At-Event Ranger Roles - Revision history

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Khaki

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	Khaki may change during a shift (for example, the OOD may become Khaki if the current Khaki needs to handle something specific, or a KIT may cover as Khaki temporarily). Khaki may also be mobile as long as there is coverage at Ranger HQ.		Khaki may change during a shift (for example, the OOD may become Khaki if the current Khaki needs to handle something specific, or a KIT may cover as Khaki temporarily). Khaki may also be mobile as long as there is coverage at Ranger HQ.

	~~NEW IN 2017:~~ Shifts are 6 hours ~~instead of 8! And still~~ offset from dirt ranger shift change.		Shifts are 6 hours, offset from dirt ranger shift change.

	'''Requirements for Khaki''' include 3+ years of rangering, two previous KIT shifts, and Intro to Khaki.		'''Requirements for Khaki''' include 3+ years of rangering, two previous KIT shifts, and Intro to Khaki.

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Alpha Dirt Rangers

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	''Details for those interested in role:'' If you have not rangered before but have been to Firefly and have received training, that makes you an Alpha Ranger! For your first shift this year, please sign-up in an ALPHA shift.		''Details for those interested in role:'' If you have not rangered before but have been to Firefly and have received training, that makes you an Alpha Ranger! For your first shift this year, please sign-up in an ALPHA shift.

	During your Alpha shift, you will walk with a more experienced Ranger or two (khaki may ask you to switch partners during your Alpha shift). You will wear a ~~faded~~ green-colored ranger shirt, carry a radio, and do your best at balancing a funny combo: knowing when to stay out of the way of everyone else's burn and how to be available to help others upon request.		During your Alpha shift, you will walk with a more experienced Ranger or two (khaki may ask you to switch partners during your Alpha shift). You will wear a light green-colored ranger shirt, carry a radio, and do your best at balancing a funny combo: knowing when to stay out of the way of everyone else's burn and how to be available to help others upon request.

	For your second or third+ shift in your first year as a Ranger (aka: a Shiny Penny), you are welcome to sign up as a Dirt Ranger - you are not yet eligible to be a Mentor, Khaki-in-Training, or Khaki. Please don’t sign up for the shift that starts immediately after your alpha shift - leave at least one shift in between your Alpha shift and your next shift.		For your second or third+ shift in your first year as a Ranger (aka: a Shiny Penny), you are welcome to sign up as a Dirt Ranger - you are not yet eligible to be a Mentor, Khaki-in-Training, or Khaki. Please don’t sign up for the shift that starts immediately after your alpha shift - leave at least one shift in between your Alpha shift and your next shift.
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	''Details for those interested in role:'' Dirt Rangers are the backbone of the Firefly Rangers. They serve as the eyes & ears of the Firefly Community. They rise from the <s>dirt</s> mud when needed and fade back into the <s>dirt</s> mud when they are not. First, and most importantly, they do nothing. Only after doing nothing will they follow (as necessary) the basic guidelines of FLAME: Find Out, Listen, Analyze, Mediate, Explain. They have radios to assist in calling for help when requested and are supported at the event by Echelon at Ranger HQ, Khaki in charge of the shift, and the rest of Ranger leadership. Dirt Rangers ranger in pairs (or sometimes threes.)		''Details for those interested in role:'' Dirt Rangers are the backbone of the Firefly Rangers. They serve as the eyes & ears of the Firefly Community. They rise from the <s>dirt</s> mud when needed and fade back into the <s>dirt</s> mud when they are not. First, and most importantly, they do nothing. Only after doing nothing will they follow (as necessary) the basic guidelines of FLAME: Find Out, Listen, Analyze, Mediate, Explain. They have radios to assist in calling for help when requested and are supported at the event by Echelon at Ranger HQ, Khaki in charge of the shift, and the rest of Ranger leadership. Dirt Rangers ranger in pairs (or sometimes threes.)

	~~(Really, as this is Firefly, we should be calling them “Mud” rangers, but the name comes from That Thing In the Desert and we haven’t had enough motivation to change it. Yet.)~~

	First year Rangers are welcome to work this shift after completing their first Alpha Dirt Ranger shift.		First year Rangers are welcome to work this shift after completing their first Alpha Dirt Ranger shift.
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	Please review the [[Echelon Shift Guide]] before your shift (there is a binder of information for you at HQ).		Please review the [[Echelon Shift Guide]] before your shift (there is a binder of information for you at HQ).


	~~We sometimes offer some brief pre-event trainings.~~

	Second year Rangers and beyond are very welcome to do an Echelon Shift. If this is your first year as a Ranger but have a lot of experience at Firefly and want to do an Echelon shift once you have completed your alpha shift, or if you have any questions about Echelon, contact the Echelon Coordinator by emailing the Ranger Logistics Team at [mailto:ranger-logistics@fireflyartscollective.org ranger-logistics@fireflyartscollective.org].		Second year Rangers and beyond are very welcome to do an Echelon Shift. If this is your first year as a Ranger but have a lot of experience at Firefly and want to do an Echelon shift once you have completed your alpha shift, or if you have any questions about Echelon, contact the Echelon Coordinator by emailing the Ranger Logistics Team at [mailto:ranger-logistics@fireflyartscollective.org ranger-logistics@fireflyartscollective.org].

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 * [[Mentor Guidelines]]
 * [[Echelon Shift Guide]] (for overnight Khakis only)
 == Ranger Roles Eligibility Policy ==
 Our current policy regarding eligibility for Ranger roles, which is subject to review each year.
 === Firefly Participation ===

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Echelon

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	''4.5 hours shifts''		''4.5 hours shifts''

	'''Summary: ~~Hands~~ out ~~radios,~~ HQ ~~"Office Manager"~~'''		'''Summary: Helps out at HQ'''

	''Details for those interested in role:'' Echelon serves the Dirt Rangers in the field by staying at HQ, helping volunteer get radios, T-shirts & lams, handling walk-up issues, working with Khaki to maintain the shift logs, and other general infrastructure support. The role is similar to an '''office manager:''' Echelon Rangers are masters of organization, resource and asset tracking. They keep chaos out of HQ.		''Details for those interested in role:'' Echelon serves the Dirt Rangers in the field by staying at HQ, helping volunteer get radios, T-shirts & lams, handling walk-up issues, working with Khaki to maintain the shift logs, and other general infrastructure support. The role is similar to an '''office manager:''' Echelon Rangers are masters of organization, resource and asset tracking. They keep chaos out of HQ.
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	Please review the [[Echelon Shift Guide]] before your shift (there is a binder of information for you at HQ).		Please review the [[Echelon Shift Guide]] before your shift (there is a binder of information for you at HQ).

	~~We strongly recommend you observe a shift for training prior to your shift. If you sign up for an Echelon shift you will be contacted about Echelon training.~~

	We ~~also~~ offer some brief pre-event trainings.		We sometimes offer some brief pre-event trainings.

	Second year Rangers and beyond are very welcome to do an Echelon Shift. If this is your first year as a Ranger but have a lot of experience at Firefly and want to do an Echelon shift once you have completed your alpha shift, or if you have any questions about Echelon, contact the Echelon Coordinator by emailing the Ranger Logistics Team at [mailto:ranger-logistics@fireflyartscollective.org ranger-logistics@fireflyartscollective.org].		Second year Rangers and beyond are very welcome to do an Echelon Shift. If this is your first year as a Ranger but have a lot of experience at Firefly and want to do an Echelon shift once you have completed your alpha shift, or if you have any questions about Echelon, contact the Echelon Coordinator by emailing the Ranger Logistics Team at [mailto:ranger-logistics@fireflyartscollective.org ranger-logistics@fireflyartscollective.org].
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	* [[ICS I-Basic Concepts]]		* [[ICS I-Basic Concepts]]
	* [[ICS II-For Safety Core Volunteers]]		* [[ICS II-For Safety Core Volunteers]]
	* [[ICS III-Managing Developing Incidents]]		* [[ICS III-Managing Developing Incidents\|III-Managing Developing Incidents]]
	* ~~[[ICS IV-Organizational Structure]]~~		*

	* [[Mentor Guidelines]]		* [[Mentor Guidelines]]
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	''24 hour shifts''		''24 hour shifts''

	'''Summary: On-call experienced ~~Ranger~~'''		'''Summary: On-call experienced Safety Volunteer who manages incidents'''

	''Details for those interested in role:'' The Officer of the Day serves the Ranger Lead, the Ranger XO, Khaki, and all the Dirt Rangers on duty by coordinating the major issues of the day across shifts. All OODs are trained in ICS.		''Details for those interested in role:'' The Officer of the Day serves the Ranger Lead, the Ranger XO, Khaki, and all the Dirt Rangers on duty by coordinating the major issues of the day across shifts. All OODs are trained in ICS.
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	''Details for those interested in role:'' During the big bug burn, Rangers help out with forming a safety perimeter to help communicate with participants. Rangers who sign up for this should plan to arrive in the field, prepared (read [[Other Situation-Specific Procedures#Burn Perimeter\|Burn Perimeter]] section) about an hour before the burn is scheduled to begin for important information. This shift lasts until after the perimeter is released and you have debriefed with the Burn Perimeter lead.		''Details for those interested in role:'' During the big bug burn, Rangers help out with forming a safety perimeter to help communicate with participants. Rangers who sign up for this should plan to arrive in the field, prepared (read [[Other Situation-Specific Procedures#Burn Perimeter\|Burn Perimeter]] section) about an hour before the burn is scheduled to begin for important information. This shift lasts until after the perimeter is released and you have debriefed with the Burn Perimeter lead.

	== Ranger Roles Eligibility Policy ~~for 2018~~ ==		== Ranger Roles Eligibility Policy ==
	Our current policy regarding eligibility for Ranger roles, which is subject to review each year. ~~Also see~~: [[2018 Ranger Training Modules]] and who should take what		Our current policy regarding eligibility for Ranger roles, which is subject to review each year.


			Old Link: [[2018 Ranger Training Modules]] and who should take what

	=== Firefly Participation ===		=== Firefly Participation ===

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Inverted Pyramid: All Roles support the Dirt Rangers

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	== Inverted Pyramid: All Roles support the Dirt Rangers ==		== Inverted Pyramid: All Roles support the Dirt Rangers ==

	Dirt Rangers are the heart and soul of the Ranger Organization. Dirt Rangers are our trained volunteers wandering the event and interacting with participants - all other Ranger roles support them. The Ranger organizational structure can be thought of as an inverted pyramid, with Dirt Rangers at the TOP (along with Echelon), supported by Khaki (shift lead), who is supported by the OOD (Officer of the Day). Everyone is supported by the Ranger Lead and Ranger XO.		Dirt Rangers are the heart and soul of the Ranger Organization. Dirt Rangers are our trained volunteers wandering the event and interacting with participants - all other Ranger roles support them. The Ranger organizational structure can be thought of as an inverted pyramid, with Dirt Rangers at the TOP (along with Echelon), supported by Khaki (shift lead), who is supported by the OOD (Officer of the Day--Not a ranger role, but they support Rangers). Everyone is supported by the Ranger Lead and Ranger XO.

	The final piece of this org chart is at the very bottom, supporting everything - the Firefly Ranger Council, comprised of each of the six Ranger Team Leads, the Ranger Lead, and the Ranger XO. Lastly, the Firefly Ranger Council is supported by the Firefly Community at Large.		The final piece of this org chart is at the very bottom, supporting everything - the Firefly Ranger Council, comprised of each of the six Ranger Team Leads, the Ranger Lead, and the Ranger XO. Lastly, the Firefly Ranger Council is supported by the Firefly Community at Large.

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Firefly Participation

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	=== Firefly Participation ===		=== Firefly Participation ===

	Every Alpha/Ranger must have attended Firefly before.		Every Alpha/Ranger must have attended Firefly before or have experience Rangering at another burn.

	=== Basic Training===		=== Basic Training===

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Echelon

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	'''Summary: Hands out radios, HQ "Office Manager"'''		'''Summary: Hands out radios, HQ "Office Manager"'''

	''Details for those interested in role:'' Echelon serves the Dirt Rangers in the field by staying at HQ, ~~signing Rangers in and out of shifts, issuing~~ radios, T-shirts & lams~~, managing the current schedule~~, handling walk-up issues, working with Khaki to maintain the shift logs~~, managing the power generators~~, and other general infrastructure support. The role is similar to an '''office manager:''' Echelon Rangers are masters of organization, resource and asset tracking. They keep chaos out of HQ.		''Details for those interested in role:'' Echelon serves the Dirt Rangers in the field by staying at HQ, helping volunteer get radios, T-shirts & lams, handling walk-up issues, working with Khaki to maintain the shift logs, and other general infrastructure support. The role is similar to an '''office manager:''' Echelon Rangers are masters of organization, resource and asset tracking. They keep chaos out of HQ.

	Because the shift change is the busiest part of the shift, volunteers for Echelon must arrive 15-20 minutes before the scheduled shift change and stay 15-20 minutes after the shift change.		Because the shift change is the busiest part of the shift, volunteers for Echelon must arrive 15-20 minutes before the scheduled shift change and stay 15-20 minutes after the shift change.
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	We strongly recommend you observe a shift for training prior to your shift. If you sign up for an Echelon shift you will be contacted about Echelon training.		We strongly recommend you observe a shift for training prior to your shift. If you sign up for an Echelon shift you will be contacted about Echelon training.

	We also offer some brief pre-event trainings~~, such as at SFTY3RD~~.		We also offer some brief pre-event trainings.

	Second year Rangers and beyond are very welcome to do an Echelon Shift. If this is your first year as a Ranger but have a lot of experience at Firefly and want to do an Echelon shift once you have completed your alpha shift, or if you have any questions about Echelon, contact the Echelon Coordinator by emailing the Ranger Logistics Team at [mailto:ranger-logistics@fireflyartscollective.org ranger-logistics@fireflyartscollective.org].		Second year Rangers and beyond are very welcome to do an Echelon Shift. If this is your first year as a Ranger but have a lot of experience at Firefly and want to do an Echelon shift once you have completed your alpha shift, or if you have any questions about Echelon, contact the Echelon Coordinator by emailing the Ranger Logistics Team at [mailto:ranger-logistics@fireflyartscollective.org ranger-logistics@fireflyartscollective.org].

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	''Details for those interested in role:'' If you have not rangered before but have been to Firefly and have received training, that makes you an Alpha Ranger! For your first shift this year, please sign-up in an ALPHA shift.		''Details for those interested in role:'' If you have not rangered before but have been to Firefly and have received training, that makes you an Alpha Ranger! For your first shift this year, please sign-up in an ALPHA shift.

	During your Alpha shift, you will walk with a more experienced Ranger or two (khaki may ask you to switch partners during your Alpha shift). You will wear a ~~khaki~~-colored ranger shirt, carry a radio, and do your best at balancing a funny combo: knowing when to stay out of the way of everyone else's burn and how to be available to help others upon request.		During your Alpha shift, you will walk with a more experienced Ranger or two (khaki may ask you to switch partners during your Alpha shift). You will wear a faded green-colored ranger shirt, carry a radio, and do your best at balancing a funny combo: knowing when to stay out of the way of everyone else's burn and how to be available to help others upon request.

	For your second or third+ shift in your first year as a Ranger (aka: a Shiny Penny), you are welcome to sign up as a Dirt Ranger - you are not yet eligible to be a Mentor, Khaki-in-Training, or Khaki. Please don’t sign up for the shift that starts immediately after your alpha shift - leave at least one shift in between your Alpha shift and your next shift.		For your second or third+ shift in your first year as a Ranger (aka: a Shiny Penny), you are welcome to sign up as a Dirt Ranger - you are not yet eligible to be a Mentor, Khaki-in-Training, or Khaki. Please don’t sign up for the shift that starts immediately after your alpha shift - leave at least one shift in between your Alpha shift and your next shift.

Dolphin at 00:47, 15 May 2019

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	'''YOU ONLY NEED TO READ THE BOLD SUMMARIES, to become familiar with the lingo for the roles.''' If you are interested in a particular role, read the more detailed description.		'''YOU ONLY NEED TO READ THE BOLD SUMMARIES, to become familiar with the lingo for the roles.''' If you are interested in a particular role, read the more detailed description.

	To sign up for a role, see the section on [[Get Involved - ~~2018~~\|Shift sign-up]].		To sign up for a role, see the section on [[Get Involved - 2019\|Shift sign-up]].

	To read more about dirt Rangering, continue on to the next page: [[Rangerly and Unrangerly Behavior]]		To read more about dirt Rangering, continue on to the next page: [[Rangerly and Unrangerly Behavior]]

Cemberley at 01:52, 4 May 2018

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	'''YOU ONLY NEED TO READ THE BOLD SUMMARIES, to become familiar with the lingo for the roles.''' If you are interested in a particular role, read the more detailed description.		'''YOU ONLY NEED TO READ THE BOLD SUMMARIES, to become familiar with the lingo for the roles.''' If you are interested in a particular role, read the more detailed description.

	To sign up for a role, see the section on [[Get Involved - ~~2017~~\|Shift sign-up]].		To sign up for a role, see the section on [[Get Involved - 2018\|Shift sign-up]].

	To read more about dirt Rangering, continue on to the next page: [[Rangerly and Unrangerly Behavior]]		To read more about dirt Rangering, continue on to the next page: [[Rangerly and Unrangerly Behavior]]
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	''Details for those interested in role:'' During the big bug burn, Rangers help out with forming a safety perimeter to help communicate with participants. Rangers who sign up for this should plan to arrive in the field, prepared (read [[Other Situation-Specific Procedures#Burn Perimeter\|Burn Perimeter]] section) about an hour before the burn is scheduled to begin for important information. This shift lasts until after the perimeter is released and you have debriefed with the Burn Perimeter lead.		''Details for those interested in role:'' During the big bug burn, Rangers help out with forming a safety perimeter to help communicate with participants. Rangers who sign up for this should plan to arrive in the field, prepared (read [[Other Situation-Specific Procedures#Burn Perimeter\|Burn Perimeter]] section) about an hour before the burn is scheduled to begin for important information. This shift lasts until after the perimeter is released and you have debriefed with the Burn Perimeter lead.

	== Ranger Roles Eligibility Policy for ~~2017~~ ==		== Ranger Roles Eligibility Policy for 2018 ==
	Our current policy regarding eligibility for Ranger roles, which is subject to review each year. Also see: [[~~2017~~ Ranger Training Modules]] and who should take what		Our current policy regarding eligibility for Ranger roles, which is subject to review each year. Also see: [[2018 Ranger Training Modules]] and who should take what

	=== Firefly Participation ===		=== Firefly Participation ===