Pyropolis Rangers
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Pyropolis Rangers, or just Rangers, are Pyropolis' conflict mediators. Rangers are not a police force. They are there to assist the Flipside Community to resolve their own problems not to enforce "the rules."
Ranger Structure
- Flipside Actual - The person with the final say on all liability decisions at the event.
- Ranger of the Day - A senior ranger who has the final say on all Ranger decisions at the event.
- Khaki - A Ranger, or group of Rangers, who act as shift leads for the Rangers.
- Dirt Rangers - The Rangers you see patrolling Pyropolis.
- Khaki - A Ranger, or group of Rangers, who act as shift leads for the Rangers.
- Ranger of the Day - A senior ranger who has the final say on all Ranger decisions at the event.
Rangers and ICS
Rangers fall under the Incident Command System. Rangers are an integral part of the ICS.
- The Ranger of the Day is typically the Incident Commander in the ICS.
- Khaki is typically the one who activates the ICS.
- Dirt Rangers act as first responders, maintain a perimeter, and other tasks needed by the Incident Commander.
What's this Ranger Stuff About?
Pyropolis Ranger Mission: Promote safety awareness, mediate disputes, assist in emergencies, and generally aid the safe, smooth functioning of Burning Flipside.
Who Are the Pyropolis Rangers? First and foremost, Rangers are members of the Burning Flipside community. We are a volunteer team of nonconfrontational community mediators, facilitators of public safety, first responders, and providers of information.
We are not law enforcement, but we interface with law enforcement, fire departments, emergency medical services, and other agencies as necessary.
What Do Rangers Do?
- Help resolve disputes within the community.
- Act as first responders to personal injuries and illnesses.
- Deal with lost or disoriented adults and children.
- Promote awareness of potential hazards such as sunstroke, dehydration, fire, flood, etc.
- Assist as necessary.
What Does a Shift Look Like?
- Rangers work in pairs.
- Each pair roams the site, talking with people, providing assistance when people need information and during emergencies.
- Each pair remains in radio contact with Ranger Headquarters at all times.
- During scheduled burns, Rangers will be asked to form a safety perimeter to ensure that performers can be seen and the threat of potential injuries to the crowd are minimized.
- Day and night shifts are available.
Qualifications:
- Willingness to work at least one 6-hour shift during the event
- Desire to be an interactive participant
- Ability to remain sober and focused for entire shift
- Helpful qualities include a sense of humor, flexibility, integrity, patience, empathy, focus, and an unwavering commitment to the event and the participants who make it happen
Unofficial Gist: Willingness to take turns playing responsible adult for brief periods of the event, so that when you are off being part of the problem, you know that someone's got your back. :)
Becoming a Ranger
All Rangers must:
- Have attended Flipside at least once or are a Ranger of Good Standing, who has Rangered at BRC, or one of the larger regionals within the last year, and at least several shifts.
- Attend at least one Flipside Ranger Training
Contact Rangers
To babble with Rangers and stay up to date, subscribe to the email list here.
Email the Ranger Leads, dirtwitch@dirtwitch.com
More Information
Safety Team Happy Hour on Friday, May 28nd at 7pm at HQ. Come meet the Firefighters, PETs, and Rangers that make up our awesome team!
