Teton Interagency Fire

The Bridger-Teton National Forest is committed to developing and maintaining a highly skilled workforce for wildland fire operations and fuels management. The Teton Interagency Fire and Aviation program includes a variety of specialized positions including apprentice, engine crews, fuels management, wildland fire module, shorthaul helitack, and prevention.

2025 Fall Fire Hire Outreach Notice

For full consideration, please respond to the outreach. Your response is important. Please address your outreach response to the contact listed for each location. Additional information about the position is available from the direct supervisor. You may use the attached outreach response form.

This outreach is for GW-0462-03 through GW-0462-10 current career permanent fulltime and permanent seasonal fire and fuels positions. The vacancy announcements for these positions are posted on the U.S. Government's official website for employment opportunities at USAJobs.gov. These are national and regional vacancy announcements with specific opening and closing dates. 

On the R4 Fire Hire web page https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/fire/permanent-fire-jobs there is information on preparing an application and contacts for all positions in the region. For instructions on how to search for jobs and fill out your applications, go to the R4 Fire Hire Web page shown above.
 

Residents and recreationists may continue to see interior smoke until season ending event

Big Piney, Wyo., September 3, 2025— The Horse Fire on the Big Piney Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest remains 100 percent contained and, for over a month now, has kept within its overall footprint, meaning it has not spread beyond certain control features and containment lines.  

Within the containment perimeter, however, there remains many "green islands" of unburned vegetation. These areas contain dry fuels (like trees, brush, and grass) that can catch fire and reignite, especially under certain weather conditions like high winds and low relative humidity. Firefighters are continuing to work to secure these green islands by carefully managing and extinguishing any hot spots that arise.

Residents and recreationists may continue to see interior smoke within the Horse Fire area until a season ending event occurs, like snow or heavy rain. Please do not report. 

The Horse Fire area closure remains in place to provide for public and firefighter safety. The order has been recently modified and all roads and trails are now open. 

The fire danger rating is “high” for the Teton Interagency Dispatch area which includes Bridger-Teton National Forest, Grand Teton National Park, and the National Elk Refuge.

So far this year, Teton Interagency Fire personnel have extinguished over 120 unattended or abandoned campfires. Abandoned campfires can quickly escalate into wildfires, and if your campfire sparks a wildfire, you can be held responsible for the cost of putting it out. 

Press Release, Closure Order, Closure Map