Volunteer

Online volunteering is now closed. If one of the positions below looks appealing, you can still volunteer by inquiring at the Front Gate when you arrive.

InterFuse is a community event, created entirely through the volunteer labor of many amazing people. An event of this size can't function without YOU making it happen.

Everyone shares the play, the work, and the cost of creating InterFuse. This means that EVERYONE buys a ticket, including voluteers and event planners. Volunteering will not get you into InterFuse for free but it does ensure that this beautiful regional Burning Man experience continues to be here for you to enjoy.

Do you know how to build a fire correctly? Would you like to greet people with a big hug? Do you hate MOOP (Matter Out Of Place)?

Check out the Volunteer List below for opportunities to plug-in. Help turn work into play by volunteering (use the form at bottom of page).

The Volunteer List

Position Availability Description Volunteer(s)

Head Gatekeeper

Position filled

Experienced Front Gate person who will train and coordinate the Greeters, and monitor the camp entrance. This Team Lead will carry a provided radio and must be available during open gate hours. This Lead will also help organize supplies for the Gate and coordinate Gate decorations.

Wild Child

Assistant Gatekeepers

Positions filled

These people will assist the Gate Keeper and fill in for her in specific shifts so she can enjoy InterFuse too.

Tangle, General Loofah, Bittersweet

Front Gate Greeters

Multiple volunteers needed

Front Gate Greeters create the first experience at InterFuse. Greeting is a wonderful way to plug-in if you are new to the community and a good way meet tons of new friends!

Greeters spend two-hours at the Front Gate, greeting & registering new arrivals and taking tickets. There's no cash box to worry about. Greeters will receive training and a short list of procedures from a Gate Keeper before InterFuse and at the event. A radio will be located at the Gate to stay in touch with the Gate Keeper.

Additional Info: Gate & Greeters

Aldric, Katie, General Loofah, Jayme, Karma, Pish, Captain Yellow Shirt, iRONic, Paul, Robert, Scorch, Lady Bug, Pyro, CandyMan, Gaius, Karen, Nebula, Trouble, Anne, Technostooge, Zack, Londa, Piki Koko, Celebration, Glenn, Elizabeth, Mike, Coil, O. John, Gaius, Cheryl, Kevin, Cearaah, Merlin, Nancy, Gary, Cindi, Steph, Andrew, Nates, Red Crone, Trish, Toni, Glen, Gaia, Juliet, Gary, Mor, Super Nan, Barb, Mordacai...

Groups that have volunteered:
Chickenfuckers: Nik, TOC, Maev, Brent, Greggo
Pandora's Rose: Scorch, Stardust
The L(i)tehaus Illumi-Naughti: Wayward, Toast, Kara, oneiro, Tangle

Effigy Construction Lead

Position filled

A highly skilled carpenter who leads a crew to build the Main Effigy early in the event.

Thoron

Assistant Effigy Construction Lead

Position filled

A highly skilled carpenter who assists the Effigy Construction Lead.

Tog

Effigy Construction Crew

Multiple volunteers needed

Come build the Main Effigy, play on it, and watch your creation burn in a giant fire Saturday night. Construction or woodworking skills very appreciated but definitely not needed. You'll need to be able to arrive at InterFuse for Wednesday Work-Day or arrive on Thursday.

Nik, jeffz, Bedri, Pyro, Nikki, Beverly, Technostooge, Zack, Eeyore, Liz, Holly, Rory, Aaron, Paul...

Effigy Decoration Lead

Position filled

This crucial person leads the Effigy Decoration Team and coordinates plans for decorating the Main Effigy.

Sirkit

Effigy Decoration Team

Multiple volunteers needed

Put finishing touches on the Main Effigy after it is built. Help come up with decorating ideas and animate the effigy with light, sound, paint, engravings and other fun stuff.

Bedri, Beverly, Nebula, Holly, Trish...

Effigy Arsonist Lead

Position filled

Handpicks and leads the Effigy Arsonists Team in lighting the Main Effigy on fire. Coordinates with other team leads before and during the Main Burn.

Kaalin

Effigy Arsonists Team

Positions filled

Prepares the Main Effigy for ignition.

Frank, Tog, Lohr, Ron, Justin, Rolo, Dave, Margaret, Dan, Eeyore, Thoron, Aaron, Sirkit

Earth Guardians Lead

Position filled

Leads and promotes recycling and education efforts. Coordinates and organizes supplies for Leave No Trace (LNT) campground sweeps and other projects.

Brandon

Earth Guardians Co-Lead

Position filled

Collaborates with the Earth Guardians Lead in leading the Earth Guardians and LNT Team. Takes on full lead responsibilities if the EG Lead cannot continue as lead for whatever reason.

Jayme

Earth Guardians

Multiple volunteers needed

These special volunteers help everyone at InterFuse Leave No Trace. Earth Guardians are active in education, practical projects, and the Leave No Trace campsite sweep. There are opportunities to participate as an Earth Guardian before, during, and immediately after InterFuse.

Additional Info: Earth Guardians

Robert, Bedri, Lovely, Mor, Strydr, Burn a debt, Random, Gaia, Jayme...

Leave No Trace Team (LNT)

Multiple volunteers needed

Anyone who feels strongly about leaving the land as clean as (or cleaner than) we found it is invited to participate, even if you're not an Earth Guardian. Garbage bags and tools will be provided. The main help is needed for several hours on Sunday afternoon when we scour the land for MOOP (Matter Out Of Place). There may also be opportunities to join LNT events during InterFuse too. The Earth Guardians Lead will coordinate the Leave No Trace Team.

Additional Info: Leave No Trace

Bedri, Strydr, Karen, Random, Trish, Gaia, Juliet, Edward...

The Leisure Army Lead (TLA)

Position filled

The Leisure Army Lead (formerly The Department of Public Works) coordinates all Leisure Army work efforts at InterFuse and organizes TLA supplies. The Lead will carry a provided radio and be available during Gate hours.

Chase

The Leisure Army (TLA)

Multiple volunteers needed

Folks who get things done... whether it's helping move some logs, or assisting with the assembly of the main sculpture and other infrastructure, The Leisure Army members are on call for just about any job that requires a little elbow grease.

Additional Info: The Leisure Army

Vincent, Coy, Mama Bare, Bedri, Sean Jolly, Mor, Pet, Sirkit, Craig, Matt, Wayne, Kensor, Austintatious, Joe, Spiral, Random, Yoel, Weldboy, Lohr, BeeBop, Shoshi...

Fire Goddess

Position filled

Experienced fire performer who plans and coordinates the Pre-Burn Ceremony. Responsible for designing the ceremony and ensuring all fire performers have safety measures in place during the pre-burn fire performance.

Agni Tara

Assistant Fire God

Position filled

This person will assist the Fire Goddess in planning and coordinating the Pre-Burn Ceremony, and will fill in for her if necessary.

Yosh

InterRanger Lead

Position filled

Must be an experienced Ranger. The Lead Ranger will educate other Ranger volunteers before and during the event. The Lead will be on call with a radio for a majority of the time during InterFuse and may make key decisions if Zay is unavailable. The Lead will help organize supplies for the InterRangers.

Ranger Chris

InterRanger Co-Lead

Position filled

This person will work closely with the InterRanger Lead and be his right hand Ranger. The InterRanger Co-Lead will take over for the Lead if the Lead becomes unavailable for whatever reason. This person must either have been a Ranger at Burning Man or a previous InterFuse participant. It's a plus if you have had both experiences!

Shifts for the Co-Lead can be very flexible.

Kyrka

InterRangers

Multiple volunteers needed

Do you want to meet lots of people? Do you enjoy solving problems and being helpful? Ride the Edge of Chaos. Be a Ranger!

Anyone skilled or trained in psychology, social work, medicine, First Responder work, or Firefighting is also urgently needed and would be a very valuable part of our crew.

Shifts are two hours. All InterRangers except folks involved in the Pre-Burn Ceremony need to help maintain the perimeter at the main burn.

Additional Info: Rangers

Rhino, Clifton, Mama Bare, Mooncrest, Wild Child, Halston, Tapestry, Dinavase, Kamikaze Kelly, Draco, Mad Hatter, Londa, Piki Koko, Dinavase, Malel, AnamCara, Eeyore, Brian, Rhiannon, Joe, Halston, Merlin, Koneka, Valkyrie, Amy...

Drum Lead

Position filled

This experienced drummer sets rhythms for drummers of all skill levels during the Pre-Burn Ceremony and Main Burn. The Drum Lead also relays Pre-Burn Ceremony plans to the drummers.

The Amazing Ferocious Larry

Assistant Drum Lead

Volunteer needed

This trained drummer assists the Drum Lead and fills in for the Drum Lead if she is unavailable.

Parking Leads

Positions filled

Lead the Parking Perverts and coordinate with other Leads and the Perverts via radio. Work with event planners to plot out overflow parking areas and mark off these areas onsite. Shifts could be half day or whole day, depending on the Leads preference.

Nova, PBJ, Maev

Parking Perverts

Multiple volunteers needed

We're the Parking Perverts. We show people how to wedge it in when it's a tight fit, help them unload and get a ride when it's wet, and help people find a place to put it when they just can't seem to figure out where it goes! The Parking Perverts also tell folks where to drop off their gear to load onto the OA Express. If it doesn't rain, then the main job would be to park cars in overflow lots. Shifts are 3 hours.

Babs, Mor, Pet, Trouble, Kamikaze Kelly, Beacher, Jason, Rae, Craig, Jayme, Sam, Strydr, Nates, Strydr, Lynn, Edward, Adam, Thunderhawk, Eeyore, Kaalin, Crystal, Grant, Lauren...

Ticket Queen

Position filled

This person coordinates with Zay to fulfill and mail all ticket orders.

Celebration

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