025

On this Giving Tuesday, FireUp is giving all fire, forestry, and conservation professionals the gift of an interactive Career Pathways Toolkit! Explore here → https://career-pathways.fire-up.net

This Toolkit highlights 4 major career clusters, 30+ career pathways, 17+ job functions, and real-time job-market data to help you understand how the fire, forestry, and conservation ecosystem fits together, and where your skills and experience can make an impact.

Each pathway outlines what the work looks like, career progressions, skills and qualifications, curated resources and tools, and 3,000+ live job listings from 268+ companies pulled directly from the FireUp job board 

This is a systems view of the fire and forestry workforce: grounded in real opportunities, shaped by on the ground insights, and consistently updated as the industry evolves.

If you're navigating your next step, or helping others navigate theirs, we hope this Toolkit offers clarity in a rapidly changing landscape of career choices. 

If you have suggestions on further Career Pathways we can cover or you'd like to contribute data and career testimonials, please reach out! [email protected]

🫶 Help us amplify the impact of such free resources for diverse fire and forestry professionals! Your generous sponsorship today will help us to continue providing free e-learning classes, subsidized and free workshops, and career mentoring services to diverse students, community colleges, and local organizations. Join us to make an impact today: https://www.fire-up.net/sponsorships

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