3 wildland firefighter jobs are open on the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest right now. 1 needs no experience. The forest is in Wyoming and Colorado. You could work in 9 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 ~$77Kโ$129K a season with overtime & hazard pay (est.)
Multiple Locations · Office of the Secretary of the Interior
๐ฐ ~$162Kโ$272K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Laramie, Wyoming | 0 | 347 |
| Steamboat Springs, Colorado | 0 | 337 |
| Walden, Colorado | 0 | 300 |
| Saratoga, Wyoming | 0 | 293 |
| Douglas, Wyoming | 0 | 269 |
| Yampa, Colorado | 0 | 262 |
| Newcastle, Wyoming | 0 | 223 |
| Craig, Colorado | 1 | 187 |
| Casper, Wyoming | 3 | 140 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Casper Interagency Dispatch Center Dispatch center | Casper, Wyoming | 2987 Prospector Dr Directions |
| Northwest Colorado Interagency Fire Dispatch Dispatch center | Craig, Colorado | 455 Emerson St Directions |
| Douglas Ranger District R2-WY Office | Douglas, Wyoming | 2250 E Richards St Directions Call (307) 358-4690 |
| Douglas Ranger District R2-WY-Esterbrook Work Center Work center | Douglas, Wyoming | 2710 Easterbrook Directions |
| Laramie Ranger District Also here: Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests & Grassland and Laramie Ranger District Office | Laramie, Wyoming | 2468 Jackson St Directions Call 307-745-2300 (Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests & Grassland and Laramie Ranger District) |
| Douglas Ranger District R2-WY-Thunder Basin Work Center Work center | Newcastle, Wyoming | 4956 State Hwy 45 Directions |
| Brush Creek-Hayden Ranger District Office | Saratoga, Wyoming | 2171 S Hwy 130 Directions Call (307) 326-5258 |
| Brush Creek-Hayden Ranger District-Brush Creek Work Center Work center | Saratoga, Wyoming | 5556 Hwy 13 Directions |
| Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District Office | Steamboat Springs, Colorado | 925 Weiss Dr Directions Call (970) 870-2299 |
| Parks Ranger District-Walden Office Office | Walden, Colorado | 100 Main St Directions Call (970) 723-2700 |
| Yampa Ranger District Office | Yampa, Colorado | 300 Roselawn Ave Directions Call (970) 638-4516 |
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.
28 fires started inside the forest boundary since July 18, 2026, when our fire records begin. Together they cover 326 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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