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Home of the Nittany Wildland Firefighters

Nittany Wildland is a wildland fire support crew for DCNR, and area fire departments for wildland fires in the state of Pennsylvania. Our team has over 50 members from the different fire districts in central PA.

Several of our members are on the PA Specialized Crew for out-of-state assignments, which in turn complements our team with the training and experience that they bring back to the state at a local level. With the specialized training they recieve through DCNR it helps better prepare them for both in-state, and out-of-state assignments which greatly benifits our team through their leadership, skills, fitness, and experience. Our members that are on the specialized crew traveled to several different states throughout the (2007) wildfire season including: Oregon, Idaho, and Ohio.  

Over this past season (2007) due to a wet spring our crew was not a busy as the previous season, but we have experienced growth in both personnel and also by adding another unit to our station. This past fall we had recieved a F-700 Ford crew buggy with a six man cab, 300 gal tank with pump, and plenty of compartment space. Thanks to DCNR and District 9 for making this possible.  

To our wildland crew, fighting wildfire is not a job it is a passion! We are very dedicated to the safety of our crew, and to the preservation of the life and the property we are asked to protect.