3 wildland firefighter jobs are open on the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests right now. 2 need no experience. The forest is in Colorado. You could work in 8 towns on it.
See the 3 open jobs โ3 open job ads name a town on this forest, live from USAJOBS. Jobs that need no experience are first.
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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The government posts new fire jobs most Mondays. Every Tuesday morning we email you the new ones, so you can apply first. 16 jobs are open right now.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Junction, Colorado | 2 | 453 |
| Montrose, Colorado | 0 | 395 |
| Gunnison, Colorado | 0 | 331 |
| Norwood, Colorado | 1 | 224 |
| Collbran, Colorado | 0 | 121 |
| Paonia, Colorado | 0 | 83 |
| Delta, Colorado | 0 | 17 |
| Telluride, Colorado | 0 | 16 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Valley Ranger District-Collbran Work Center Work center | Collbran, Colorado | 209 High St Directions |
| Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests Office | Delta, Colorado | 2250 S Main St Directions Call 970-874-6600 |
| North Delta Yard | Delta, Colorado | 1560 Hwy 50 Directions |
| Grand Junction Interagency Dispatch Dispatch center | Grand Junction, Colorado | 2774 Landing View Ln Directions |
| Grand Valley Ranger District Office | Grand Junction, Colorado | 1010 Kimball Ave Directions Call (970) 242-8211 |
| Gunnison Ranger District Office | Gunnison, Colorado | 216 N Colorado St Directions Call 970-641-0471 |
| Gunnison Ranger District-Gunnison Service Center Office | Gunnison, Colorado | 108 E Georgia Ave Directions |
| Ouray Ranger District Office | Montrose, Colorado | 2505 S Townsend Directions Call (970) 240-5300 |
| Ouray Ranger District-Montrose Interagency Dispatch Center Dispatch center | Montrose, Colorado | 2465 S Townsend Ave Directions |
| Norwood Ranger District Office | Norwood, Colorado | 1150 Frst Directions Call (970) 327-4261 |
| Paonia Ranger District Office | Paonia, Colorado | 403 N Rio Grande Ave Directions Call (970) 310-6383 |
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.
27 fires started inside the forest boundary since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Together they cover 20 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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