The Jilakin Rock Rangers (Rangers) are one of the largest volunteer groups at Blazing Swan.
They provide over 1000 hours of 24/7 coverage at the event each year.
With the 3000 participants, volunteer and crew expected at the 2024 event, we are seeking a large cohort of new and returning Rangers to help us deliver exceptional coverage. Read on to find out if Rangering is for you!
Jilakin Rock Rangers are participants who volunteer a portion of their time at Blazing Swan in service of the safety and well-being of the Blaze community. Rangers act as non-confrontational community mediators, providers of reliable information and facilitators of public safety.
Day or night, pairs of Rangers can be found walking the streets of Jilakin Rock City, engaging with the community, enjoying the art and always ready to help sort things out.
The Jilakin Rock Rangers are Blazing Swan volunteers who help participants find solutions to problems that they can’t immediately resolve by themself. Rangers help preserve community welfare, safety and quality of experience and uphold the 11 Principles of Blazing Swan. Empathic surfers on the edge of chaos, Rangers rise out of the dust when needed and recede when things can be left on their own. Some of the things that Rangers may be involved in include:
The process of becoming a Jilakin Rock Ranger is very simple:
There is no previous experience necessary, but there are some guidelines and expectations that all Rangers must accept and adhere to:
Yep…that’s it!
Two Ranger training sessions are held for New (“shiny penny”) and Returning Rangers, one roughly six weeks before the event, and one roughly two weeks before the event. Additional training is available on-site for those not in the metro area. Advanced Ranger Training (ART) events are held periodically throughout the year according to interest and need, and a Green Dot session is held onsite.
Ranger training is open to all, including our Green Dot training, so feel free to come along, or if you’re an existing Ranger you can bring a friend who’s curious about what’s involved.
Rangers are invited to do 14 hours of event shifts, including at least one Swing or Graveyard shift (6 hours), and are asked to also assist with one of the burn perimeters (Effigy or Temple).
Graveyard 12.00am – 6.00am 6 hours
Morning 6.00am – 10.00am 4 hours
Lunch 10.00am – 2.00pm 4 hours
Afternoon 2.00pm – 6.00pm 4 hours
Swing 6.00pm – 12.00am 6 hours
Ranger Reflux: The antidote to information overload is a periodic newsletter emailed to all Rangers in the Jilakin Rock Ranger community. You can join this list by signing up here. Note this is for Rangers only.
The most up-to-date information is posted to our Facebook group.
Volunteer Application
Club House
Jilakin Rock Ranger Training
Ranger Resources
Advanced Ranger Training (ART)
“Reflux” Ranger Newsletter
Ranger Links
