Law Enforcement aka Protection jobs vary widely depending on the park. However, you are a POLICE OFFICER. You will NOT be doing campfire songs and going on hikes telling people about the park. You will be responding to motor vehicle accidents, domestic violence, drugs, drinking and driving, fires and any bad thing that happens in your park. The job is a lot of fun but be aware of the realities that comes with law enforcement. *** I am referring to National Park Law Enforcement Rangers NOT state, local, etc.
I found my time in NPS was maybe similar to being a combined Rural Deputy Sherriff and Game Warden mix. From poaching enforcement, SAR, DUI, EMT, plus I even did some wildlife management work stocking trout, and vet work on horses, fixing fences and posting boundary signs.
It really depends. Some parks will actually have you doing different stuff on different days. My local park is actually very large but they have a requirement that all park ranger law enforcement have at minimum associate's degrees in something related either to conservation, forestry, Parks and recreation, biology, wildlife biology, zoology, law, psychology, etc. but the vast majority all have bachelor's even up to PhDs. The reason being that according to my friend, half the week she's not even doing law enforcement stuff. She works at the owl conservation center and also does tour guides. She's a law enforcement officer. She also works for their lab and will collect samples from game and foliage.
Nice general video, thank you for posting! I do want to correct a few of your statements that you made in your opening dialogue however. I am very very proud to have been a commissioned NPS Law Enforcement Ranger. I moved over to the Federal Protective Service but my time spent with NPS was quite literally the best time of my life. I started off as a Fire Ranger running a station, and then moved over into law enforcement. My experience working as a LE Ranger involved tons of drug-related crimes and violations, DUIs, gang activity, and one heck of a lot of transporting prisoners to the local federally-approved County Jail. I participated in many warrant sweeps. In addition to that you have to be a fully qualified firefighter, at my Park you had to be at least an EMT if not a Park Medic. You had to be trained in search-and-rescue, over the side rescue, rope and climbing techniques, hazardous materials operations, and the list goes on and on and on. That's just for the normal Ranger. Other opportunities included horse mounted patrol, boating safety officer which I was also, diving Ranger, and many others. It is the greatest job on the face of the planet and it involved at least where I work every single thing that you would see in any major city. Maybe a little light on the murders but we had several bodies dumped in our park over the years so you see that aspect of things too. You also work Federal courtroom security if your park is in the jurisdiction of a part-time Federal Courthouse. True, there may be parks where you just have to worry about camping violations or resource protection or something like that, but the way things are going in our society NPS LE Rangers are doing a large chunk of what a city police officer would find themselves doing on a day-to-day basis. I should also say that these jobs are highly coveted and very very hard to get into. There aren't as many LE Rangers nationwide as you would think. It may be a little easier to get on as a seasonal somewhere for maybe a retired officer from somewhere or somebody who's just interested in it. If I remember correctly, seasonals do not have the 37-year old age restriction applied to them. As long as they can pass the strenuous medical exam I believe they can get hired at any age.
Seems like a convoluted path to get into vs. say the Forest Service or US Fish and Wildlife for a similar work experience. Plus, your eggs are all going into one basket with this agency that may or may not have seasonal positions open after you've paid for the training program that doesn't translate into any other 1811 position.
Great info! Do you think a video about the FBI’s SSG would be a great one? I’m super interested in finding out more about them as an entry level FBI job before I move on to agent and eventually HRT.
Be careful...Graduation from the training program only gets you a certification. That certification along with a solid resume might get you through a hiring process. Once hired for the summer, should you pass your physical fitness assessment, weapons qualification, and a background update, then you are commissioned. There is no guarantee of a job upon graduating training. Only 3 people in my class of 25 commissioned and all had military experience.
Did you attend the NAU program? There is a whole Park & Recreational Management B.S. degree with an emphasis in law enforcement (meaning you take the training program) that I would think would help one get hired. My daughter is probably going to apply for this and I am trying to find better information. Did you see many woman in the program? Any tips? Thank you for any info you can give.
@@travelswithal The Park Ranger Training program is separate from the B.S. The Ranger Training Program is a law enforcement academy geared for those who wish to work as National Park Rangers. Some kids who aren't old enough to commision first attend NAU and get the B.S. as preparation for the Ranger Training Program. Hope that helps.
@@travelswithal and yes there were females who successfully completed the Ranger Training Program. I'm not sure if any of them eventually commissioned with the Park Service. However, I worked with plenty of Commissioned Female Rangers so it can be done. Tell her best of luck.
@@davidbarton1451 I’m not buying the 3 out of 25 BS. Unless they let in 22 cadets with poor credit history, convictions and terrible traffic history. Every state is different. You have to realize that and open the door for your self. Washington and Oregon would pick you up instantly knowing you’ve been through Prlea and wouldn’t make you do the Pat again. Oregon doesn’t even polygraph, neither does NJ or NY. You can easily get hired, there’s thousands of parks. You just might not get hired in your hometown, but think about it. Most park jobs are out in the middle of nowhere anyways.
@@alvingeroy3242 I'm not quite sure where to begin with you but I'll start by saying employment with the National Park Service is anything but easy. My suggestions and information come from a career spent in public safety to include working for the National Park Service as a commissioned ranger. At present the National Park system is comprised of exactly 423 Park Units. These parks will hire approximately 1500 seasonal rangers each year. State and local parks are a completely different animal and not to be included in this conversation. They have different requirements and different hiring processes. The simple truth is that most people who apply for a commissioned job with the NPS won't get hired. The majority of my class didn't and other training programs have a similar story. Believe me or don't. I'm not going to argue with folks. Just want everyone to get good information before they go down this path because it is a dead end for most. Someone determined to commision will eventually find their way through whether it's with the NPS or a State or local park but most don't have that determination and they waste valuable time that could be better spent elsewhere. Best of luck with your job search.
I would love to become a park ranger. I would love to protect, serve and enforce laws, and I'm very adventurous. I love being outdoors and telling stories and doing camp fires.
This my kind Job with Cadaver dog and Diesel Truck but Roving to many different National/Military Parks not just one or move month to month.... Shasta I 37 DD Form 2 US Army Retiree Infantry pension, no domestic violence or felonies
If i transfer from another government agency to get a job as a full-time permanent EMT, can i then go to Ranger training school to upgrade and become (Protection/EMT) ?
National Park Service has two types of academies. one is for a type II certification to which you will have to pay your own way. There are a few places in the US that offer that academy. It's for seasonal rangers. The other is type I which is full time rangers and they go though LMPTP in Georgia. That one is fully paid for by your agency.
My 19' Duramax Diesel acts like Christine minus driving turns down Radio and while on Silent Mode for Arming Security, while Airing up the Diesel tire at Flying J semi side because tire needs 80 PSI. While Airing up, the air pump stopped but still running at 67 PSI for 6+7, The horn and lights standard only Honks 2x and Light Flashes 2x for arming the security but instead when hit 67 PSI (can read it on dashboard) it Honked 3x and Flashed lights 3x together when I hit 67.🤷🏻♂️ 6+7=13 13 is the Tarot card of Death... doesn't always mean actual Death but Change AKA a New beginning or something is going to end. Keep doing it on rest my of the tires til I wouldn't have TSP Sensors install with New tires. But it switches to different tire with TSP Sensor. Annoying need less electronics in different but new 2019' Duramax Silverado HD Diesel Crew Cab 4×4 Z71 Off-Road package Without DPF or DEF or Regen cycles.
This makes me sick. There’s something wrong with park rangers now having machine guns and policing the king’s woods. The federal government should not be owning so much land. Government needs to get smaller before we reach Hunger Games levels and are forbidden to even venture out into the King’s woods at all.
Law Enforcement aka Protection jobs vary widely depending on the park. However, you are a POLICE OFFICER. You will NOT be doing campfire songs and going on hikes telling people about the park. You will be responding to motor vehicle accidents, domestic violence, drugs, drinking and driving, fires and any bad thing that happens in your park. The job is a lot of fun but be aware of the realities that comes with law enforcement.
*** I am referring to National Park Law Enforcement Rangers NOT state, local, etc.
I found my time in NPS was maybe similar to being a combined Rural Deputy Sherriff and Game Warden mix. From poaching enforcement, SAR, DUI, EMT, plus I even did some wildlife management work stocking trout, and vet work on horses, fixing fences and posting boundary signs.
Park police 👮♀️ carry guns and make arrests
Seems like state forest , state parks and national parks are all different policing which are even different than dnr, game wardens
It really depends. Some parks will actually have you doing different stuff on different days. My local park is actually very large but they have a requirement that all park ranger law enforcement have at minimum associate's degrees in something related either to conservation, forestry, Parks and recreation, biology, wildlife biology, zoology, law, psychology, etc. but the vast majority all have bachelor's even up to PhDs. The reason being that according to my friend, half the week she's not even doing law enforcement stuff. She works at the owl conservation center and also does tour guides. She's a law enforcement officer. She also works for their lab and will collect samples from game and foliage.
Applied for Us park police. Hopefully I get a call, sounds like a good job.
did you get selected for the job?
Update?
Did it work out?
Nice general video, thank you for posting! I do want to correct a few of your statements that you made in your opening dialogue however. I am very very proud to have been a commissioned NPS Law Enforcement Ranger. I moved over to the Federal Protective Service but my time spent with NPS was quite literally the best time of my life. I started off as a Fire Ranger running a station, and then moved over into law enforcement. My experience working as a LE Ranger involved tons of drug-related crimes and violations, DUIs, gang activity, and one heck of a lot of transporting prisoners to the local federally-approved County Jail. I participated in many warrant sweeps. In addition to that you have to be a fully qualified firefighter, at my Park you had to be at least an EMT if not a Park Medic. You had to be trained in search-and-rescue, over the side rescue, rope and climbing techniques, hazardous materials operations, and the list goes on and on and on. That's just for the normal Ranger. Other opportunities included horse mounted patrol, boating safety officer which I was also, diving Ranger, and many others. It is the greatest job on the face of the planet and it involved at least where I work every single thing that you would see in any major city. Maybe a little light on the murders but we had several bodies dumped in our park over the years so you see that aspect of things too. You also work Federal courtroom security if your park is in the jurisdiction of a part-time Federal Courthouse. True, there may be parks where you just have to worry about camping violations or resource protection or something like that, but the way things are going in our society NPS LE Rangers are doing a large chunk of what a city police officer would find themselves doing on a day-to-day basis. I should also say that these jobs are highly coveted and very very hard to get into. There aren't as many LE Rangers nationwide as you would think. It may be a little easier to get on as a seasonal somewhere for maybe a retired officer from somewhere or somebody who's just interested in it. If I remember correctly, seasonals do not have the 37-year old age restriction applied to them. As long as they can pass the strenuous medical exam I believe they can get hired at any age.
This is a great workshop for giving some of us insight thank you for doing this.
I hope you'll come back to youtube, and will cover the Bureau of Land Management Law Enforcement Rangers or US Park Police
Seems like a convoluted path to get into vs. say the Forest Service or US Fish and Wildlife for a similar work experience. Plus, your eggs are all going into one basket with this agency that may or may not have seasonal positions open after you've paid for the training program that doesn't translate into any other 1811 position.
Great info! Do you think a video about the FBI’s SSG would be a great one? I’m super interested in finding out more about them as an entry level FBI job before I move on to agent and eventually HRT.
Be careful...Graduation from the training program only gets you a certification. That certification along with a solid resume might get you through a hiring process. Once hired for the summer, should you pass your physical fitness assessment, weapons qualification, and a background update, then you are commissioned. There is no guarantee of a job upon graduating training. Only 3 people in my class of 25 commissioned and all had military experience.
Did you attend the NAU program? There is a whole Park & Recreational Management B.S. degree with an emphasis in law enforcement (meaning you take the training program) that I would think would help one get hired. My daughter is probably going to apply for this and I am trying to find better information. Did you see many woman in the program? Any tips? Thank you for any info you can give.
@@travelswithal The Park Ranger Training program is separate from the B.S. The Ranger Training Program is a law enforcement academy geared for those who wish to work as National Park Rangers. Some kids who aren't old enough to commision first attend NAU and get the B.S. as preparation for the Ranger Training Program. Hope that helps.
@@travelswithal and yes there were females who successfully completed the Ranger Training Program. I'm not sure if any of them eventually commissioned with the Park Service. However, I worked with plenty of Commissioned Female Rangers so it can be done. Tell her best of luck.
@@davidbarton1451 I’m not buying the 3 out of 25 BS. Unless they let in 22 cadets with poor credit history, convictions and terrible traffic history.
Every state is different. You have to realize that and open the door for your self.
Washington and Oregon would pick you up instantly knowing you’ve been through Prlea and wouldn’t make you do the Pat again. Oregon doesn’t even polygraph, neither does NJ or NY.
You can easily get hired, there’s thousands of parks. You just might not get hired in your hometown, but think about it. Most park jobs are out in the middle of nowhere anyways.
@@alvingeroy3242 I'm not quite sure where to begin with you but I'll start by saying employment with the National Park Service is anything but easy. My suggestions and information come from a career spent in public safety to include working for the National Park Service as a commissioned ranger. At present the National Park system is comprised of exactly 423 Park Units. These parks will hire approximately 1500 seasonal rangers each year. State and local parks are a completely different animal and not to be included in this conversation. They have different requirements and different hiring processes. The simple truth is that most people who apply for a commissioned job with the NPS won't get hired. The majority of my class didn't and other training programs have a similar story. Believe me or don't. I'm not going to argue with folks. Just want everyone to get good information before they go down this path because it is a dead end for most. Someone determined to commision will eventually find their way through whether it's with the NPS or a State or local park but most don't have that determination and they waste valuable time that could be better spent elsewhere. Best of luck with your job search.
Good Day!
I hate how the age limit is only 36. This job should be available to a lot of people with all working ages and capabilities.
You should do one one US Forest Service Law enforcement.! If so point me in the right direction to see that video
I would love to become a park ranger. I would love to protect, serve and enforce laws, and I'm very adventurous. I love being outdoors and telling stories and doing camp fires.
Law Enforcement does not tell camp fire stories, that is known as Interpretation.
I've never heard of "spiking trees". I'm afraid to look it up lol.
Can you live in the park in an RV if you're working there?
Yes, some parks allow this but certainly not all. Tree spiking is more common in National Forests and BLM lands.
Thank you!
does nps law enforcement officers ride busses sometimes too
This my kind Job with Cadaver dog and Diesel Truck but Roving to many different National/Military Parks not just one or move month to month.... Shasta I 37 DD Form 2 US Army Retiree Infantry pension, no domestic violence or felonies
If i transfer from another government agency to get a job as a full-time permanent EMT, can i then go to Ranger training school to upgrade and become (Protection/EMT) ?
Yes, almost all Law Enforcement rangers are EMTs(B, ALS & Paramedic)
How’s the pay
GS05 to GS09 unless you become management. so maybe $20,000 to $50,000 plus any OT you might get as a member of a SET team or fire details
The great outdoors, a good law enforcement career....I just dnt like u have 2 pay 4 yr own expenses 4 the academy no gd.. but gd vid sir
National Park Service has two types of academies. one is for a type II certification to which you will have to pay your own way. There are a few places in the US that offer that academy. It's for seasonal rangers. The other is type I which is full time rangers and they go though LMPTP in Georgia. That one is fully paid for by your agency.
Oh for Pete’s sake. Where did this guy get his information? Having 3 le park rangers in my immediate family, a lot of this is so inaccurate.
Would you like to enlighten us then?
My 19' Duramax Diesel acts like Christine minus driving turns down Radio and while on Silent Mode for Arming Security, while Airing up the Diesel tire at Flying J semi side because tire needs 80 PSI. While Airing up, the air pump stopped but still running at 67 PSI for 6+7, The horn and lights standard only Honks 2x and Light Flashes 2x for arming the security but instead when hit 67 PSI (can read it on dashboard) it Honked 3x and Flashed lights 3x together when I hit 67.🤷🏻♂️ 6+7=13 13 is the Tarot card of Death... doesn't always mean actual Death but Change AKA a New beginning or something is going to end. Keep doing it on rest my of the tires til I wouldn't have TSP Sensors install with New tires. But it switches to different tire with TSP Sensor. Annoying need less electronics in different but new 2019' Duramax Silverado HD Diesel Crew Cab 4×4 Z71 Off-Road package Without DPF or DEF or Regen cycles.
The poor training and complete incompetent of NPS law enforcement makes them extremely dangerous. Never trust them.
Tell us what happened.
This makes me sick. There’s something wrong with park rangers now having machine guns and policing the king’s woods. The federal government should not be owning so much land. Government needs to get smaller before we reach Hunger Games levels and are forbidden to even venture out into the King’s woods at all.