No wildland firefighter jobs are open on the Flathead National Forest today. Most of its job ads open in August, September, and October. Get the email and you will know when the next ones post. The forest is in Montana. You could work in 4 towns on it.
Get an email when jobs open →No open job ad names a town on this forest right now. Federal fire jobs post in waves, mostly in the fall and winter. See all open jobs.
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Federal fire job ads name these towns. Pick a town to see its buildings, hiring history, and nearby fires. One ad can cover many towns, so the same job shows up in more than one row.
| Town | Jobs open now | Job ads since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Hungry Horse, Montana | 0 | 510 |
| Bigfork, Montana | 0 | 333 |
| Kalispell, Montana | 0 | 331 |
| Condon, Montana | 0 | 30 |
The counts are job ads, not people hired.
The boundary is the Forest Service's own outline.
To ask about a fire job, call the office in the town you want and ask for the fire staff.
| Building | Town | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Swan Lake Ranger District Office | Bigfork, Montana | 200 Ranger Station Rd Directions Call (406) 837-7500 |
| Swan Lake Ranger District-Condon Work Center Work center | Condon, Montana | Hwy 83 N Directions |
| Spotted Bear Ranger District Also here: Hungry Horse-Glacier View-Spotted Bear Ranger Districts Office Seasonal office | Hungry Horse, Montana | 10 Hungry Horse Dr Directions Call (406) 387-3800 (Hungry Horse-Glacier View-Spotted Bear Ranger Districts) |
| Flathead Dispatch Center Dispatch center | Kalispell, Montana | 1935 Third Ave, E Directions Call 406-758-5260 |
| Tally Lake Ranger District Also here: Flathead National Forest and Tally Lake Ranger District Office | Kalispell, Montana | 650 Wolfpack Way Directions Call 406-758-5208 (Flathead National Forest and Tally Lake Ranger District) |
| Flathead National Forest Shop Office | Kalispell, Montana | 1899 Airport Rd Directions |
Source: U.S. Forest Service office locations. We last checked it on October 12, 2026. Some phones come from the forest's own website. "Not listed" means the Forest Service does not publish it.
A ranger district is one part of the forest, run from its own office. A dispatch center takes fire reports and sends crews. A tanker base is where firefighting planes load.
A hotshot crew is a 20-person crew sent to the hardest parts of big fires. From the Forest Service list of hotshot crews.
24 fires started inside the forest boundary since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Together they cover 17,141 acres. An acre is about the size of a football field. These are the 10 biggest.
We only count fires that started inside the forest. A fire that started outside and burned in is not counted.
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