Work between shifts.
If your schedule isn't 9-to-5, the cooperative was built for you. Grab a task, a one-off mow, or a full route — on your terms, between your shifts, on your way to your day job.
Privateers, Runners, and Apprentices don't have to start full-time. Most off-duty workers in Phase 1 are designed to start at 4–10 hours a week (target, illustrative). Scale up only if and when it makes sense for you.
Built for the people who keep the city running.
Benton County doesn't function on 9-to-5 schedules alone. Neither does the cooperative. We're starting with the workforce that already knows how to run on rotation.
Firefighter
On the standard 24-on / 48-off rotation, you have ~20 working days a month free. A Pod can plug straight into your off-days — and a 2-firefighter crew could in theory share one route between them.
Police / Sheriff's Deputy
12-hour rotations leave half the calendar open. Cover one yard run between shifts; pick up an extra during your off-rotation week.
Paramedic / EMT
Shift-block schedules pair cleanly with route-based work. Tasks are designed to slot into the gap between calls and your next set.
Veteran
Flexible re-entry into civilian work. AR apprenticeship-credit posture is designed to stack with VA benefits where applicable. Arkansas; other states reprice at expansion.
Uber / Lyft driver
You're already navigating between gigs. A one-off mow on the way is designed to add $60–$120 (target, illustrative) without breaking your loop.
DoorDash / Instacart driver
Same logic. The dispatch app is built to surface tasks within minutes of where you already are.
And anyone with a non-trivial schedule — nurses, teachers (summer), construction, hospitality, contractors. If your week has a gap, we're designed to fit a route into it.
Three steps. No quitting your day job required.
Tasks pop in the dispatch app — one-off mows, fleet swaps, charging-rack runs, customer onboarding visits. Most are designed to be ≤45 minutes.
The dispatch logic is built to surface tasks on a route you're already driving. Between your firehouse and home. Between your last Uber drop and dinner.
1099 (Privateer) or W-2 (Apprentice/Runner) with hours logged from the app. Settlement follows the cooperative's standard split matrix.
The Firefighter playbook.
Most Benton County fire departments run a 24-on / 48-off rotation. That's a calendar most civilian businesses can't schedule around — but it happens to be the exact shape this work wants. The cooperative is designed around your rotation, not against it.
~16 off-days a month.
On a 24/48, a single firefighter has roughly 16 off-days per month available. Two firefighters splitting a Pod could in theory cover a full 200-property route between them — with Apprentices filling the rest. Numbers are illustrative targets; actual routing and pay set in the role agreement.
Crews recruit crews.
Union halls, station lounges, and department training days are where this network grows. We're not buying ads — we're designing for word-of-mouth between people who already trust each other.
No conflict with public service.
The cooperative explicitly does not bid on public-safety contracts. Off-duty work here doesn't compete with your department's mission, contracts, or chain of command. Check your department's secondary-employment policy; we'll meet whatever it requires.
Phase 1 — Benton County FDs.
- Bentonville Fire
- Rogers Fire
- Lowell Fire
- Centerton Fire
- Pea Ridge Fire
- Siloam Springs Fire
- Bella Vista Fire
No claimed partnerships. We're documenting interest only.
Pick the level that fits this season of your life.
Apprentice
Paid training. Apprentice wages designed at ~75% AR-reimbursed (target). Stackable credentials toward Runner.
Read the full roleRunner
Leads a Pod's daily route. 1 Runner + 4 Apprentices ≈ 200 properties. Can start part-time and grow into the seat.
Read the full rolePrivateer
Own your own dispatch, choose your tasks. The cleanest fit for off-duty firefighters, deputies, and gig drivers.
Read the full roleTell us your shift schedule.
Pre-launch — no money is being collected, no offer is being made. We're documenting interest so the first Pods get scoped to the people who actually want to run them.
Pre-launch — illustrative only. Every dollar figure, hour count, off-day estimate, and department name on this page is a target or planning reference. Nothing here is an offer of employment, a guaranteed schedule, or a securities offering. Department names are listed because we are documenting interest in those service areas — not because any partnership has been formed. Apprenticeship-credit references apply to Arkansas and reprice at expansion. Check your employer's secondary-employment policy before signing on.