A hotshot crew is a 20-person crew sent to the hardest parts of big fires. The Zuni Hotshots are a Bureau of Indian Affairs hotshot crew based in Zuni, New Mexico.
Hotshot crews usually want one or two seasons on another crew first. 1 job open in Zuni now needs no experience. See the jobs that need no experience โ
1 fire job open in the town of Zuni right now โSource: the Forest Service hotshot crew contact page. The Forest Service last updated that page on April 29, 2026. We read it on October 12, 2026.
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A job ad says Zuni, 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 505-782-3366.
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๐ฐ ~$71Kโ$118K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)
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