USFS seeking hardworking fire personnel

January 20, 2017

U.S. Forest Service Region 4 is looking for a committed, hardworking, highly skilled workforce to suppress wildfires and work in fuels management on 12 National Forests located in Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah and California. They are using the centralized fire hire process for hiring permanent fire positions. Fire Hire is a Forest Service process used to hire the majority of their permanent workforce in fire management positions at the GS-5 through GS-8 grade level. The fire and aviation management program is very rewarding and requires working safely as part of a team in a variety of specialized positions, including dispatch, engine crews, fuels technicians, handcrews, helitack, hotshot crews, smokejumpers, and prevention. The unique feature of this process is the ability to immediately backfill positions that have been vacated during the fire hiring process. This is not for summer seasonal temporary positions, and the USFS will also hire fire apprentices during fire hire. Please visit https://www.nafri.gov/wfap/ for more information on the apprentice program.