THE5FTFIREFIGHTER
THE5FTFIREFIGHTER
80442 Fraser
United States
Within the Federal Government, the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service all have various wildland fire positions.
There are also opportunities on the state and local level, with a private contractor, or you could go to jail and possibly get on a convict crew. Kidding! That’s not a great way to get into wildland fire.
For Federal wildland firefighting jobs, you will need:
US Citizenship
To be 18 years old at date of hire
High School Diploma or GED
Fairly clean criminal record (DUIs and felonies won’t immediately disqualify you, but each crew has different standards).
Valid driver’s license (even if you have a DUI)



