Spiked Out
Welcome to the Spiked Out Podcast - your go-to for real stories, real people, and real insight from the wildland fire world. Brought to you by The Journeyman, we interview seasoned pros, share education, tips on getting certified, landing jobs, and making the most of the season. Whether you're already on the line or just getting started, we've got you covered. Tune in and get Spiked Out with us.
Spiked Out
How Fire Company Owners Track Every Dollar
Tyler shares his health update after surgery, then dive we into a live demo of how we run a wildland fire company from one platform: people, gear, incidents, and money in one place. The goal is simple—cut chaos, fill orders, get paid, and keep crews moving.
• Why we moved from scattered tools to a single operating system
• How company profiles, verification and dashboards reduce risk
• Finding qualified people with availability, maps and direct outreach
• Using internal notes and teams to speed swaps and relief
• Tracking gear vs equipment for chain of custody and readiness
• Joining incidents and assigning people, vehicles and docs
• Digital shift tickets, receipts and OF286 alignment for AR
• Reporting needs for audits, wages by state and true costs
• Pricing tiers and what each unlocks
• Where we’re building next and how to give feedback
If you’re a business owner and want a deeper demo, reach out and we can do another demo where you can ask questions back and forth
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[00:00:00] Health Update After Brain Surgery
[00:01:39] Clarifying Hiring vs. Networking On Platform
[00:03:26] Why We Built An All‑In‑One Wildland Ops Tool
[00:05:10] Company Profiles And Verification
[00:07:48] Company Dashboard: Payments And AR
[00:10:54] Finding Talent: Search, Filters, Availability
[00:13:50] Roster Strategy, Maps, And Internal Notes
[00:18:06] Company Communications And Teams
[00:21:30] Gear vs. Equipment: Tracking And Chain Of Custody
[00:25:56] Incident Management Beta: Days, Dollars, Documents
[00:30:32] Joining Incidents And Assigning Resources
[00:34:30] Shift Tickets, Receipts, And Reporting
[00:38:16] Pricing: Type 3 Freemium To Type 1 Unlimited
[00:41:20] Roadmap, Feedback, And Next Demos