Beyond the Rangers: other Firefly Cores & Resources

In some situations, you or Khaki might need to interact with these other cores or individuals. These are good groups to know about: NorthBeast, First Aid, Oasis, Fire, Radio, DPW, Gate, Security, Firefly Event Leads, Board

First Aid Resources

Self-Service First Aid Supplies

There are self-service first aid supplies available. [Exact locations TBD, should be near Ranger HQ and at the Satellite Ops Location close to upper parking.]

First Aid Volunteer

First Aid Volunteers have, at a minimum, basic first aid certifications and may be able to help with basic first aid needs like cuts and scrapes, minor burns, etc.. Firefly First Aid Volunteers are mobile and can be called on the Radio (Channel 1) [Check.] First Aid is another Core in the Ops Cluster.

NorthBeast EMT

For more serious injuries, professional, contracted NorthBeast EMTs with festival/event experience will staff the First Aid station (right by the Rangers) during the entire event. For Medical Emergencies, call Khaki on Channel 1 (Khaki, Khaki, I need EMTs at [Location] for [description of injury]. See Medical Emergencies for more details.

Other Event Ops (Formerly Safety) Cores

The other Safety Cores are in our Safety Cluster: Fire, Radios, Sound.

Fire Core and Fire Arts Safety Team (FAST)

Fire Core includes several teams: FAST (Fire Art Safety Team), Fire Enclave, and Fire Marshal.

Fire Core/FAST may be called to handle unattended fires and should be called to handle potentially unsafe flame effects. Fire Core will be on the same radio channel as Rangers, but call any situation in to Khaki.

See section on Unattended Fires.

Fire Core also provides fire safety training during Firefly that is open to anyone who is interested. This training occurs early in the event and for the Bug Burn Perimeter.

If you are interested in Fire Core, email fire@fireflyartscollective.org. Also see their page on the Firefly website.

Radio Core

The Radio Core (now separate from Rangers, but we work with them) maintains especially with testing radios and equipment. If you are interested, email radios@fireflyartscollective.org.

Perimeter Core

New Core! If you want to volunteer, you can take a look at Other Situation-Specific Procedures#Burn Perimeter. For questions, contact perimeter@fireflyartscollective.org.

OOD Core

New Core! If you want to volunteer, contact ood@fireflyartscollective.org. Currently this wiki has some of info for ICS.

Department of Mutant Vehicles (DMV)

New Core for managing the Art Car(t) policy, See https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/join-a-core/#dmv.

Other Firefly Cores & Roles

While not part of the Safety Cluster, Khaki may call on these groups for assistance, and you may find yourself interacting with them in some situations.

We recommend that you are aware of all the firefly cores. See this page for more information: https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/join-a-core/

Some particular groups include:

Oasis (formerly Sanctuary)

Oasis is now part of the Service Cluster. Oasis (formerly Sanctuary) is a place for Firefly participants when they are feeling overwhelmed. Oasis helps participants coping with emotional trauma, interpersonal issues, anxiety, and over-stimulation. Throughout the festival there are always two volunteers at Oasis and two on call. The volunteers maintain a calm space and offer non-judgmental empathetic listening. Oasis is located at the top of the field by the entrance to the woods towards Steam Bath.

f appropriate, Rangers can offer to escort or direct participants to Oasis if they’d like a quiet, safe place to talk with someone confidentially. If you think a participant could benefit from some time in Oasis, contact Khaki. There may be a ranger available that could help - Khaki will know. Remember that Oasis is a limited resource and, in most cases involving participants in some degree of distress, not a necessity. Use your discretion when suggesting or accessing Oasis as a resource. Oasis should not be used as a “drunk tank.” If you do end up escorting someone to Oasis, let Khaki know.

If you are interested in volunteering for Oasis or receiving training, please email sanctuary@fireflyartscollective.org.

DPW

DPW handles most event infrastructure. Read more at https://www.fireflyartscollective.org/participate/join-a-core/dpw/.

Firefly Event Leads & Board

The Firefly Event Leads and Board Members are available to help on event-level issues. Khaki can contact them if needed.

Security

At the gate, there are both Firefly Volunteers and hired Security (NorthBeast). You are very unlikely to need to interact with them, but they are also part of why you should never have to have a direct, physical confrontation with any participant or other person on the property.

Gnomes

Gnomes are super helpful volunteers that often run errands for other cores.

Accessibility Core

Accessibility Core volunteers help people with disabilities be included in Firefly by transporting their stuff up the hill. Mostly active during load-in and load-out, daytimes only.