Please see the following job opportunities from western state forestry agencies and partners. To view employment opportunities with CWSF and WFLC, please click here.
Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection
- Wildland Fire Dispatcher 1-2-3
- Wildland Fire & Resource Tech 1-2-3 Flex / Prevention Officer
- Wildland Fire & Resource Tech 1 / Crew Member / Gannett Glacier Crew
- Wildland Fire & Resource Tech 1 / Entry-Level Hotshot Crew Member / Pioneer Peak
- Wildland Fire & Resource Tech 2-3 / Pioneer Peak IHC Overhead
- Wildland Fire & Resource Tech 2 / Experienced Hotshot Firefighter / Pioneer Peak
- Wildland Fire & Resource Tech 2 / Senior Firefighter / Gannett Glacier Crew
- Wildland Fire & Resource Tech 3 / Lead Hotshot Firefighter / Pioneer Peak
- Wildland Fire & Resource Tech 3 / Squad-Boss / Gannett Glacier Crew
- Wildland Fire & Resource Technician 1-2-3 Flex
- Wildland Fire & Resource Technician 2-3 Flex
- Wildland Fire & Resource Technician 2-3 / White Mountain Lead Crew Member
- Wildland Fire & Resource Technician 2 / White Mountain Experienced Crew Member
- Wildland Fire & Resource Technician 3 / White Mountain Lead Crew Member
Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management
- Accounting Specialist 1
- Assistant District Forester (Chino Valley)
- Assistant District Forester (Flagstaff)
- Deputy Fire Marshal
- Fixed Wing Coordinator
- Forester (Chino Valley, Phoenix)
- Forester (Flagstaff)
- Forestry Squad Leader (Douglas)
- Forestry Squad Leader (Willcox)
- Forestry Squad Leader (Winslow)
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)
Colorado State Forest Service
Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife
- Forester VI (Oahu)
- Forestry & Wildlife Technician III & IV (Kauai)
- Forestry & Wildlife Technician IV (Maui)
- Natural Resource Management Specialist II (Kauai)
- Natural Resources Management Specialist III-IV (Kauai)
Idaho Department of Lands
Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
- Land Management Specialist
- Program Specialist 1 - Fixed Wing Program Manager / Southwest Land Office
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 2 - Engine Boss (Missoula)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 1 (Anaconda / Garrison)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 1 (Dillon)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 1 (Greenough / Lincoln)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 1 (Helena)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 1 (Kalispell)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 1 (Lewistown)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 1 (Libby)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 1 (Miles City)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 1 (Missoula)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 1 (Olney)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 1 (Plains)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 1 (Swan Lake)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 1 - Helicopter Crew Member (Billings)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 1 - Helicopter Crew Member (Helena)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 1 - Helicopter Crew Member (Kalispell)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 1 - Helicopter Crew Member (Missoula)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 2 - Engine Boss (Anaconda / Garrison)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 2 - Engine Boss (Dillon)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 2 - Engine Boss (Greenough / Lincoln)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 2 - Engine Boss (Helena)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 2 - Engine Boss (Kalispell)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 2 - Engine Boss (Lewistown)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 2 - Engine Boss (Libby)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 2 - Engine Boss (Miles City)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 2 - Engine Boss (Olney)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 2 - Engine Boss (Plains)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 2 - Engine Boss (Swan Lake)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 2 - Fixed Wing Mission Sensor Operator
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 2 - IA dispatcher (Missoula)
- Trust Lands/Forest Management: Program Supervisor
- Wildland Firefighter 2 - Senior Engine Boss
New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department
North Dakota Forest Service
- Crewmember Firefighter - Seasonal
- Engine Captain - Seasonal
- Forest Health - Seasonal Forestry Technician
- Senior Firefighter - Seasonal
- State Forests Technician
Oregon Department of Forestry
- Administrative Specialist 2 - Visitors Services Administrative Coordinator (Tillamook)
- District Forest Manager (Forest Grove)
- Equipment Operator (Fossil)
- Fiscal Analyst (Salem)
- State Forester
South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
South Dakota Wildland Fire
- Chief of Operations/Deputy Director
- Seasonal Firefighter - Engine Crew (Custer)
- Seasonal Firefighter - Engine Crew (Hot Springs)
- Seasonal Firefighter - Engine Crew (Lead)
- Seasonal Firefighter - Engine Crew (Rapid City)
- Seasonal Wildland Fire Dispatcher
- Summer Seasonal Handcrew Firefighter
Utah Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands
Washington Department of Natural Resources
- Contract Harvest Forester and Forest Planner - Multiple Locations
- Division Land Surveyor - Multiple Locations
- Helitack Aircrew Lead - Multiple Locations
- Helitack Aircrew Member Firefighter
- Fire Fiscal Analyst
- Foreman, Wildland Fire Management Supervisor - Multiple Locations
- Leasing Specialist
- Natural Areas Forester
- Northeast Region Initial Attack 20-Person Handcrew - Multiple Locations
- Northwest Region Fire Suppression Module - Multiple Locations
- Pacific Cascade Regions Initial Attack 20-Person Handcrew - Multiple Locations
- Professional Land Surveyor
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter - Statewide Opportunities
- Southeast Region Initial Attack 20-Person Handcrew - Multiple Locations
- South Puget Sound Region Fire Suppression Module - Multiple Locations
- State Lands Forester
Wyoming State Forestry Division
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