Firestorm Wildland Fire Suppression

Name

Firestorm Wildland Fire Suppression

Legal name

Firestorm Wildland Fire Suppression, Inc.

Website

https://firestormfire.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wildland Fire Suppression Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (115310), Support Activities for Forestry (11531)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Wildfire Suppression & Incident Response (AFAMAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Forest Fuels Management (Thinning, Mastication, Prescribed Burning) (AFAMAEAD), Forest Fire Management & Fuels Reduction Services (IMAMAAAH), Wildfire Risk Assessment, Prevention & Suppression Services (IMAMAJAG), Fire & Rescue Services (Fire Suppression, Rescue) (BPAIAGAB), Firebreak & Defensible Space Construction (AFAMAEAF), Wildfire Fuel Reduction & Prescribed Burning (AFAMAAAF)

Keywords

• Wildland fire suppression
• Emergency response services
• Forestry management services
• Fire safety consulting
• Wildland fire training

Headquarters

HQ city

Chico

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Service Contracts: Emergency services contracts with federal agencies (US Forest Service, National Park Service, BLM, BIA) providing hand crews, wildland engines, and overhead personnel for fire suppression and all-risk incidents. Also includes hazardous fuels reduction work for government agencies.
2. Private Landowner Services: Forestry and fire safety services for private landowners, nonprofits, and homeowner associations including hazardous fuels reduction, controlled burning, vegetation management, and home wildfire assessments.
3. Insurance Industry Services: Loss prevention, inspection, risk consultation, hazard assessment reporting, and wildfire/disaster response services for insurance companies and brokers. Since 2007, responded to over 570 assignments for over 4,600 shifts.
4. Fire Training Courses: NWSA-certified wildland fire training courses offered at Chico, Redding, and Weaverville CA facilities, or on-site at client locations. Courses include S-130, S-190, S-131, S-133, S-230, S-290, and RT-130 among others.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Firestorm Wildland Fire Suppression, Inc. is a professional forestry and emergency services company that provides wildland fire suppression, all-risk emergency response, forestry land management, fire safety and hazardous fuels reduction, and NWSA-certified wildland fire training. The company deploys 20-person Initial Attack handcrews, Type III and Type VI wildland engines, and overhead personnel to federal agencies, private landowners, insurance companies, and local governments, with nationwide mobilization capability within 24 hours.

Product overview

Firestorm Wildland Fire Suppression is a professional emergency services company offering a comprehensive portfolio of interconnected services. The core offerings include Emergency Services Division (Type II IA Handcrews and Wildland Fire Engines) for wildfire suppression and all-risk disaster response; Forestry Services (Manual and Mechanical) for land management and hazardous fuels reduction; Fire Safety Services (Hazardous Fuels Reduction, Insurance Industry Services, and Fire Prevention and Patrol) for property protection and risk management; and NWSA-certified Wildland Fire Training Services. These services are delivered through land management and fire professionals who assist clients from consulting and planning through implementation and completion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Type II IA Handcrews 20-person Initial Attack capable, 100% self-sufficient hand crews under contract with the US Forest Service and National Park Service. Crews are trained to federal standards and can split into four separate modules.
• Wildland Fire Engines Fleet of Type III (500+ gallons, foam-capable) and Type VI (300 gallons, four-wheel drive) wildland fire engines, trained to federal standards, used for initial attack and fire suppression operations.
• All-Risk Emergency Response Disaster response and recovery services beyond wildfires, including NASA shuttle recovery support, military operations, and hurricane disaster recovery. Resources are Incident Command System trained and can mobilize nationwide within 24 hours.
• Manual Forestry Services Hand crew-based forestry services including thinning and pile burning, lop and scatter, pruning, right-of-way clearing, handline construction, pre-commercial thinning, plantation release, and tree removal.
• Mechanical Forestry Services Mechanical hazardous fuels reduction via mastication, chipping, and grapple piling for land clearing, agricultural operations, municipal services, and commercial developments.
• Hazardous Fuels Reduction Vegetation management ranging from weed abatement to large-scale tree and brush thinning, including mastication, chipping, firebreak construction, hazard tree removal, and home wildfire assessments.
• Insurance Industry Services Loss prevention services for insurance companies and brokers including on-site risk consultation, hazard assessment reporting, property inspection, survey services, pre-suppression, threat notification, and disaster monitoring.
• Fire Prevention and Patrol Wildfire prevention and patrol services for electric utilities, oil and gas pipelines, railways, construction, timber, and government agencies. Includes project activity monitoring, fire weather monitoring, and emergency medical services.
• NWSA-Certified Wildland Fire Training Wildland fire training courses (S-130, S-190, S-131, S-133, S-230, S-290, RT-130, etc.) meeting or exceeding NWCG standards, taught by certified instructors from basic Firefighter II through advanced Single Resource Boss levels.

Quantifiable outcome

• Respond to anywhere in the country within 24 hours
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• C2C WildfireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of Firestorm's Strategic Alliance Group composed of like companies with similar integrity and core values. Alliance facilitates use of each other's resources and expertise to broaden potential projects scope.
• Chloeta Fire and Emergency ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance member company; part of Strategic Alliance Group for resource sharing and expanded project capabilities.
• Messina Emergency ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance member company; enables broader realm of potential projects through pooled resources.
• Red Rock Emergency ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance member company; principle of alliance is that rising tide lifts all ships.
• Windswept WildfireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance member company; facilitates collaborative project opportunities.
• Rampart Fire ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance member company; broadens project scope beyond individual member's normal area of influence.
• The Grady BunchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance member company; allows clients to negotiate one contract to meet all resource needs.
• National Wildfire Suppression Association (NWSA)coreOthersNWSA provides certification for Firestorm's wildland fire training courses; Firestorm hosts NWSA-certified courses annually. NWSA has memorandum of understanding with NWCG to provide training.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Rampart Fire Services: Alliance peer in the Strategic Alliance Group, providing wildland and emergency response resources; directly comparable in service mix and customer segments.
• Red Rock Emergency Services: Alliance peer operating wildland fire crews and emergency-response resources for federal and state agencies — comparable service profile to Firestorm.
• Messina Emergency Services: Alliance peer providing wildland fire and all-risk emergency response resources; comparable offerings across hand crews, overhead and emergency support.
• Windswept Wildfire: Alliance peer providing wildland fire suppression and forestry services; directly comparable in crew/engine offerings and federal contract orientation.
• Chloeta Fire and Emergency Services: All-risk emergency-services contractor with wildland fire, prescribed fire and ICS-trained crews serving federal agencies — alliance partner with Firestorm; comparable capability set and federal customer base.
• C2C Wildfire: All-member of Firestorm's Strategic Alliance Group; private wildland fire contractor providing hand crews, engines and all-risk response under similar federal contracting frameworks — directly comparable in scale and service mix.
• Grayback Forestry: One of the largest private wildland fire and forestry contractors in the Pacific Northwest, providing hand crews, engines and fuels-reduction services to USFS and BLM — direct competitor in the federal contract space.

Broad incumbents

• California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE): State-level public agency providing comprehensive wildfire suppression, fuels management and emergency response across California — a major incumbent whose contract demands and standards shape the market in which Firestorm competes.

Emerging players

• Wildland Fire Services (WFS): Private contractor providing wildland fire crews, engines and fuels reduction services to federal land-management agencies — partial overlap with Firestorm's service lines.
• Northwest Wildland Fire Services: Regional private wildland fire contractor serving federal agencies in the Pacific Northwest — partial overlap with Firestorm in services and customers, with a more limited geographic footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/FirestormFire
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/firestorm-wildland-fire-suppression-inc-

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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