The MYSTERY RANCH Fire Line is founded on the backs of a professional workforce whose
primary duties are the suppression and management of wildland fires.
These men and women are trained and built for their mission. They ask for very little yet serve the American
public, lead from the front, and risk their lives to protect public lands, lives, and private property.
To recognize the efforts of these men and women, MYSTERY RANCH would like to introduce the Backbone Series.
The Backbone Series will highlight the backs behind the packs – the faces that put on the packs and boots
on the ground – the backbones of which the MYSTERY RANCH Fire Line and the Federal Fire Response has been built.
Our intent is to educate and inform the public of what makes this job so fulfilling and where challenges lie
for those who have chosen this profession. We will recognize the men and women who wear our packs
daily and those who have for the last time – our valued fallen.
MYSTERY RANCH employees recently appeared on the Anchor Point Podcast to discuss careers as
a hotshot, the Backbone Series, designing packs for the fire line and more
To fuel this educational campaign, we have created
The MYSTERY RANCH Backbone Scholarship
MYSTERY RANCH would like to solicit contributors for the Backbone Series and educate the public on the
realities of a career in Wildland Fire – the good, the bad, and the ugly. In return, contributors will be eligible
for the Backbone Scholarship.
Special Edition Backbone Packs
To fund the scholarship, we have taken two of our top-selling everyday carry packs –
the URBAN ASSAULT 21 and the 3-WAY BRIEFCASE – and built them in “wildfire black” with great intent to create a scholarship
fund called “The Backbone Scholarship” to support and assist in the education of seasonal Forestry Technicians that want to
further their careers in fire or outside of fire. These $1000 scholarships will help the men and women that go above
and beyond in the off-season. Fire Classes, medical training, and college education aren’t cheap. Countless men and
women work for Federal Land Management Agencies as Forestry Technicians and seek to better themselves in the off-season to
compete for permanent appointments. Some individuals use fire as a means to assist with greater life goals and objectives.
10% of proceeds from these unique packs will fund the scholarship and winning contributors
will receive a $1,000 scholarship. Winners will be selected anonymously throughout the duration of the campaign.
