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 & Resource Tech 2 / Experienced Hotshot Firefighter / Pioneer Peak
- Wildland Fire & Resource Tech 3 / Lead Hotshot Firefighter / Pioneer Peak
- 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
- Deputy Fire Marshal
- Forester (Chino Valley and Phoenix)
- Forester (Flagstaff)
- Forestry Squad Leader (Douglas)
- Forestry Squad Leader (Winslow)
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Colorado State Forest Service
- Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Crew Member
- Seasonal Forester (Frisco)
- Seasonal Forester (Walden and Steamboat Springs)
Ecological Restoration Institute
- Manager, Restoration Ecology & Forest Resilience
- Manager, Wildfire Insurance and Resilient Economies (WIRE)
- Research Associate, Wildfire Insurance and Resilient Economies (WIRE)
- Tribal Forest Stewardship and Restoration Program Research Coordinator
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
- Program Specialist 2 - Urban and Community Forestry Manager
- Program Supervisor - Missoula Unit GNA Forest Management Supervisor
- Program Supervisor - Northwest Area GNA Program Manager
- Program Supervisor - Northwest Land Office Forest Management Program Supervisor
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 2 - Engine Boss (Missoula)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 1 (Anaconda / Garrison)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 1 (Greenough / Lincoln)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 1 (Kalispell)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 1 (Lewistown)
- 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 (Helena)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 1 - Helicopter Crew Member (Missoula)
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter 2 - Engine Boss (Anaconda / Garrison)
- 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 (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)
- Wildland Firefighter 2 - Senior Engine Boss
National Forest Foundation
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
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
- Arcadia Assistant Fire Management Officer, Wildland Fire Management Specialist
- Capitol Assistant Fire Management Officer, Wildland Fire Management Specialist
- District Engineer, Civil Engineer 2/Civil Engineer 1 In-Training
- Division Land Surveyor - Multiple Locations
- Helitack Aircrew Member Firefighter
- HI20 Handcrew Foreman, Wildland Fire Management Supervisor
- Federal Lands Archaeology
- Fire Academy Program Manager
- Foreman, Wildland Fire Management Supervisor - Multiple Locations
- Forest Practices Forester, Natural Resource Specialist 3
- North Columbia Handcrew Foreman, Wildland Fire Management Supervisor
- Professional Land Surveyor
- Seasonal Wildland Firefighter - Statewide Opportunities
- Southeast Region Initial Attack 20-Person Handcrew - Multiple Locations
- Squad Boss, Wildland Fire Management Lead
- Straits Engineer, Civil Engineer 2 / Civil Engineer 1
- Wildland Fire District Manager
Wyoming State Forestry Division
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