Employment=20 Information

Each year, the various land = management=20 agencies of the U. S. Government hire permanent and seasonal = firefighters.=20 Permanent positions in wildland firefighting are generally filled by = career=20 personnel within the agency who have an extensive background in natural = resource=20 management and fire management. However, seasonal positions are = generally filled=20 by non-career individuals who have the physical and mental ability = capable of=20 working in potentially hazardous conditions. Unfortunately, there is no = one=20 location which you can contact that handles employment for all of the = agencies=20 that plan to hire seasonal firefighters. Each agency, or more = specifically, each=20 Forest, Park, Refuge, etc, does their = own=20 seasonal hiring, oftentimes through a local Job Service office. If you are interested in = finding=20 employment as a wildland firefighter, it is best that you contact the = Forest, Park, Refuge, etc. for the location in = which you=20 would like to work. They will know of what positions are available, when = they=20 will become available, or whether new hires will be made for a = particular=20 season.

Additional information on = employment=20 with specific agencies can be found at the following links:

http://www.= utahfireinfo.gov/mifc/www.usajobs.opm.gov

Wildland Fire Jobs

Utah Department of Natural = Resources
USDA Forest Service = Employment=20
USDI Bureau of Land = Management=20 Employment
USDI National Park Service=20 Employment
USDI Fish & Wildlife Service=20 Employment
Federal Office of Personnel = Management =96 USA=20 Jobs

last=20 updated 06/17/08

Moab Interagency Fire Center
885 S. Sand Flats = Road=20
Moab, Utah 84532
Telephone: 435.259.1850 Fax: = 435.259.1860