How many people on a fire crew are sent to a wildfire?
Small Fire Up to 15 people; all fire functions handled by the Incident Commander. Medium Fire 16-50 people; the Incident Commander would have other bosses in charge of various functions, as required. Large Fire 50-100 people; the Incident Commander would require assistance from a Line Boss, Support Boss and others dictated by resources/strategy. Project Fire More than 100 fire-fighters; again the degree of staffing would depend on the amount of mobile equipment, use of fixed and rotary-wing aircraft, and proximity of camp to town for administrative back up. The full range of positions could be required.
