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Grayback Forestry provides emergency support equipment and personnel to agencies, FEMA, power companies, and private customers.
Grayback Forestry supports Incident Command teams with Mobile Mix Systems for firefighting operations.
Prescribed fire restores fire-resilient forest ecosystems by reducing hazardous fuels and improving tree health.
The forest supplies water, habitats for wildlife, pollinators, timber, fuel, medicine, food and livelihoods.
HOW AMERICA WORKS View on Fox Business 41:15 Minutes Cameras follow Grayback Forestry wildland firefighters as they attempt a prescribed burn. The show features several seasoned Grayback workers as they prepare for an off season prescribed burn and all that goes into mak
Grayback Forestry created fuel breaks along the eastern ridge of Forest Park in Jacksonville to reduce wildfire risk, funded by a Community Wildfire Risk Reduction Grant from the Oregon State Fire Marshal.
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JULIE ANDERSON / Daily CourierGrayback A company that started in Josephine County to fight wildfires and reduce flammable material in forests sends its workers across America and Canada. Grayback Foresty launched in the Illinois Valley in 1979 and later moved to Merlin, where it still has its comp
The City of Grants Pass praised Grayback Forestry’s work, as noted by urban forester Tony Mecum.
Grayback Forestry contracts with government agencies and private entities to perform all phases of forest restoration, hazardous fuels reduction, disaster relief, emergency equipment support, prescribed burning and wildfire suppression work throughout the United States.
Grayback Forestry hires entry-level wildland firefighters and forestry technicians for seasonal work across Oregon and Montana.
Grayback Forestry accepts applications for fire season positions and requires all employees to follow safety procedures.
What began with a smokejumper and a portable sawmill in 1979 has evolved into one of the largest and most diverse wildfire suppression and forest restoration companies in the United States.
Grayback Forestry offers employment opportunities in forestry and firefighting.
Grayback Forestry’s headquarters in Southern Oregon, established in 1986, employs up to 150 firefighters for fuels management and wildfire suppression.
Grayback Forestry’s John Day base, established in 1993, employs over 80 firefighters for fuels and wildfire suppression in the area.
Grayback Forestry’s Missoula base, established in 1986, employs 65 firefighters for fuels management and wildfire suppression in the region.