My ten month term is an AmeriCorps NCCC member was divided into four distinct projects or "spikes". My first took my team and I to Lyons, Colorado to assist residents with flood related disaster relief. The second was in Kansas City, Missouri where I was in charge of completing tax returns for low income individuals and families as well as providing limited financial advice. My third spike was in Flagstaff, Arizona working for A.C.E. in a variety of environmental projects such as trail building, invasive species removal and park maintenance. Finally, I worked as a wild land firefighter out of Fort Collins, Colorado, specifically on the Eight Mile Fire outside of Canyon City.