A hotshot crew is a 20-person crew sent to the hardest parts of big fires. The Kern Valley Hotshots are a Bureau of Land Management hotshot crew based in Bakersfield, California.
Hotshot crews usually want one or two seasons on another crew first. 2 jobs open in Bakersfield now need no experience. See the jobs that need no experience โ
3 fire jobs open in the town of Bakersfield right now โSource: the Forest Service hotshot crew contact page. The Forest Service last updated that page on April 10, 2026. We read it on October 12, 2026.
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A job ad says Bakersfield, not the crew's name. So these are all the fire jobs open in the town, not only the hotshot crew's. To ask which jobs are for this crew, call the station at 661-391-6056.
Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior
๐ฐ ~$71Kโ$118K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)
Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior
๐ฐ ~$77Kโ$129K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)
Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior
๐ฐ ~$84Kโ$141K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)
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