No wildland firefighter jobs are open on the Idaho Panhandle National Forests 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 Idaho. You could work in 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Coeur d'Alene, Idaho | 0 | 566 |
| Avery, Idaho | 0 | 369 |
| Sandpoint, Idaho | 0 | 341 |
| Saint Maries, Idaho | 0 | 279 |
| Bonners Ferry, Idaho | 0 | 256 |
| Nordman, Idaho | 0 | 247 |
| Smelterville, Idaho | 0 | 217 |
| Priest River, Idaho | 0 | 16 |
The counts are job ads, not people hired.
The boundary is the Forest Service's own outline. This forest has thousands of small islands, and the map shows only the biggest pieces.
To ask about a fire job, call the office in the town you want and ask for the fire staff.
| Building | Town | Address |
|---|---|---|
| St. Joe Ranger District-Avery Office Office | Avery, Idaho | 34 Hoyt Dr Directions Call (208) 245-2531 |
| Bonners Ferry Ranger District Office | Bonners Ferry, Idaho | 6286 Main St Directions Call (208) 267-5561 |
| St. Joe Ranger District-Clarkia Office Office | Clarkia, Idaho | 54495 Hwy 3 Directions |
| Coeur d Alene Dispatch Dispatch center | Coeur d Alene, Idaho | 3260 W Nursery Rd Directions Call 208-772-3283 |
| Coeur d Alene Interagency Fire Cache Fire base | Coeur d Alene, Idaho | 3328 W Industrial Loop Directions |
| Idaho Panhandle National Forest Office | Coeur d Alene, Idaho | 3232 W Nursery Rd Directions Call 208-765-7233 |
| Coeur d Alene River Ranger District-Fernan Office Office | Coeur D Alene, Idaho | 2502 E Sherman Ave Directions Call 208-664-2318 |
| Coeur d Alene Tanker Base Fire base | Hayden, Idaho | 11569 N Airport Rd Directions Call Air Tanker Base: (208) 762-6912 | Helitack Base: (208) 762-6937 |
| Priest Lake Ranger District Office | Priest River, Idaho | 32203 Hwy 57 Directions Call (208) 443-2512 |
| St. Joe Ranger District-St. Maries Fleet Office Office | Saint Maries, Idaho | 1029 Center Ave Directions |
| St. Joe Ranger District-St. Maries Office Office | Saint Maries, Idaho | 222 S 7th Street Ste 1 Directions |
| Sandpoint Ranger District Office | Sandpoint, Idaho | 1602 Ontario St Directions Call 208-263-5111 |
| Coeur d Alene River Ranger District-Silver Valley Office Office | Smelterville, Idaho | 173 Commerce Dr Directions Call (208) 783-2363 |
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.
39 fires started inside the forest boundary since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Together they cover 3,633 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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