7 wildland firefighter jobs are open on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest right now. 2 need no experience. The forest is in Nevada. You could work in 13 towns on it.
See the 7 open jobs โ7 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.)
Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior
๐ฐ ~$84Kโ$141K 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.)
Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior
๐ฐ ~$84Kโ$141K 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.)
๐ฅ Get new wildland fire jobs by email
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carson City, Nevada | 2 | 585 |
| Las Vegas, Nevada | 4 | 584 |
| Elko, Nevada | 5 | 536 |
| Ely, Nevada | 1 | 472 |
| Bridgeport, California | 0 | 332 |
| Winnemucca, Nevada | 2 | 267 |
| Topaz, California Not inside the forest. The nearest Forest Service building is 17 miles away. | 3 | 191 |
| Austin, Nevada | 0 | 187 |
| Wells, Nevada | 2 | 150 |
| Paradise Valley, Nevada | 2 | 64 |
| Sparks, Nevada | 0 | 52 |
| Tonopah, Nevada | 0 | 44 |
| Minden, Nevada | 0 | 35 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Ranger District Office | Austin, Nevada | 100 Midas Canyon Rd Directions Call 775-964-2671 |
| Bridgeport Ranger District Office | Bridgeport, California | 75694 S Hwy 395 Directions Call 760-932-7070 |
| Carson Ranger District Office | Carson City, Nevada | 1536 S Carson St Directions Call 775-882-2766 |
| Mountain City Ranger District Office | Elko, Nevada | 660 S 12th St, Ste 108 Directions Call 775-738-5171 |
| Mountain City Ranger District-Elko Interagency DC Office | Elko, Nevada | 725 Aspen Way Directions |
| Ely Ranger District Office | Ely, Nevada | 825 Ave E Directions Call 775-289-3031 |
| Ely Ranger District-Ely Interagency Dispatch Center Dispatch center | Ely, Nevada | 702 N Industrial Way Directions |
| Las Vegas Interagency Communications Center Dispatch center | Las Vegas, Nevada | 2980 N Rancho Dr Directions |
| Spring Mountains National Recreation Area | Las Vegas, Nevada | 4701 N Torrey Pines Dr Directions Call 702-872-5486 |
| Carson Ranger District-Markleeville Fire Office Office | Markleeville, California | 14701 Hwy 89 Directions |
| Carson Ranger District-Turtle Rock Barracks Office | Markleeville, California | 55 Turtle Rock Rd Directions |
| Carson Ranger District-Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Dispatch center | Minden, Nevada | 2311 Firebrand Cir Directions Call 775-883-5995 |
| Mountain City Ranger District-Mountain City Field Office Office | Mountain City, Nevada | 405 Davidson St Directions |
| Santa Rosa Ranger District-Paradise Valley Guard Station Work center | Paradise Valley, Nevada | 385 Main St Directions |
| Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Office | Sparks, Nevada | 1200 Franklin Way Directions Call 775-331-6444 |
| Tonopah Ranger District Office | Tonopah, Nevada | 1400 S Erie Main St Directions Call 775-482-6286 |
| Ruby Mountains-Jarbridge Ranger District Office | Wells, Nevada | 140 Pacific Ave Directions Call 775-752-3357 |
| Central Nevada Interagency Dispatch Center Dispatch center | Winnemucca, Nevada | 5330 Jays Rd Directions |
| Santa Rosa Ranger District Office | Winnemucca, Nevada | 3275 Fountain Way Directions Call 775-623-5025 ext. 4 |
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.
64 fires started inside the forest boundary since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Together they cover 81,112 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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