Wildland Firefighter - Fireline Crewmember

Forest Service (DOA); Adin (CA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Forest Service seeks a temporary wildland firefighter to join a fire management crew across several California locations. The role focuses on wildland fire suppression and fuels management, operating engines, hand tools, and interacting with fuel and aircraft safety practices.

Duty involves extensive field training, working on various fire crews, and potential travel for fire suppression assignments. Background checks and pre-employment drug testing apply.

Qualifications

• GW-03: six months of general experience or one year of related education/ firefighting training.
• Applicants must meet basic eligibility for wildland firefighter duties.
• Experience with fireline construction and use of standard firefighting tools is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop knowledge of fuels management and fire suppression techniques.
• Learn to work around aircraft, safety rules, and firefighting terminology.
• Extinguish burning materials by moving dirt, using hoses or backpack pumps.
• Build firelines using hand tools to control wildland fires and prep lines for prescribed burns.
• Patrol and extinguish sparks, flareups, and hot spots near developed lines.
• Maintain and store fire tools and equipment; assist in other resource management tasks as needed.

Skills

Fire suppression

Fireline construction

Safety procedures

Emergency response

Tools

Pulaski

McLeod

Power saws

Axes

Shovels

Job description

U.S. Forest Service seeks a temporary wildland firefighter to join a fire management crew across several California locations. The role focuses on wildland fire suppression and fuels management, operating engines, hand tools, and interacting with fuel and aircraft safety practices.

Duty involves extensive field training, working on various fire crews, and potential travel for fire suppression assignments. Background checks and pre-employment drug testing apply.