The USDA Forest Service plans to hire nearly 600 fire support positions in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington.
Jobs include dispatchers, equipment operators, fire engine operators, fire prevention specialists, forestry aids and technicians, handcrew members, helitack crew members, hotshot crew members, smokejumpers, prescribed fire and fuels specialists, smokejumpers, and more. Applications are open through Sept. 23, 2025 on USAJobs.gov.
Many positions are available, and applicants are recommended to apply to any duty location and position they are interested in. Centralized Fire Hire events utilize a backfill process; if a position currently filled becomes vacant during the hiring event, the position may immediately be backfilled during the event.
Any U.S. citizen or national at least 18 years of age can apply.
To learn more about Pacific Northwest and Alaska Regions’ hiring events, visit www.fs.usda.gov/r06/working-with-us/careers
For benefits, information about working in wildland fire, or for more information about the Forest Service, visit www.fs.usda.gov.