No wildland firefighter jobs are open on the Gila 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 New Mexico. You could work in 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Silver City, New Mexico | 0 | 364 |
| Reserve, New Mexico | 0 | 270 |
| Mimbres, New Mexico | 0 | 253 |
| Quemado, New Mexico | 0 | 238 |
| Glenwood, New Mexico | 0 | 234 |
| Truth or Consequences, New Mexico | 0 | 191 |
| Hurley, New Mexico | 0 | 130 |
| Winston, New Mexico | 0 | 79 |
| Luna, New Mexico | 0 | 65 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Silver City Ranger District-Fort Bayard Office | Fort Bayard, New Mexico | 268 Fort Bayard Nursery Rd Directions |
| Glenwood Ranger District Office | Glenwood, New Mexico | 18 Ranger Station Dr Directions |
| Gila National Forest-Aerial Base Office | Hurley, New Mexico | 158 Airport Rd Directions |
| Luna Work Center Work center | Luna, New Mexico | 4 Forest Service Dr Directions |
| Wilderness Ranger District Office | Mimbres, New Mexico | 3697 Hwy 35 N Directions Call (575) 536-2250 |
| Quemado Ranger District Office | Quemado, New Mexico | 3 Lyle Loop Directions Call (575) 773-4678 |
| Reserve Ranger District Office | Reserve, New Mexico | 5 Smokey Bear Cir Directions Call (575) 533-6232 |
| Reserve Ranger District-Negrito Fire Base Office Seasonal office | Reserve, New Mexico | Hwy 141 Bursum Rd Directions |
| Silver City Dispatch Center Also here: Electronic Site - Signal PeakAlso here: Silver City Ranger District and Dispatch CenterAlso here: Gila National Forest and Silver City Ranger District Office and dispatch center | Silver City, New Mexico | 3005 E. Camino del Bosque Directions Call 575-388-8201 (Gila National Forest and Silver City Ranger District) Call 575-538-5371 (Silver City Dispatch Center) |
| Black Range Ranger District Office | Truth or Consequences, New Mexico | 1804 N Date St Directions Call (575) 894-6678 |
| Beaverhead Work Center Work center Seasonal office | Winston, New Mexico | 889 Railroad Canyon 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.
65 fires started inside the forest boundary since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Together they cover 436 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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